Hawaiian Electric says lightning strike triggers West Oahu outage, leaves 32,000 without power

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

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Hawaiian Electric Industries faced widespread outages on Oahu following a series of lightning strikes, with about 32,000 customers without service as of 9 p.m., concentrated in West Oahu.
A lightning strike triggered a fire at the Kahe Power Plant switchyard shortly after 3 p.m., damaging equipment and disrupting service.
Repairs were delayed due to ongoing cloud-to-ground lightning, raising safety risks for crews working on substations and other equipment.
Restoration for most West Oahu customers was targeted by midnight, pending cooling of damaged equipment to allow safe work.

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