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<title>Daily Smile: Tuesday, May 5, 2026</title>

Daily Smile: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

 The bond between a child and their pet is unmatched. Happy Children&#039;s Day!

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Christian Shimabuku

Sports

Historic as far as the University of Hawai‘i baseball program is concerned and superlative by national standards, the weekly awards for pitcher 

 continue to pile up in the days following his historic start on Friday. 

In front of a sold-out crowd at Les Murakami Stadium, Magdaleno twirled one of the greatest games in program history in a 1-0 win over UC Riverside. The junior entered the seventh inning with a perfect game and entered the ninth with a no-hitter. Despite losing both, his final statline was still spectacular — a complete game with 16 strikeouts, allowing just one walk and one hit in 107 pitches. 

"There's really no better feeling," Magdaleno said on Friday night. "Honestly, I feel like this is the hard work that we put in. We come here to perform, and I'm glad that I was able to do that. We still got a long way to go for this season, we're making that playoff push."

Magdaleno's perfect game was broken up with a walk on a full count that narrowly missed the strike zone with one out in the seventh inning. His no-hitter was lost on an infield single, a chopper to third by David Whittle. 

Still, Magdaleno's performance was dominant and historic by all accounts. UC Riverside sent 11 different batters to the plate, and Magdaleno struck each one out at least once. It was the first complete game of Magdaleno's career and first UH shutout since Randy Abshier tossed one in 2023. 

UC Riverside runners were on first and third when Magdaleno got the final out he needed — a strikeout on his changeup, considered by scouts to be his best pitch. Magdaleno's performance set the tone for the Rainbow Warriors, who went on to sweep the Highlanders. At 24-19 overall and 13-11 in Big West play, the 'Bows are currently in position to make the conference tournament and are tied for fourth in the conference standings. 

Magdaleno says all his pitches were working for him during his pregame routine. Despite the rarity of what he almost accomplished, he didn't let him faze him as he finished his start. 

"Just not making a big deal out of it and just getting to the next page, getting the next guy out more so than anything, not really looking back on what could have happened if the call was to go the other way," Magdaleno said of his mentality on Friday. "But yeah, just more so getting right back on the horse."

"Obviously you want (the perfect game and no-hitter) bad for him, but it was awesome to just watch him get back on the horse and execute pitches and get two more outs for us," Hawai‘i associate head coach and pitching coach Keith Zuniga said. "So many times when that happens and the emotions of that all, it can kind of get you off your game. He kind of pulled his hat down even tighter and became tougher, in my opinion. That was awesome to see."

The celebrations and accolades for Magdaleno came pouring in almost immediately after his start. His teammates mobbed him and rightfully made him the center of attention during their postgame celebration on Friday. Before Saturday's game, Magdaleno posed for photos with UH legends Gerald Ako and Derek Tatsuno, the only other 'Bows to strike out 16 in a game. Ako struck out 19 in a game in 1979, while Tatsuno, considered perhaps the greatest college pitcher of all time, had 20 that same year.

"I told Mags, 'You better get an 8x11 of that thing, have both those guys sign it and stick that in your wall for the rest of your life," head coach Rich Hill said. "I'm going to."

Magdaleno was named the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday. By Tuesday afternoon, he was named national Pitcher of the Week by  the C

ollege Baseball Foundation, the NCBWA, and Perfect Game USA. He was also named the overall Player of the Week by the Golden Spikes Award and D1Baseball. For good measure, Baseball America named him to its national Team of the Week. 

"I'm very grateful," Magdaleno said on Tuesday. "All the congratulations have been super great. I'm very grateful for the moment, taking it all in, and just very appreciative."

With two Big West series remaining, Magdaleno has two regular season starts ahead of him as a Rainbow Warrior. As a junior, Magdaleno is likely to get selected in July's MLB Draft and could turn pro if that were the case. His college days could be numbered, but what's more important to him is that they're not over just yet. 

"Isaiah is the best. We don't even want to get to that that far ahead. We're enjoying every single day that we have with him," Zuniga said. "I enjoy being around him every day. I hope the fans enjoy watching him, because he is different. He is all about this place. He represents it proudly: Hawai‘i across his chest and his family's name across his back. They should be proud, and the entire state should be proud, because all he's done is represent us well."

