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2020 Hawaii Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average Hawaii customer went without power for about 2.7 hours — the 39th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.7
Peak customers out
66,478
Rank (worst state)
39th
Counties affected
3

Hawaii outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

3.3h20172.9h20184.6h20192.7h20206.0h20212.7h202210.5h20238.6h20245.5h2025

Hardest-hit Hawaii counties in 2020

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Maui County66,4782Honolulu County19,6133Kauai County4,231

Biggest Hawaii outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Maui CountyOctober 13, 202066,478
Honolulu CountyJanuary 3, 202019,613
Honolulu CountyDecember 26, 202019,228
Honolulu CountyFebruary 10, 202016,744
Maui CountyOctober 8, 202015,662
Honolulu CountyApril 14, 202013,896
Honolulu CountyJune 7, 202011,264
Honolulu CountySeptember 30, 20209,721
Honolulu CountyAugust 29, 20209,689
Maui CountyDecember 27, 20208,942
Hawaii by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.