Power outages disrupt storm preparations for Hawaii residents
By Gil Cano
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EWA BEACH, Hawaii (KITV) — Power outages across Ewa Beach left many residents in the dark and disrupted efforts to prepare for severe weather.
Several businesses in the area, including Safeway and City Mill, lost electricity during the outages, making it difficult for residents to purchase food and emergency supplies.
Some shoppers arrived looking for specific items such as lanterns and generators but found limited options or empty shelves.
Clyde Momohara said he adjusted his plans after discovering some supplies were already gone.
“I got flashlights and batteries because they had no lanterns, so that’s what I got,” Momohara said. “Hopefully, it don’t last too much longer. Power’s been out for a while, like a couple of hours.”
At one City Mill location, power returned briefly while crews were on scene but continued to flicker on and off.
The outages also disrupted everyday plans for some residents.
Xandar Starks said he went to Safeway to pick up dinner for his family but could not do so because the store did not have electricity.
“I came to Safeway for dinner with my family in Nānākuli but currently the electricity is down,” Starks said.
Residents said the intermittent power made it difficult to prepare for the approaching storm.
Crews in the area reported that electricity continued to turn on and off throughout the day.
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