Power Outages in Hawaii County, HI
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 26 customers are without power in Hawaii County, HI across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Hawaii County, HI is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/hawaii/hawaii-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hawaii County, HI", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/hawaii/hawaii-county
0.0%of this county's ~176,902 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc | Live · county | 26 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Active outages in Hawaii County2
Individual outages as listed by Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Unavailable | - | - | - | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
| 4 | Unavailable | - | - | - | Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hawaii Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (26)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96720 | 305 | ≤11 | 191 | ≤11 |
| 96740 | 187 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 96778 | 108 | ≤11 | 77 | ≤11 |
| 96749 | 93 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 96743 | 82 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 96704 | 62 | 0 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 96750 | 40 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 96771 | 34 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 96738 | 30 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 96727 | 29 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 96755 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 96725 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 96760 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96772 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96719 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96785 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96783 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96781 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96780 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96777 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96776 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96773 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96764 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96728 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96718 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96710 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hawaii County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hawaii County right now.
Hawaii County has been under 94 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Advisory on October 9, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×17
- Tropical Cyclone Local Statement ×14
- Hurricane Watch ×12
- Flood Watch ×12
- High Surf Advisory ×11
- Tropical Storm Warning ×9
Latest Hawaii County, HI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13h 1m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 535 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 9m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 999 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 59m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 507 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 34m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,329 customers out (2.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Hawaii County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hawaii Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hawaii County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 36,430 customers.
The US EIA reports Hawaii utilities averaged 5.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 6.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 24,469 customers out) · decade average 6.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53 | 21,327 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | 35 | 3,742 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 335 | 5,204 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 848 | 24,469 | 14.2 |
| 2025 | 844 | 36,430 | 6.7 |
Cost of power in Hawaii County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hawaii County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc45.8¢79,318 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively High wildfire exposure · 6.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hawaii County: FAQ
- How often does Hawaii County, HI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hawaii County, HI logged 844 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hawaii County, HI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 36,430 customers without power, beginning January 31, 2025 and lasting about 3d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Hawaii County, HI right now?
- Yes, about 26 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hawaii County, HI?
- Tracked electric providers include Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hawaii County.
96704, 96710, 96719, 96720, 96725, 96726, 96727, 96728, 96737, 96738, 96740, 96743, 96749, 96750, 96755, 96760, 96764, 96771, 96772, 96773, 96774, 96776, 96777, 96778, 96780, 96781, 96783, 96785
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Hawaii customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/15001 and /api/v1/counties/15001/history. Live data as of .