HawaiianTel outage in Ka‘u and Kona Monday (Nov 7)
UPDATED 4:40 p.m. 11/7/16 https://www.hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161107-1730-hccd-HT-outage.mp3 Updated Hawaii County Civil Defense audio message Hawaiian Telcom reports that...
View ArticleHELCO power outage due to Keahole power plant tripping offline Wedensday...
MEDIA RELEASE HILO, Jun. 28, 2017– Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 21,000 customers in various areas of the island experienced a brief power interruption this afternoon due to a sudden loss...
View ArticleHELCO scheduled outage in North Kohala on September 21-22, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22,...
View ArticleAbout 2,000 HELCO customers lose power in North Kohala Thursday (Oct 5)
MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 2,000 customers in North Kohala experienced a power outage last night. The outage occurred at 7:44 p.m. and service was restored at 9:58 p.m....
View ArticleStorm knocks out power to 4,600 customers on Hawaii Island
MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 4,600 customers in various parts of Hawai‘i Island experienced power interruptions caused by heavy rain, lightning and breezy weather conditions...
View Article5,309 HELCO customers lose power in Puna and Waiakea Monday (March 25)
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO) has announced that at 11:08 a.m. Monday (March 25), approximately 5,309 customers in the Puna and Waiakea areas experienced a momentary interruption...
View ArticleHawaii Electric Light fixes outages caused by winds
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light Company crews Wednesday night and Thursday morning responded to outages caused by winds gusting over 50 mph. Fallen trees and branches downed poles and lines...
View ArticleHELCO crews responding to power outages on the Big Island due to high wind
UPDATED (8:56 p.m. on 1/3/2015) HELCO is now reporting that customers in Waimea from Lindsey Road to Ahualoa are advised to prepare for an extended outage of up to three days. UPDATED (3:48 p.m. on...
View ArticleAbout 1,700 HELCO customers remain powerless Sunday (Jan 4)
https://www.hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/20150104-1045-hccd-weather-advisory.mp3 Hawaii County Civil Defense audio message MEDIA RELEASE Crews will be working in North Glenwood and Volcano...
View ArticlePower outage hits 30K customers on Big Island Thursday (June 25)
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Electric Light reports that customers in various areas around the island experienced a power interruption this morning. An estimated 30,000 customers experienced a power...
View ArticleHawaiianTel service outage affecting telecommunications on Hawaii Island...
https://www.hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151022-1045hst-telephone-outage.mp3https://www.hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151022-1045hst-telephone-outage.mp3 10:45 a.m. Hawaii...
View ArticleHELCO schedules power outage for North Kohala on November 11-12, 2015
Area for scheduled outage November 11-12, 2015 required in North Kohala to perform system upgrades by HELCO. MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Electric Light Company announces a scheduled power outage that will...
View ArticleHELCO says it should have enough power to avoid rolling outages tonight
MEDIA RELEASE HILO, Feb. 21, 2016 – Hawai‘i Electric Light does not anticipate a need for rotating power interruptions during tonight’s peak use period. Last night, rotating outages lasting about 20...
View ArticlePower outage in Waimea affects 1,790 customers
By Hawaii 24/7 Staff A power outage was reported in Waimea at 9:30 p.m. which affected about 1,790 Hawaii Electric Light customers between Waimea Center and Lalamilo Farmlots. As of 10:20 p.m. HELCO...
View ArticleHawaii Electric Light has busy day fixing power outages
MEDIA RELEASE HILO, July 23, 2016 (9:15 p.m.) – Hawai‘i Electric Light has been responding to outages due to high winds from Tropical Storm Darby. The majority of outages occurred on the east and...
View ArticleHawaii Electric Light offers safety tips for its customers preparing for...
MEDIA RELEASE Highway 130 in Puna was closed due to trees and debris blocking the roadway from Tropical Storm Iselle Friday, August 8, 2014. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7 Hawai‘i Electric...
View ArticlePower outages update from HELCO Wednesday (Aug 31)
UPDATED (9:32 p.m. on 8/31/2016) HILO, Aug. 31, 2016 (8:45 p.m.) – Hawai‘i Electric Light’s business offices, including the Customer Service and Customer Engineering offices, will remain closed on...
View ArticleHawaiianTel outage in Ka‘u and Kona Monday (Nov 7)
UPDATED 4:40 p.m. 11/7/16 https://www.hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/20161107-1730-hccd-HT-outage.mp3 Updated Hawaii County Civil Defense audio message Hawaiian Telcom reports that...
View ArticleHELCO power outage due to Keahole power plant tripping offline Wedensday...
MEDIA RELEASE HILO, Jun. 28, 2017– Hawai‘i Electric Light reports that about 21,000 customers in various areas of the island experienced a brief power interruption this afternoon due to a sudden loss...
View ArticleHELCO scheduled outage in North Kohala on September 21-22, 2017
MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 21, to 6 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 22,...
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