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Hawaii: official power outage sources
Hawaii has four electric utilities and six separate island grids. Hawaiian Electric serves Oahu, Hawaii Electric Light serves Hawaii Island, and Maui Electric serves Maui, Molokai and Lanai, all under the Hawaiian Electric name; Kauai Island Utility Cooperative serves Kauai. All four are overseen by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Niihau and Kahoolawe have no electric utility service.
Outages in Hawaii right now
Not shown on this site. Power Grid Watch does not have live outage information for Hawaii. That does not mean there are no outages. Use the official links below to check and to report.
If your power is out
- Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
- Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
- Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.
Utility outage pages
Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.
- Hawaiian Electric (Oahu, Maui County and Hawaii Island) Outage page Outage maps for each island. Choose the map for your island. hawaiianelectric.com
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Outage page Kauai outage center and map. Report outages at 808-246-4300 option 5. kiuc.coop
Official state sources
Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.
- Hawaii Public Utilities Commission: energy Regulator Explains which utility serves each island. puc.hawaii.gov
- Hawaii PUC: service quality and reliability reports Regulator Yearly reliability reports filed by the utilities. These are past-year summaries, not current outages. puc.hawaii.gov
- National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov
Good to know in Hawaii
- Each island has its own power grid. An outage on one island does not affect the others, so check the map for your island.
- The electric system at Kalaupapa on Molokai is maintained by the National Park Service, so Hawaiian Electric's maps may not show outages there.
- During severe weather, Hawaiian Electric's restoration estimates can be broad and may change. They are not a promise for a particular home.
- A public safety power shutoff watch means power might be turned off to reduce wildfire risk; it does not mean power is already off.
- If you see a downed power line, stay away and call 911 and your utility.
The wider grid
Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Hawaii: Separate island grids. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together
Links on this page were last reviewed on . Official pages move; if a link is broken or a provider is missing, tell us.