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<title>Hawai‘i ace Isaiah Magdaleno racks up accolades after historic outing</title>

In addition to winning Big West Pitcher of the Week, the Rainbow Warrior junior also earned awards from five national organizations in recent days.

Hawai‘i ace Isaiah Magdaleno racks up accolades after historic outing

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Stephanie Salmons

Business & Tourism

Food & Dining

Award-winning chef Roy Yamaguchi is set to bring a new, oceanfront dining experience to the Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort & Spa in Līhu‘e.

Ocean House by Roy Yamaguchi is scheduled to open in June. Executive Chef 

"We share a common vision of celebrating culture through food, and this felt like a great opportunity to tell the story of Kaua‘i through what we put on the plate," Yamaguchi told Aloha State Daily in an emailed response to questions. "Partnering with a brand that genuinely respects and supports local culture — and the ocean — was an easy decision."

Yamaguchi, who won the James Beard award for Best Pacific Northwest Chef in 1993, was born and raised in Tokyo, his 

, which can be found on O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island, include the namesake Roy's, Eating House 1849, Beach House, Goen Dining + Bar; and Humble Market Kitchin.

With the new concept, Yamaguchi says, "Our goal is to create a menu that exists only in this space. It's a dining experience you simply can't replicate anywhere else."

According to a recent announcement from Outrigger, Ocean House will serve breakfast and dinner.

Hungry? Signature dishes on the dinner menu include the "Kaua‘i Bag & Boil," which includes Kaua‘i shrimp, fresh daily catch, clams, Portuguese sausage and corn in a brown butter coconut sauce; a selection of fresh sashimi and "creative" sushi rolls; a lū‘au plate "celebrating the full flavors of the Islands;" and hand-crafted noodle dishes.

The chef says that the Kaua‘i Bag & Boil is his favorite item on the new menu.

"It's a dish that speaks directly to Kaua‘i through its ingredients and its sense of place."

Chef Roy Yamaguchi is a true culinary icon and it's an honor to have his vision anchoring the dining experience at Outrigger Kaua'i Beach Resort & Spa," 

Sean Dee, executive vice president and chief commercial officer for Outrigger, told ASD in an emailed response to questions.

 "His pioneering role in Hawai'i regional cuisine, his commitment to local farmers and fishermen, and his ability to create experiences that feel both refined and approachable made him the natural partner for Ocean House."

Dee says that Outrigger's relationship with Yamaguchi runs deep.

The chef's signature Roy's restaurant in Waikīkī "sits on the corner of Waikīkī Beach Walk, a development Outrigger spearheaded more than 15 years ago and continues to manage today, and we've further built that connection through collaboration on Hawai'i Food & Wine Festival events," he explained. "When the opportunity arose to bring his vision to Kaua'i, it felt like the natural next chapter."

When asked how the opportunity came about, Yamaguchi says that knowing Dr. Richard Kelley, the son of Outrigger founders Roy and Estelle Kelley, was the start. But when Dee reached out about an opportunity to collaborate with the Garden Isle resort, "I jumped on it immediately."

"I want guests to feel genuinely connected to the ocean, the island and the place itself, as well as to the farmers, fishermen and ranchers who supply us, and the people who made the entire experience possible," Yamaguchi says when asked what he hopes people will take away from a dining experience at Ocean House.

Dee says Ocean House is the is the "dining centerpiece of a much broader transformation rooted in a sense of place vision that touches everything from architecture and art to programing and dining."

All guest rooms and suites, along with two meeting rooms have been completely renovated and by early next month, guests will experience a "fully reimagined arrival with a gorgeous, updated lobby," Dee told ASD. A new Kawelo Cultural Center, fitness center and Voyager 47 Club Lounge will follow in late summer or early fall.

The design draws on two foundational Hawaiian legends: the story of Pele, the fire goddess, and the ocean journeys of Kawelo Lei Makua, a native hero born in Hanamā'ulu, directly adjacent to the resort — with original works throughout the property by local artists, including Allegra Scribner, Noah Harders, Dane Ishikawa, Shianne Schorr and Garret Kojima," Dee says. "Beyond the physical spaces, guests can join the E Ala E sunrise ceremony, the weekly E Komo Mai cultural celebration, hands-on hula, lei making and ukulele lessons, and our Malama Nukoli'i beach cleanup program — all designed to connect guests more deeply to the island."

