Hawaiian Electric announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala from 8 p.m. July 29 to 6 a.m. July 30.
The affected communities are Hawi, Kapaau and Halaula, as well as customers along Kohala Mountain Road between mile markers 6 and 9. There also will be partial road closures on Kohala Mountain Road between mile markers 6 and 10 and on Akoni Pule Highway between mile markers 22 and 25. Motorists are advised to drive with caution in these areas.
This temporary outage is necessary to allow Hawaiian Electric personnel to safely perform maintenance and upgrade infrastructure and equipment for system reliability and resilience. The work is being performed overnight to minimize disruption to customers.
Customers are advised to unplug sensitive equipment prior to the outage and to keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed. Those who depend on medication or life support equipment should make arrangements for a back-up power supply or transportation to a facility outside the affected area.
The County of Hawaii Department of Water Supply recommends that residents store enough water for their use for the night. The department will set up a temporary spigot on a fire hydrant near the Kaauhuhu Transfer Station for the community’s use during the power outage.
If there are any questions or concerns, call (808) 969-6666.