‘It sucks’: Tenants describe disruptions as Topa Financial Center outage drags on

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Several businesses in a downtown Honolulu office complex say an ongoing power outage — now in its sixth day — is taking a serious toll.

The outage at Topa Financial Center began Thursday, July 23, when a chiller leak in the building’s basement damaged critical electrical equipment, knocking out power to nearly 100 tenants in two towers.

Owner Avalon Group said in a statement Tuesday that the Fort Street Tower is expected to reopen in about two weeks and the Bishop Street Tower would reopen in about a month…

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