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Power lines fail causing outages near UH Hilo, Hilo HI

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/9/2025 08:56 PM

W Kawili St & Kapiolani St, Hilo, HI 96720

According to the dispatch call, power lines near West Kawili Street and Kapiolani Street exploded causing street lights to go out. A tree branch fell on a power line near University of Hawaii Hilo, affecting the street lighting in the area.

Audio|Heard on: Big Island Hawaii Puna, Volcano, Kau Public Safety

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01:8

Transcript:

00:00

And Jensi, we just want to investigate power lines that exploded all street later out.

00:06

Area of West Kawili Street and Kapiolani Street.

00:09

And Jinders want to investigate power lines that exploded all street light, there are out, no flames, area of West Coed Lee Street and Kapiolani Street.

00:18

Time of 1856.

00:25

Uh... The copy there, right there.

00:31

When you start heading to the area of UH Hilo, I got a caller reporting a tree fell on a power line and it seems like it's affecting the lights in that area.

00:40

I got a blocked out light Kapilani Kawili and a blacked out light Kapilani and Lonnie Kaola.

00:47

I'm going to call Halco right now.

00:50

Also, fire's going to be at...

00:52

I'm in the area now, that is affirmative.

00:55

All blacked out of wheel on the YKI side of Kowli.

00:59

Okay, she said there was a tree branch that hit the lines.

01:03

Can you just make sure it's not in the middle of the road between the high school and the UH, please?

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Location mentioned:

W Kawili St & Kapiolani St, Hilo, HI 96720

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