Unlike previous natural disasters (hurricanes, tsunami, wildfires, etc.) the impact from the recent storm is basically statewide with all of the main Hawaiian Islands suffering damage to property and infrastructure. This is really going to stretch the recovery resources.

For O'ahu, I know Hawaiian Electric has long sought to better protect the main power transmission lines that run above ground and are highly vulnerable to wind events, but the cost of such an effort is going to be a huge challenge.