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April

Utility work April 30 – May 2 to impact traffic on Dairy Road

To ensure reliable service, maintenance work at the base of two utility poles will impact area traffic along Dairy Road fronting the Maui Marketplace in Kahului on Tuesday, April 30, Wednesday, May 1, and Thursday, May 2, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No service interruptions are planned for this work.

Hawaiian Electric to conduct aerial line inspections

To improve system reliability, Hawaiian Electric will conduct quarterly aerial inspections of its major overhead transmission lines from Monday, April 29, to Friday, May 3.

Conservation helps prevent rolling outages on Hawaii Island

Hawaiian Electric thanks residential and business customers on Hawaii Island for their efforts to reduce electricity use and urges continued conservation this week, especially from 5 to 9 p.m. weekdays.

Hawaii Island customers take action to reduce use, continued conservation efforts needed

Hawaiian Electric urges all customers on Hawaii Island to continue to reduce their electricity use to prevent the need for brief rolling outages tonight.

Emergency pole replacement Fri. near Uppers Beach Park in Haleiwa to impact traffic along Kamehameha Highway

Hawaiian Electric crews will conduct emergency work to replace a utility pole and install equipment on an adjacent pole located near Uppers Beach Park in Haleiwa on Friday, April 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Hawaii Island customers asked to reduce electricity use

Hawaiian Electric urges residential and business customers on Hawaii Island to continue to reduce their electricity use to prevent the need for brief rolling outages tonight.

10:45 a.m. UPDATE: Crews restore remaining customers in Hawaii Kai

Hawaiian Electric crews today restored power to an estimated 1,353 customers in Hawaii Kai who had been without power since Sunday afternoon.

Hawaiian Electric may initiate brief rolling outages on Hawaii Island due to generation shortfall

Hawaiian Electric may initiate rolling outages in parts of Hawaii Island this morning, and possibly this evening, due to a generation shortfall and lower than normal wind and solar resources.

Hawaiian Electric urges Hawaii Island customers to conserve electricity use

Hawaiian Electric is asking residential and business customers on Hawaii Island to reduce their electricity use tomorrow to prevent the need for additional rolling outages.

9:45 p.m. UPDATE: Power restored to most customers in Hawaii Kai

Hawaiian Electric has restored electricity to the majority of customers in Hawaii Kai and East Honolulu but about 1,800 customers will remain without power tonight and through most of Monday.