Updated at 3:49 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2007
Downed trees blamed for power outages
Eloise Aguiar
Advertiser Staff Writer
While Hawaiian Electric has restored service to 4,200 customers, an estimated 3,500 customers in Kailua and Kane'ohe are without electricity, said HECO spokesman Peter Rosegg.
Parts of Kailua have been without electricity since about 8:30 this morning and crews are in the area, said Janet Crawford, spokeswoman for Hawaiian Electric. Some Kailua customers have had their power restored.
"The whole island is being implicated, so the crews are just going every which way," Crawford said.
Nu'uanu, Pali State Park and the Wilson Tunnel lost power at about 11:30 a.m. and some 1,940 customers are affected, she said.
Crews have also restored power at Barbers Point, Hale'iwa, Waialua and Wahiawa. Hale'iwa and Waialua lost power twice today, Crawford said.
"Most of the (outages) I've seen so far are from trees hitting lines," she said.
Crews must find the problem before they can initiate any repairs or reroute power, Crawford said.
