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Power fully restored to thousands in Waikiki, Diamond Head

Hawaii News Now · last updated

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) — Nearly 2,000 customers are out of power in Waikiki Monday.

Hawaiian Electric reported the outage at around 10:20 a.m. impacting approximately 1,820 homes and businesses in the Kapahulu, Kapiolani Park, Diamond Head areas.

The Honolulu Police Department says drivers should anticipate heavy traffic and delays along Monsarrat Avenue, between Paki and Campbell avenues as the outage also impacted traffic lights.

Officers are on scene monitoring and directing traffic, police said.

Hawaiian Electric crews are working on repairs with an estimated restore time of 3:30 p.m., the utility said.

View HECO’s Oahu outage map here.

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