Over 1,500 customers without power in Waipahu area; HECO responding - Hawaii News Now
Power restored to customers in Waipahu
Published: Jul. 4, 2024 at 6:23 AM HST|Updated: seconds ago
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Power has been restored to customers in Waipahu, HECO said.
Around 5:30 a.m., over 1,500 customers were left without power and some traffic lights were reportedly out.
The cause of the outage is unclear.
Power was restored by 7 a.m.
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