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<title>Chef Roy Yamaguchi to launch new oceanfront restaurant on Kaua‘i</title>

Ocean House by Roy Yamaguchi is set to open next month at Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort & Spa in Līhu‘e.

Chef Roy Yamaguchi to launch new oceanfront restaurant on Kaua‘i

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Michael Brestovansky

Government & Politics

Crime & Courts

Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen’s former chief of staff has sued the county over alleged corruption claims that implicate the mayor himself.

According to a lawsuit filed Friday in Maui’s Second Circuit Court, Leo Caires — Bissen’s chief of staff between 2022 and 2024 — has accused the county of forcing him out of his job in December 2024 because he had discovered fraudulent activity within the county Office of Economic Development.

While the suit does not name Bissen as a defendant — the defendants include the county and several unspecified “John Doe” individuals and organizations — the text of the suit suggests that Bissen had attempted to halt investigations by Caires into cases of fraud by county staff, and had Caires fired when that failed.

The suit claims that, beginning in March 2024, Caires was informed by the county’s Corporation Counsel of a series of suspicious transactions connected to a grant awarded by the OED. Within those transactions, Caires found an invoice for more than $45,000 from a company called “RTFEX Depot,” along with a series of unverifiable transactions between Bissen’s executive assistant.

The suit identifies that assistant only through the initials MA and the nickname “Pono.” In 2024, a Pono Asano was Bissen’s executive assistant.

According to the suit, Caires could find no evidence that RTFEX Depot was a real company, and, despite the business supposedly being based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Arizona Corporation Commission told him no such business was registered in that state.

Consequently, Caires concluded that the assistant “Pono” and the recipient of the grant — identified in the suit only as “AVS” — submitted false cashiers’ checks made out to a false company to defraud the OED.

But when Caires reported the incident to Bissen, the plot thickened. After Caires issued a notice to Bissen on March 19, 2024, that he wished to interview “Pono” for an internal investigation, the lawsuit claims that Bissen “indicated that he did not want anything to do with the Notice and appeared agitated by it.”

A month later, Caires — now strongly suspicious that “Pono” and other staff in the Mayor’s Office had conspired to embezzle more than $45,000 from the county — reiterated to Bissen that an investigation should be made.

According to the suit, “Mayor Bissen got upset at Mr. Caires and ordered him to stop the investigation.”

Bissen allegedly did not fire “Pono” but reassigned him to a position in the OED, which “baffled” Caires. Only after Caires raised objections did “Pono” resign from the county.

During this time, Caires claims his duties as chief of staff were being reduced: he claims he was removed from major meetings and events, and his communications with Bissen dwindled from daily conversations to “infrequent check-ins.”

In May, Bissen told Caires the chief of staff position would be eliminated altogether for budgetary reasons, and Caires would be reassigned as the county’s Energy Commissioner, the suit states. However, the suit also claims that, after Caires was demoted to Energy Commissioner in October, Bissen then promoted “CL” to take his place, having evidently not eliminated the chief of staff position after all.

But during the “Pono” investigation, Caires also grew suspicious of the OED’s director at the time — Luana Mahi, although the lawsuit only identifies her with the initials “LM.”

Caires believed Mahi was using her position to award grants to family members, after reportedly finding a grant awarded to a business with clear ties to her husband, son and her own prior employment history.

But despite again raising these concerns with Bissen, the mayor did not share his concerns, and eventually directed Caires to sign off on the suspicious grant. The suit claims that Caires “felt intimidated” by this, and that Bissen responded, “There is nothing wrong with this.”

The county Board of Ethics later found a conflict of interest between Mahi and at least one OED grant, leading her to be placed on paid leave in August 2024.

Caires’ own county career ended shortly afterward. In September 2024, Caires’ began taking intermittent medical leave “due to conditions he developed stemming from the retaliatory acts from the County and Mayor Bissen,” the suit claims.

Upon returning from leave around Dec. 23, 2024, Caires found a termination letter from Bissen on his desk, dated Dec. 18, 2024. The letter allegedly read, in part, “You have served as Energy Commissioner since May 2024, but I have not observed the level of expertise, management skills, attention to detail, or enthusiasm for energy efficiency required to ensure the success of these initiatives."

