HONOLULU (Island News) — Thousands of customers across Oahu are experiencing power outages that began on Friday, March 13, 2026.
Sunday Outages
As of Sunday afternoon, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) reported significant progress in power restoration, confirming service had been returned to over 30,000 customers on Oahu and Hawaii Island. However, roughly 38,000 customers remain without power across the three counties. On Maui and Hawaii Island, crews are currently focused on damage assessments in areas that are accessible.
Power has been restored to over 25,000 customers on Oahu overnight and early Sunday morning, but an estimated 13,000 customers are still without service. The affected areas include parts of Wahiawa, Waipahu, Manoa, Kahala, Kaimuki, Kaneohe, Kailua, Ewa Beach, and Hawaii Kai.
As of 12 p.m. on Sunday, HECO released the following stats:
- Oahu – About 12,000 customers are without electricity in various locations across the island where crews are addressing recurring outages. H-3 Freeway is closed in both directions at the Halekou Interchange for repairs to a major high-voltage transmission line serving Windward Oahu.
- Maui County – About 9,700 customers remain without power, including areas of Upcountry, South and East Maui. Crews will conduct ground and aerial inspections in East Maui and Kula areas.
- Hawaii Island – About 16,000 customers are without power, mostly in Puna, North and South Kona. As the weather improves, damage assessments have begun and repairs are being made to several transmission lines that were damaged by the storm.
Estimated restoration times may not be available until inspections are completed and any repairs are made before power can safely be restored…