Power restoration on Kauaʻi reaches 72% as repairs continue

United States

PROCESSING CONFIDENCE95%Model confidence in the classification from supplied reports

COVERAGE2 reports2 publisher domains

FIRST DETECTEDSep 12, 2026, 2:16 AM UTCFirst time DoomRadar attached a report to this event

LAST MATERIAL CHANGENo later material changeRoutine duplicate coverage does not count as a material update

WHAT HAPPENED

Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green said 72% of power on Kauaʻi had been restored while infrastructure repairs continued.

SO WHAT?

The outage is causing ongoing disruption, although restoration progress indicates a partial recovery rather than worsening failure.

SCORE CONTEXT

Why 45 is a meaningful score

4541–60

A score of 45 sits in DoomRadar's 41–60 band, which represents meaningful regional, economic or public impact. The score estimates potential severity and wider impact; it is not a probability or a forecast of losses.

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EVIDENCE

How much reporting is behind this event

2REPORTS

2PUBLISHER DOMAINS

95%PROCESSING CONFIDENCE

Processing confidence reflects the model's confidence in its event classification from the supplied reports. It does not mean every claim in every linked report is independently verified.

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