Plague Oahu Power Outages

Power Outages Plague Oahu ; Airport Faces Problems

Many residents on Oahu felt the earthquake off the Big Island on Sunday. The biggest problem was a power outage. The outage affected the entire island shortly after the earthquake. Many areas were still without power 11p.m. Hawaiian Electric Co. reported that about 147,000 customers out of 291,000 had power restored.

The generators went off line after the quake because of the way the system is set up, according to HECO spokesman Jose Dizon. The Honolulu International Airport got its power back at about 6 p.m. Airport officials are working on getting the main airport generator up and running.

Hawaiian Electric says the outage is affecting most or all of the island. All of Oahu is out except for Makakilo. Oceanic Cable Service is out on Oahu. Honolulu Airport has no power. Kahala Mall and Ala Moana are without power. Crews are still gathering information, however HECO believes some transmission lines have been affected. The outage came just after the storm sparked thunder and lightning. There is no timetable for when the electricity be back.

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