Power Outages in Kauai County, HI
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 161 customers are without power in Kauai County, HI across 1 reported incident. Kauai Island Utility Cooperative publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.4 hours.
Kauai County, HI is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/hawaii/kauai-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kauai County, HI", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/hawaii/kauai-county
0.0%of this county's ~35,024 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Kauai Island Utility Cooperative.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kauai Island Utility Cooperative | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Kauai 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 (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96746 | 95 | ≤11 | 55 | ≤11 |
| 96766 | 67 | ≤11 | 36 | ≤11 |
| 96756 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96741 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96754 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96722 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 96703 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96796 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96769 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96765 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96752 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96747 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96716 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 96705 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Kauai County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kauai County right now.
Kauai County has been under 32 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Flood Watch on October 8, 2026.
- Flood Advisory ×10
- High Surf Advisory ×8
- Flash Flood Warning ×6
- Flood Watch ×5
- Wind Advisory ×3
Latest Kauai County, HI outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 5m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 182 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,296 customers out (9.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 17d 23h
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 179 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 444 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,096 customers out (3.1% of the county)
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 182 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Kauai 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 Kauai Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kauai County went about 10.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 34,835 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 10.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 9,469 customers out) · decade average 10.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16 | 19,589 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 68 | 4,231 | 6.1 |
| 2021 | 17 | 27,831 | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 12,536 | 8.2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 9,469 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | 15 | 27,853 | 14.3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 34,835 | 10.4 |
Cost of power in Kauai County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kauai 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.
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative38.4¢30,335 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 Moderate wildfire exposure · 10.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kauai County: FAQ
- How often does Kauai County, HI lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kauai County, HI logged 5 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kauai County, HI?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 34,835 customers without power, beginning March 20, 2025 and lasting about 217d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Kauai County, HI right now?
- Yes, about 161 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Kauai County, HI?
- Tracked electric providers include Kauai Island Utility Cooperative.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kauai County.
96703, 96705, 96714, 96716, 96722, 96741, 96746, 96747, 96751, 96752, 96754, 96756, 96765, 96766, 96769, 96796
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kauai Island Utility Cooperative | 5.6 hrs | Live · total only | - |
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/15007 and /api/v1/counties/15007/history. Live data as of .