Over 40,000 still without power across Hawaii after storm damages grid lines
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Hawaii are still without electricity after storm damage to power lines, with crews now flying in from the mainland to speed up repairs.
- More than 40,000 customers across the state are still in the dark.
- Hawaii Island is hit hardest, with most of the outages there.
- Oahu and Maui County account for the rest, on a much smaller scale.
- Repair crews from the mainland arrived to help Hawaiian Electric restore service faster.
Outlook: Hawaiian Electric expects 95% of affected customers back online by Friday, with remote and badly damaged parts of Hawaii Island's south taking longer.