Update 4: Hawaiian Electric lifts request to conserve electricity following rolling outages

Update at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 30: Hawaiian Electric has lifted its request to conserve electricity on Hawai‘i Island and expects to have sufficient generation this evening.

Earlier today, Hawaiian Electric initiated rolling outages on Hawai‘i Island due to a generation shortfall. About 25,500 customers around the island were without power for about 30 to 60 minutes between 8:38 a.m. and 10:52 a.m.

Update at 11:20 a.m. Jan. 30: Hawaiian Electric reported at 11:10 a.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter, that power has been restored to all customers who were experiencing rolling outages on the Big Island.

To report an outage on the Big Island, call the utility’s 24/7 trouble line at 808-969-6666. You can also find outage and other information by following the utility on X.

Update at 11:05 a.m. Jan. 30: Hawaiian Electric reports that power has also now been restored to customers along Aipuni Street to Akolea Road; from Hōnaunau to Kealia; Makaʻala/Holomua/Kīlauea; Waiākea Houselots/Kohala Street/Kekuanaoa; along Highway 19 Puʻueo Paku to Kaupakuea Homestead Road/Pepeʻekeo; and Kawaihae and Kapua areas.

To stay up to date with restoration and rolling outage information, follow Hawaiian Electric or #BigIslandOutage on X.

Update at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30: Hawaiian Electric reported as of 10 a.m. that power was restored to customers in the ʻĀinaloa, Captain Cook and Haleaha areas.

The utility said as of 10:20 a.m. that power was back on for customers in Mahukona along ʻAkoni Pule Highway to Old Mill Stack Road/Hawi Road/Kapaʻau Road, Hawaiian Paradise Park/Orchidland and from the Palani Road/Highway 180 Intersection north on Highway 190 to Makalei.

As of 10:30 a.m., power to customers in the Hinalani Street, Kaloko; from Kamamalu Road to Puunani; along Kuakini Highway and Old Māmalahoa Highway/Kamalani Road areas also had their power restored.

However, customers in several other areas of the island lost power after 10 a.m., including from Aipuni Street to Akolea Road and from Hōnaunau to Kealia area; from Highway 19 Puʻueo Paku to Kaupakuea Homestead Road in Pepeʻekeo and Makaʻala/Holomua/Kīlauea area; and Waiākea Houselots/Kohala Street/Kekuanaoa area.

Original post: More than 10,000 customers around the Big Island are without power as of shortly after 9 a.m., according to Hawaiian Electric after two of its turbine units went down this morning.

The electricity utility is reporting via the social media that 4,762 customers in ʻĀinaloa, Pāhoa and other parts of the island were without power as of about 9 a.m.

As of about 9:10, the utility reports 2,978 customers are without power in Upper ʻĀinaloa, Captain Cook to Hōnaunau and from Kawaihae Road to Lindsey Road in Waimea and Halaʻula Mill Road in North Hawaiʻi.

Another 2,403 customers from Mahukona along ʻAkoni Pule Highway to Old Mill Stack Road/Hawi Road/Kapaʻau Road in North Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian Paradise Park/Orchidland in Puna are also without power as of 9:20 a.m.

Hawaiian Electric says its combustion turbine units Kanoelehua CT-1 and Puna CT-3, which normally supply about 32 megawatts of power, tripped offline resulting in the need to load shed and force power outages around the island.

Crews are aware of the issues and outages and are responding.

Hawaiian Electric is initiating 30-minute rolling outages in parts of the island because of the unexpected loss of the generators and wind resources being near zero.

The Hill 5 unit is under repair and Hāmākua Energy, island’s largest generator, is also not at full output and undergoing repairs.

The brief emergency outages are being initiated to prevent an even greater number of customers from losing power. The impacted areas and the timing of the outages are based on the amount of electric demand that needs to be reduced.

Last night’s generator fire at Hawaiian Electric’s Panaʻewa substation is not related today’s generation shortfall.

Follow Hawaiian Electric on X or click here to get additional outage information and updates. You can also follow #BigIslandOutage on X for updates.

To report an outage, call 808-969-6666.