More than a thousand without power in Pearl City after Mylar balloon is caught in power lines Hawaiian Electric Company (Source: Hawaii News Now/file) By HNN Staff | April 3, 2021 at 1:11 PM HST - Updated April 3 at 2:32 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaiian Electric crews responded to power outages that affected about 1,745 customers in the Pearl City, Waiau area Saturday.
Officials said the outage began at around 11:40 a.m.
Crews were able to restore power to all customers at around 12:30 p.m.
HECO said a Mylar balloon caught in power lines caused the outage.
The power outage caused some traffic lights at major intersections in Pearl City to stop working.
Barricade situation temporarily shuts down Moanalua Rd. in Pearl City A police investigation shut down a portion of Moanalua Freeway early Monday. (Source: Hawaii News Now) By HNN Staff | March 15, 2021 at 6:09 AM HST - Updated March 15 at 6:09 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A police investigation early Monday shut down a portion of Moanalua Road in Pearl City.
Crews closed off the street between Waimano Home Road and Hoolaulea Street around 2 a.m.
Police did not provide further details on what happened, but it appears to have been a barricade situation.
The HPD specialized services division showed up, and there was a heavy police presence.