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Hawaiian Electric Outage Status — Island User Reports

User power reports from states where we list Hawaiian Electric. Each island has its own outage map. Kauaʻi is served by KIUC, not Hawaiian Electric. Restoration times come from Hawaiian Electric's official tools; we are not affiliated with HEI.

Hawaiian Electric power outage in Oʻahu, Maui County, and Hawaiʻi Island (Hawaiian Electric companies); Kauaʻi is KIUC, not HECO — electric service disruption and restoration status

Hawaiian Electric at a glance

isolated island grids with high wind, tropical-storm, and vegetation exposure; separate maps per island. Listed in 1 state in our electric provider table (Oʻahu, Maui County, and Hawaiʻi Island (Hawaiian Electric companies); Kauaʻi is KIUC, not HECO).

Official status: Hawaiian Electric Power Outages

How this number is built: last-24-hour power reports from cities in states where Hawaiian Electric appears on our power provider list. Users do not pick a utility. Other electric companies in the same state can share this total.

About Hawaiian Electric Power Outages

Hawaiian Electric companies serve Oʻahu, Maui County, and Hawaiʻi Island on separate island grids. There is no undersea tie that lets one island back up another the way mainland utilities share transmission. Trade-wind storms, tropical cyclones, and vegetation are the restoration drivers. Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative is a different utility.

Users do not pick Hawaiian Electric. We count power reports from states where Hawaiian Electric appears — Hawaiʻi statewide, including KIUC territory. We are not Hawaiian Electric.

How to Report a Hawaiian Electric Outage

Open hawaiianelectric.com power-outages and choose the Oʻahu, Maui County, or Hawaiʻi Island map, or use the Hawaiian Electric app. Report by the island-specific phone numbers on that page. If you are on Kauaʻi, use KIUC. ETRs come from Hawaiian Electric's island maps.

Why Hawaiian Electric Power Goes Out

In Oʻahu, Maui County, and Hawaiʻi Island (Hawaiian Electric companies); Kauaʻi is KIUC, not HECO, an electric outage is usually local distribution, not a collapse of the bulk grid. Typical Hawaiian Electric patterns:

Tropical cyclones and trade-wind gales

Island-wide wind can take trees and poles down with no mainland mutual-aid transmission to lean on.

Vegetation on steep terrain

A single tree on a hillside lateral can isolate a valley while the rest of the island is on.

Island-grid generation trips

Because each island is its own grid, a generation or transmission event can look like a wide outage without a storm.

Kauaʻi vs Hawaiian Electric mix-up

KIUC serves Kauaʻi. Reporting to Hawaiian Electric does not dispatch KIUC crews.

Before You Call Hawaiian Electric

  1. Open Hawaiian Electric power-outages and pick Oʻahu, Maui County, or Hawaiʻi Island.
  2. Use the Hawaiian Electric app on cellular data (or satellite/Wi-Fi when cell is down).
  3. See whether neighbors on the same tap are dark.
  4. Call the island-specific outage number if the map has no event.
  5. On Kauaʻi, use KIUC — not Hawaiian Electric.

Cities With Power Reports in Hawaiian Electric States

No city-level power reports in the last 24 hours from these states. When users submit reports, they will list here.

States Where We List Hawaiian Electric

Open a state power outages page for city lists and the report form. Other electric companies may also serve these states.

Hawaii

View power outages and user reports for cities in Hawaii.

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Other Electric Utility Outage Pages

Same live-report method, different service territory.

See all electric utility hubs on the national power outage page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a Hawaiian Electric outage right now?

No user power reports from Hawaiian Electric-listed states in 24 hours There are no power reports from states where we list Hawaiian Electric. That is not an all-clear for every island. Use Hawaiian Electric's island maps. We are not HEI.

Where is the Hawaiian Electric outage map?

Use Hawaiian Electric Power Outages on the official site or app. Restoration times and polygons come from Hawaiian Electric, not from this page. US Outage Tracker - Daily is independent and is not Hawaiian Electric.

How do I report a Hawaiian Electric outage?

Open hawaiianelectric.com power-outages and choose the Oʻahu, Maui County, or Hawaiʻi Island map, or use the Hawaiian Electric app. Report by the island-specific phone numbers on that page. If you are on Kauaʻi, use KIUC. ETRs come from Hawaiian Electric's island maps.

Why might this count include other electric companies?

Users report a power outage by city, not by brand. We total those reports from states where our provider list includes Hawaiian Electric. Another utility in the same state can share this total.

This Hawaiian Electric outage page is an independent snapshot of user power reports. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and related marks are trademarks of their owners. For restoration times, use Hawaiian Electric Power Outages.