Hawaiian Electric crews restore power to nearly 180,000 customers
HE•Power restoration and outage update
Aug 16 (Reuters) - HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC:
- Crews restore power to nearly 180,000 customers as of 4 p.m., damage assessments
- As of 2:30 p.m., about 191,800 customers are without power
- Says Oahu customers asked to conserve electricity today
- Says help from mainland electric utilities anticipated to arrive Tuesday
- Says initial restoration work is focused on repairing transmission lines
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