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As seen in: Honolulu Civil Beat, NPR, Associated Press, Rappler, Winnipeg Free Press, Coda Story, News from the States
Investigations @CivilBeat. Past i-team @NPR, data @ajc, international reporter @CodaStory. @HowardCenterASU alumna. Loves public records cthompson@civilbeat.org

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It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i

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By Caitlin Thompson Verified
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
The power isn’t just going out more frequently. It’s staying out for longer. No, it’s not just your imagination. Hawaiʻi has been experiencing more frequent power outages in recent years. On Oʻahu, the average resident experienced about twice as many outages in 2024 as they did the year before the Maui fires, according to a Civil Beat analysis of federal data, although preliminary 2025 numbers show a slight improvement.
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It’s True: Power Outages Happening More Often In Hawai‘i

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By Caitlin Thompson Verified
| News from the States
No, it's not just your imagination. Hawaiʻi has been experiencing more frequent power outages in recent years. On Oʻahu, the average resident experienced about twice as many outages in 2024 as they did the year before the Maui fires, according to a Civil Beat analysis of federal data, although preliminary 2025 numbers show a slight improvement.
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6 In 10 Lost Power During Lala. It May Take A State Inquiry To Learn Why

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By Stewart Yerton Verified, Caitlin Thompson Verified
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
HECO has spent millions of dollars to strengthen its electric grid in recent years. Lala still wiped out power for most of the state. In the days after Hurricane Lala swirled near the islands leaving 6 in 10 Hawaiʻi households in the dark, one question loomed large: Why did the state’s electrical grid fail so badly? Many residents who went days without power also had no electricity during the Kona lows that flooded parts of the state just a few months earlier.
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National Edward R. Murrow Award

2021 - Continuing Coverage
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