08/18/2026
As recovery from Hurricane Lala continues, more than 27,000 Hawaiian Electric customers across Hawaiʻi Island remain without power as of 7:15 AM today, August 18.
Puna continues to carry the largest share of outages, with 15,840 customers affected, while thousands more remain without power across nearly every district of the island.
These numbers help show the scale of what communities are navigating and the continued need for recovery support across Hawaiʻi Island.
Vibrant Hawaiʻi is working with partners to ensure equitable relief resources are distributed islandwide. Stay tuned for information on distributions happening today.
If you or your household were impacted by Lala and need recovery assistance, submit a Request for Assistance: bit.ly/vh-rfa
Outage information shown is from Hawaiian Electric as of August 18 at 7:15 AM HST.