Consequently, the suit accuses Bissen’s office of violating the Hawai‘i Whistleblowers’ Protection Act and of wrongful termination. The suit seeks unspecified compensatory, punitive and other damages.

Caires’ attorney Joe Rosenbaum said the suit has not yet been served to the county and other defendants. However, last year the Maui County Council approved 

 — the firm Marr Jones and Wang LLLP — for pre-litigation responses to Caires' claims, to the tune of $350,000.

“I think [the suit] proves there are employees within county governments who are willing to stand up to corruption even if it costs them their jobs,” Rosenbaum told Aloha State Daily.

[{"type":"text","text":"A statement from Bissen's office called Caires' allegations inaccurate."}]

The concerns he raises were identified by others at the time, and we reject any attempt to revise history," the statement read. 

“I made significant efforts to support his success, including mentorship, training, and an opportunity to continue serving as Energy Commissioner based on his prior experience,” read Bissen's statement. “Lahaina’s recovery placed extraordinary demands on everyone in public service. Ultimately, it came down to an inability to meet the expectations required. As Mayor, I have a fiduciary responsibility to ensure our team delivers for the people of Maui County. That responsibility requires making difficult decisions. I stand firmly behind the decision that was made, and I am confident it was the right one for our community. I am disappointed it has come to this.”

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<title>Former Maui chief of staff sues county over alleged corruption</title>

Leo Caires, Mayor Richard Bissen's former chief of staff, has accused the county of firing him unjustly after investigating multiple fraud cases within the county government.

Former Maui chief of staff sues county over alleged corruption

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Kelli Shiroma Braiotta

Mother’s Day is coming up Sunday, May 10. (ICYMI: 

Where to celebrate Mother’s Day-part 1.

If you’re still looking for the ideal dining option, check out the following:

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: The Mother’s Day dinner buffet menu costs $109 per adult ($54.50 per child ages six to 10 years old). Buffet highlights include:

The eatery’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $111 per adult ($55.50 per child ages six to 10 years old). It features many of the same offerings, but with brunch specialties like a waffle station with toppings and omelet station with toppings. 

: Dinner May 7 to 10, 5 to 9:30 p.m.; brunch May 10, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textStyle"},{"type":"bold"}],"text":"53 By The Sea"}]

’s Day brunch costs $75 per person. It includes:

: This four-course meal ($79 per person, minimum of two guests) features an ‘ohana-style menu. It includes an individual lobster bisque with lemongrass, makrut and coconut; Arden Caesar with yuzu, miso and brown butter panko; steamed Kona kanpachi prepared Chinese-style with ginger, negi, soy and cilantro; sides of takikomi Gohan and charred bok choy; and chocolate lava cake with strawberry coulis, mac nut crumb

and Tahitian vanilla gelato for dessert. 

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: This brunch ($125 per adult, $49 per child ages five to 12 years) features a limited-seating culinary experience instead of a typical brunch buffet. The menu will feature options like Kawamata tomato caprese with Waimanalo basil and Kona sea salt; ‘ahi poke with Kahuku ogo and Maui onion; a seafood display with chilled peel-and-eat shrimp and smoked salmon; seafood somen salad with baby shrimp, scallops and tako; and more. 

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: The eatery is featuring Mother’s Day specials during brunch and dinner.

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The specials will be available while supplies last. 

: May 10; brunch from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. 

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: The eatery’s featured specials include:

 Limited quantities are available for takeout with at least at 48-hour notice. 

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: Mother’s Day specials include a nine-piece high tea truffle box and Mother’s Day bundle, which will include the nine-piece high tea truffle box, chocolate covered animal crackers, classic Crunch a le‘a, dark chocolate dipped mango and solid dark chocolate bar. The Mother’s Day bundle will be packaged in a white and gold embossed bag with a Mother’s Day tag. 

[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textStyle"},{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Coco Deck Lahaina (Maui)"}]

: This special brunch experience will feature dishes created by chef Alvin Savella. Customers can look forward to satisfying comfort dishes made with fresh ingredients, savory brunch favorites and sweet treats. 

