About 1,000 Hawaiian Electric customers in Hilo briefly lost power Wednesday morning after an animal-related mishap.
About 1,000 Hawaiian Electric customers in Hilo briefly lost power Wednesday morning after an animal-related mishap.
At roughly 8:50 a.m., an area between Wainaku and Lanikaula Street in Hilo lost power, impacting about 1,059 customers. By 9:40 a.m., power was restored to all customers.
Hawaiian Electric spokeswoman Kristen Okinaka said that the problem was reportedly “due to wildlife.” Although the report did not specify what type of wildlife was involved, Okinaka said that birds or other animals can get caught in power lines or other equipment and disable a power substation.
Customers are advised to report outages to Hawaiian Electric at (808) 969-6666.
