Honolulu firefighters busy with toppled trees, power lines
UPDATE:
Hundreds of Hawaiian Electric customers on Oahu experienced an outage this morning due to powerful winds.
Approximately 650 customers in Waipahu suffered an outage at about 6:30 a.m. Power was restored to a majority of the customers more than an hour later. About two customers remain without power until crews complete repairs.
Between 11:30 a.m. and noon, approximately 1,390 customers in Kaneohe and about 170 customers in Kalihi experienced an outage. Crews are responding.
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Honolulu firefighters responded to calls of toppled trees and a power line in various parts of the island.
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From about 7 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., fire crews responded to three calls of toppled trees in Kaneohe, Pearl City and Nuuanu and a downed power line in Ewa Beach. The Honolulu Fire Department said the calls may be related to the blustery weather.
A high wind advisory remains in effect for Maui County, Oahu, Kauai and parts of Hawaii island and a high wind warning remains in effect for Kohala until Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service said strong high pressure far north of the main Hawaiian islands will continue to produce “strong and gusty trade winds.”
Wind speeds are expected to slightly increase across many parts of the state today.
