Update at 22h
At 9:30 pm, power was restored for most customers on Oahu and parts of the island of Hawaii.
Information on the cause of the outages was not immediately available, but a wind alert was in effect in most of the state until 6 am Sunday.
Customers in West Maui and areas without power should prepare for an extended overnight outage. Maui Electric’s teams are responding to three transmission lines interrupted due to strong winds.
8:30 pm
Hawaiian Electric reported that 860 customers are without power in the Kahuku area and first service is on the way.
The dealership is asking customers in West Maui to prepare for a possible outage that extends into the night.
A spokeswoman for Hawaiian Electric said it was unclear what was causing the disruptions across the state.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE
Some 19,800 people in the areas of Manoa, Waikiki, McCully, Kahala and Diamond Head have lost energy, Hawaiian Electric reported tonight.
The dealership said customers lost power at around 6:40 pm. Teams are on the scene and power is being restored to customers in waves. Some residents of Manoa had their power restored at 8 pm.
Hawaiian Electric reported another power outage in the West Maui area, about two hours earlier, and one in Lanai at around 3 pm, although power has been restored since then.
There are also pocket breaks in the Olinda and Piiholo areas and at Halau Place in Haiku. These interruptions can last overnight as teams repair the lines.
In addition, since about 4:40 pm, Hawaiian Electric has reported three areas on the island of Hawaii where customers have lost energy: about 1,250 from the city of Honomu to the city of Ookala; about 1,750 in the areas from Papaikou to Kalopa mauka and makai; and more than 2,850 from the city of Waimaea to Puukapu Farmlos to the lower area of Rancho Kohala.
The teams are evaluating three transmission lines that were damaged by strong winds in western Maui.
It is unclear what caused the power cuts on Oahu, the island of Hawaii and Lanai.
Hawaiian Electric is also reminding the public to stay within 30 feet of the overturned power lines.