Severe thunderstorms on Maui close schools, trigger major power outages

KAHULUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A band of severe thunderstorms and gusty winds up to 70 mph downed several trees, triggered multiple power outages and closed several schools on Maui Friday morning.

Power outage
Hawaiian Electric reported multiple power outages Friday morning impacting more than 21,300 customers in parts of Upcountry, Central Maui, West Maui, and South Maui due to storm weather conditions.

Power was restored to approximately 19,000 customers in parts of South Maui, Upcountry, West Maui and Central Maui by 4 p.m.

Hawaiian Electric crews are working to restore power to approximately 2,000 customers in pockets of Kihei and the Nahiku area.

Crews are working to safely make repairs to downed or broken poles, remove vegetation debris from lines, and complete line inspections so power can be restored as quickly as possible.

Affected customers are still being asked to prepare for potential extended outages into Friday night.

School closures

The state Department of Education said the following public schools in east, south and west Maui were closed Friday due to power outages and unsafe road conditions caused by the severe weather:

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