Latest from Hawai`i Electric Light Company: HILO, January 5, 2015 (10:00 a.m.) – Hawai‘i Electric Light crews continue to make progress on restoring electric service to customers affected by recent severe weather conditions. On Sunday and early Monday morning, repairs were completed in Aloha Estates (Mountain View), Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawi, Kamuela, Kona (Kaloko, Captain Cook, Keauhou, Hōlualoa), Kurtistown area, Leilani Estates, Lorenzo Road (Ka‘u), Mountain View area, Royal Hawaiian Subdivision, and Wai‘ōhinu. Crews will be working in Āhualoa, Ainaloa, Fern Acres, Hawaiian Acres, Honoka‘a, Kalōpā Mauka, Kapoho, Ka‘u, Nānāwale, North Kohala, Orchidland, Paauilo, and Volcano on Monday. About 900 customers are currently without power. Hawai‘i Electric Light will continue its round-the-clock repair operations until all customers are restored. At this time, it is estimated that customers in the hardest hit areas will have service restored by midnight Tuesday. The community is encouraged to be safe and treat downed power lines as energized and dangerous. Do not handle or move any fallen or damaged utility equipment. If someone is injured by a downed power line, do not approach them. Call 9-1-1 for assistance. Hawai‘i Electric Light asks customers who have not yet reported their power outage to call its trouble line at 969-6666. Due to the high call volume, customers may experience a longer wait time before speaking with a representative. The company sincerely apologizes for this inconvenience and thanks customers for their patience and understanding.
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 20:40:26 +0000
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