The island is not 90% dark anymore. It is still mostly dark.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative CEO David J. Bissell told the paper electricity is back for about 9,000 of 36,000 customers — roughly 25%, which means about 75% still out. At the peak, Lowell knocked out over 90%. Bissell: this is “definitely” not an Iniki-length outage. North shore, Wainiha, Kōkeʻe, and the “extreme ends” may stay dark “a few weeks.” Substantial restoration in the next couple of weeks, he said. He does not have power at his own house.
63% of transmission lines are repaired and energized. Kauaʻi Veterans Memorial and Samuel Mahelona Memorial hospitals are on. Crews were working to energize Wilcox Wednesday night. Hawaii News Now / KIUC: Līhuʻe Substation repairs done; Hawaiian Electric assessment crews due Thursday, Sept. 10; trucks by barge Friday. Collections on delinquent accounts are suspended. Generators: outdoors, 20 feet from dwellings, exhaust away from doors. Never backfeed a wall outlet.
Star-Advertiser: county officials said a 74-year-old Kalaheo man was found 12:45 p.m. Wednesday along the shoreline at Nomilu Fishpond, between Poʻipū and ʻEleʻele. They said it appears related to storm surge. Identity not released. First responders had searched Tuesday after a missing-person call. That is not a verdict and not a second hurricane.
If the week is too heavy, 988.
What this means for you
If you are on Kauai, 9,000 on is not your street unless it is. If you run a generator, 20 feet is still the number. Lowell’s open-Pacific advisory is a one-liner now: still a tropical storm, still no land hazards. The island story is the wires.
Bottom line: 9,000 of 36,000. Two hospitals. 63% of the backbone. Not Iniki. Not done.
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