Hawaiian Electric is starting to safely restore power to various areas of Maui affected by the severe thunderstorms early Friday morning. As of noon, power has been restored to approximately 16,000 customers in parts of South Maui, Makawao, West Maui and Central Maui.

Hawaiian Electric crews are still working to restore power to approximately 2,000 customers in pockets of Kihei and the Nahiku area.

Hawaiian Electric crews are responding to multiple power outages on Maui due to severe thunderstorms passing through the island. The outages impact roughly 21,000 customers in South Maui and parts of Central Maui,

Officials state that the total number of power outages on Maui remains at 22, with the total number of customers affected has dropped to 6,822. HECO reports that 22 power outages have occurred in Maui, still affecting 10,754 customers.