[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textStyle"},{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Empire Steak House"}]

: This Mother’s Day menu features a three-course dining experience ($139 per person) with a complimentary glass of Prosecco or a mimosa.

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: Wai Kai, 91-1621 Keoneula Blvd., Ewa Beach 

: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $68 per adult ($32 for children ages five to 11 years). It will include:

[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textStyle"},{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Koolau Ballrooms"}]

: This brunch buffet and a show costs $125 per adult ($80 for children ages five to 10 years old, children under 5 years have free admission); brunch only costs $99 per adult ($70 for children ages five to 10 years old).

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A chilled juice bar and beverages (fruit punch, iced tea, coffee and hot tea) will also be available. Long-stemmed roses will be presented to moms while supplies last.

: May 10; 9 and 11:45 a.m.; brunch-only seating at 9:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. 

[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textStyle"},{"type":"bold"}],"text":"Kulu Kulu Cake"}]

: The dessert shop is offering special cakes for Mother’s Day:

Pre-orders are accepted in-store and online. 

[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"textStyle"},{"type":"bold"}],"text":"P.F. Chang’s"}]

: Royal Hawaiian Center, 2201 Kalākaua Ave., Honolulu 

: This Mother’s Day five-course dining experience costs $89.99 for two people. It includes:

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: The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikīkī Beach, 

: Quiora’s Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $125 per adult ($75 per senior ages 65 years and older, $60 for children ages 6 to 12 years, children ages 5 years and under have free admission).

[{"type":"text","text":"Buffet highlights include:"}]

: May 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (last seating 1 p.m.) 

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: This three-course Mother’s Day brunch costs $75 per person (keiki brunch for $25). 

: International Market Place, 2330 Kalākaua Ave. Ste. 330, Honolulu 

: StripSteak’s Mother’s Day brunch costs $96 per person. The three-course prix fixe brunch menu includes:

For dinner, the eatery’s signature a la carte menu will be featured. 

: May 10; brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner 5 to 9 p.m. 

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: Hyatt Regency Waikīkī Beach Resort and Spa, 

: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $110 per person ($55 per child ages 6 to 12 years; $5.99 per child ages 5 years and under).

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 discounts are not applicable for the Mother’s Day brunch; there will be a 90-minute dining time limit. 

: May 10; seatings at 9:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m.; 12 and 1:30 p.m. 

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: This Mother’s Day brunch buffet costs $85 per adult ($42 for keiki ages five to 12 years). The buffet will include crab legs, roast pork, prime rib, barbecue guava chicken, fish with lobster cream sauce, tofu poke, an omelet station and more.

The eatery will also feature Mother’s Day specials like a 12-ounce herb and garlic crusted prime rib, snow crab, seafood etouffee and baked stuffed salmon on May 9 and 10. 

: May 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Mother’s Day specials featured on May 9 (11 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 10 (from 4 to 9 p.m.)

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<title>Where to celebrate Mother’s Day 2026 – part 2</title>

From prix fixe menus and specials to limited-time desserts, we’ve got your Mother’s Day plans covered.

Where to celebrate Mother’s Day 2026 – part 2

After a weekend of severe and stormy weather, more rain could be on the way, according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service.

Patrick Blood, a meteorologist with NWS in Honolulu, however, says, “We are likely not going to experience what we just went through.”

Thursday and Friday will be days “where we could pick up more rain,” he told Aloha State Daily Monday, but “we’re not looking at any wind right now.”

A Kona Low — a powerful seasonal cyclone — moved through the Islands last week, bringing with it heavy rains, high winds, flooding, 

According to Blood, Maui and Hawai‘i Island bore the brunt of that storm

The state received “anywhere from 10 to 20-plus inches statewide,” he told ASD.

“Higher amounts fell over the south-, southwest-facing portions of the Islands,” he says. “Areas that don’t typically get that much rain received copious amounts of rain, which led to flooding. The hardest-hit areas were the island of Maui and Big Island, as far as the impacts.”

Flooding, he says, was the worst around Kīhei and the leeward side of Maui, on the west-facing slopes of Haleakalā, and south of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, heading toward Captain Cook.

Blood says the weather event spanned Tuesday to Sunday, but 80% of the rainfall occurred from Friday into Saturday morning.

