19,000 Hawaii residents still without power; HECO gives island-by-island update
Power crews across Hawaii are still working to reach thousands of homes left dark after the storm, with the Big Island by far the hardest hit.
- More than 19,000 customers statewide are still without power.
- Hawaii Island accounts for the bulk of the outages, with far smaller numbers on Oahu, Maui, and Kauai.
- Hawaiian Electric expects 95% of affected customers back online by Friday.
- Crews are working around the clock, but the worst-hit pockets will take longer.
- The state has revived its COVID-era One Oahu website to point residents to help and updates.
Outlook: Most homes should have power back by the end of the week, though isolated areas on the Big Island will likely stay dark longer.