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Power outages impacts thousands customers on Oahu

KITV · last updated

HONOLULU (Island News) — Hawaiian Electric customers in several parts of Oahu are without power due to an outage on Friday.

Hawaiian Electric reported that power outages began around 1:30 p.m. The affected areas include Aiea Heights, Halawa, Hauula, Kaaawa, Kahaluu, Kaneohe, Laie, Pearl City, Punaluu, Temple Valley, Windward Mall, Kahuku and Laie.

The bulk of these outages are occurring in Central and East Oahu. A total of over 14,000 customers are impacted by the outage. More than half of the affected customers have their power restored while about 6,000 are still out of power.

All of the traffic lights in Kaneohe are not working due to the outage, causing major traffic congestion. Honolulu police reminds drivers to treat broken stoplights as a four-way stop.

Hawaiian Electric said this is not a Public Safety Power Shutoff. A spokesperson said the outage was caused by downed trees hitting power lines and crews are working to make repairs.

Click here for Oahu’s outage map.

More details will be provided on this ongoing story.

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