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HONOLULU (AP) – Latest news about a power outage on Kauai Island (local time):
6:15 p.m.
A utility company claims to have restored power to almost all of its 33,000 customers in Kauai.
The Kauai Island utility co-op said the power outage across the island began at 2:30 pm when the company's main generating station at the company's Kapaia plant had a technical problem. The company is studying the causes of the problem at the plant.
The company said that by 4:30 pm, 90% of its clients had been reinstated.
Earlier Sunday, islanders, who have about 72,000 residents, said on social networks that it seemed like a large part of the island was without electricity.
The last power outage of Kauai took place in November 2018 due to a technical problem faced by the utility cooperative.
Kauai is at the northwestern end of the Hawaiian Islands.
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4:50 p.m.
A utility company claims to have restored power to the majority of its customers in Kauai.
In a statement late Sunday afternoon on Facebook, the Kauai Public Services Cooperative said, "We are creating new production units and we are working to restore the rest of our members soon. Mahalo for your patience. "
Earlier Sunday, islanders, who have about 72,000 residents, said on social networks that it seemed like a large part of the island was without electricity.
The last power outage of Kauai took place in November 2018 due to a technical problem faced by the utility cooperative.
Kauai is at the northwestern end of the Hawaiian Islands.
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3:55 p.m.
A utility company says it has restored food to about 30 percent of its customers in Kauai, "and that we are continuing our efforts to restore power to the remaining members."
The Kauai Island utility co-operative said Sunday in its Facebook message that it was trying to determine the cause of the problem and expected that it would take at least two hours before power was restored.
Residents of the island, which has about 72,000 residents, claim, on social media, that it seems like a large part of the island is without electricity.
The last power outage of Kauai took place in November 2018 due to a technical problem faced by the utility cooperative.
Kauai is at the northwestern end of the Hawaiian Islands.
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3:04 p.m.
A utility company serving about 33,000 customers on Kauai Island reported that electricity was cut off on most of the island.
The Kauai Island utility co-operative said Sunday in a Facebook message that it was trying to determine the cause of the problem and that it was waiting at least two hours before power was restored.
Residents of the island, which has about 72,000 residents, claim, on social media, that it seems like a large part of the island is without electricity.
The last power outage of Kauai took place in November 2018 due to a technical problem faced by the utility cooperative.
Kauai is at the northwestern end of the Hawaiian Islands.
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