HONOLULU (KHON2) — Thousands of Hawaiian Electric customers are experiencing power outages while some residents on Oʻahu are reporting flooding and a landslide all while a flash flood warning was in effect across the island. The flash flood warning was first issued shortly before 7 p.m. and was cancelled around 9:35 p.m, but a flood watch remains ongoing until 6 a.m. Monday.
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According to Hawaiian Electric, approximately 1,100 customers were left without power in Kaneohe at 6:50 p.m. Sunday night. Within an hour, power was restored to all but approximately 240 customers in the area.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms in the forecast
Alongside Kaneohe customers, approximately 1,750 customers in Kailua were left without power at 7:50 p.m., according to Hawaiian Electric. At 9:20 p.m., the number of Kailua customers without power went up to approximately 3,820, more than doubling the amount from the original report.
In East Honolulu, including Hawaii Kai, over 13,225 customers are without power as of 8:12 p.m., according to Hawaiian Electric’s Oahu Outage Map.
Residents in Waimea Valley and Hawaii Kai are also reporting of flooded homes online, following reports of thunder and lightning in the area.
Meanwhile, a landslide on Old Kalanianaole Road in Kailua and Waimanalo has shut down the road, according to HPD.
Hawaiian Electric says first responders are en route to the sites of the power outages. For those experiencing trouble, Hawaiian Electric can be contacted at their trouble line at (855) 304-1212 or by visiting their website.
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