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Flying in an additional team of workers, Maui Electric said late Monday its crews were on track to restore electricity to 1,575 customers on Lanai by evening.
High winds over the weekend damaged 19 of the company’s utility poles, knocking out power to the island. Virtually all customers were without power since Saturday.
The utility was replacing the damaged 45- to 50-foot-tall poles and restringing new electrical lines along a mile of Kaumalapau Highway. Crews were also working in the Manele area to have electricity restored Monday night.
Repairs involved replacing the damaged poles, resetting new poles and restringing about a mile of lines along Kaumalapau Highway to Miki Basin and crossing to Manele Bay.
High wind over the weekend also caused problems on Oahu.
From 7 a.m. Saturday to 10 p.m. Sunday, the Honolulu Fire Department responded to reports of
95 blown roofs, 41 downed trees, 12 power line problems and seven arcing wires.
Honolulu Fire spokesman Capt. Kevin Mokulehua said fire crews also responded to some solar panel problems on Emmeline Place in Kalihi and a tent that blew onto the roof of a Hoohaku Street home in Pearl City.
No injuries were reported.