Kohala Public Schools Closed Due to Power Outage

Kohala schools are closed due to a power outage this morning.

Hawai‘i Department of Education put out a tweet indicating Kohala Elementary, Kohala Middle and Kohala High School would be closed.

At approximately 7 a.m., Hawai‘i Electric Light Company reported 2,096 of its customers in the area of Waimea Kohala Mountain Road to all North Kohala were out of power due to downed lines near Hawī and Kohala Mountain Road.

The decision to close the schools was made at 5:50 a.m. Lindsay Chambers, spokeswoman for the DOE, said the schools wouldn’t be able to serve the kids lunch.

“We also didn’t have an estimated time on when the power would go back on,” she said.

Power has been restored to customers from Mahukona along Akoni Pule Highway to Old Mill Stack and Hawī Roads as well as the Kapa‘au Road area. Crews continue to work on repairs to safely restore power to remaining customers.

School Closures: Kohala Elementary, Kohala Middle and Kohala High will be closed today due to a power outage in the area. #HINews

— Hawai‘i Public Schools (@HIDOE808) January 9, 2020