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Power restored to 13,000+ in Windward Oahu after downed trees trigger outage

Hawaii News Now · last updated

KANEOHE (HawaiiNewsNow) — More than 13,000 customers in Windward Oahu got their power back Friday evening.

Hawaiian Electric said fallen trees damaged lines, initially cutting power to more than 13,000 customers from Kaneohe to Kahuku.

At 4:30 p.m., HECO said power was restored to more than half of the affected customers.

Crews continued tree trimming and repairs, restoring power to approximately 6,000 remaining customers by 5 p.m.

View the Oahu Outage Map on HECO’s website here.

The outage caused the Hawaii State Judiciary to close its Kaneohe District Court at around 3 p.m.

Acting Chief Justice Sabrina McKenna issued an order extending the deadline for filing documents due Friday until Tuesday, Feb. 17.

The outage also impacted traffic lights, causing heavier than normal backups during the evening rush hour.

Watch our previous coverage here:

Hawaiian Electric is responding after fallen trees damaged lines, cutting power to more than 13,000 customers in Windward Oahu.

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