Hurricane Lala Triggers Hawaii-Wide Outages, HECO Warns of Extended Restorations

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Hurricane Lala cut power to roughly 178,400 Hawaiian Electric customers across Hawaii Island, Maui County, and Oahu, with HECO warning that outages could last for days or longer as transmission lines were damaged; crews — including about 100 mainland workers — are arriving to assist, while residents are urged to conserve energy and avoid downed lines.
- Power out for 178k HECO customers; company says ‘prepare for extended outages’ staradvertiser.com
- Tropical Storm Lala is lashing Hawaii high winds, heavy rain The Weather Channel
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- Hawaii Island flooding: Town isolated, swept-away resident rescued after Lala Hawaii News Now
- Hurricane Lala Cuts Off Hawaii Town With Region’s Only Hospital nytimes.com
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