Most saw rainfall of 6 or 7 inches to around 12 inches over that period, he told ASD.

The island of Maui, though, picked up anywhere from 15 to 20-plus inches of rain, with some areas in up country receiving more than 30 inches, he noted. And one gage even reported more than 46 inches, he told ASD.

On the Big Island, Blood says the “dry side of that island got the most rain,” but some areas in the southeast side of the island also picked up 25 to 27 inches.

“probably escaped the worst of it,” Blood says, but the island still received 6 to 9 inches on its south side, he noted.

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The highest wind gust of 135 mph was measured at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday at Kaiāulu Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a on Hawai‘i Island, at an elevation of around 4,000 feet, Blood says.

[{"type":"text","text":"On O‘ahu, a wind gust of 81 mph was measured at Makapu‘u Beach."}]

Kula, on Maui, also saw a wind gust of 108 mph at an elevation of nearly 10,000 feet.

Blood says 1980 was “the last time we had this kind of rain statewide.”

“But Kona Lows come nearly every year, pretty much. It’s just they all come in different flavors, different sizes, different strengths. Some are slower moving than others. A storm of this magnitude is definitely a generational storm. You only see this storm once every 20, 30 years.”

Storm

<title>A 'generational storm'</title>

Aloha State Daily spoke with National Weather Service meteorologist Patrick Blood about last week's severe storms and what's next for Hawai‘i's weather.

A 'generational storm'

 As of 5 p.m., reports Hawaiian Electric, 11,200 customers remain without power going into Monday evening. That's 1,100 on O‘ahu, about 4,500 in Maui County and 5,700 on Hawai‘i Island.

The utility adds a new warning — beware of scammers. "

The community is advised to be aware of scammers who may pose as claims representatives," said the statement. "Hawaiian Electric will not contact customers to request personal information or direct customers to submit payment to reconnect service." Click 

 to file claims directly with Hawaiian Electric.

 Customers without power are down to 940 on O‘ahu, 3,600 in Maui County and 8,000 on Hawai‘i Island, per a statement from Hawaiian Electric.

 "crews continue work to restore pockets across the island," the statement said. "This involves making repairs to individual service lines and verifying that each customer’s electrical connecting point is safe to receive power again.

, "[C]rews are continuing damage assessments and repairs islandwide, including parts of Upcountry and East Maui as well as pockets of Hā‘ikū and Kīhei, where there are underground cable faults due to the heavy rains and flooding. Crews restored power to the majority of South Maui and Kula (from Ōmaʻopio Road area to Lower Kula Highway) as well as most of Hāna town. Customers in these restored areas who may still be without power, please report your outage 

 or to the Maui Country Trouble Line at 1-855-304-8181."

, customers without power are "mostly in Puna and North Kona. Today, crews are working in Kea‘au, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Volcano, South Point, and North and South Kona. Damage assessment teams are working in lower Puna. In the hardest hit areas, restoration efforts are being slowed by numerous fallen trees, large branches and downed powerlines on roadways."

Some 350 crewmembers are in the field, said Hawaiian Electric. The utility warns that while the weather has improved, "unstable tress and branches may fall and cause new outages."

 Hawaiian Electric's most recent update states that as of 9 p.m. Sunday evening:

: About 7,000 customers are without power (3% of customers on island) The H-3 Freeway was reopened in both directions shortly after 6 p.m. after crews completed repairs to a major transmission line that crosses over traffic.

: This evening, crews restored power to a majority of South Maui customers. Crews also brought back online a majority of Kula customers between the Ōmaʻopio Road area to Lower Kula Highway. About 4,600 customers (6% of customers on Maui) are currently without power, with the majority in Upcountry and East Maui.

: About 14,500 customers (16% of customers) are without power in various areas around the island. Today, crews worked in Kea‘au, Kurtistown, Mountain View, Volcano, South Point, and North and South Kona. Two transmission lines also were repaired, and repairs to a third line are expected to be completed by tomorrow. Damage assessments were conducted in accessible areas in Kaloko, Holualoa, South Point, Volcano Village, Mauna Loa Estates, Royal Hawaiian Estates, and Nanawale Estates. In total, 30 damaged or broken poles were identified."

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