Yeah, my power is back in Kaimuki just before it turned pitch black. HECO is reporting that about 35% of Oahu has its power back on. I think they said Aiea, Wahiawa, HNL airport area, and Pearl Harbor. We can see that St Louis Heights. Palolo Valley, Manoa and Kaimuki have power. Of course, this doesn't mean that all power is restored to the above areas. We have power and the houses down the street don't since they must be on another power grid.

Checked our fridge and the temperature is still below 40 degrees and the stuff in the freezer is still frozen. I'm glad I don't have to throw out a lot of food.

Our emergency radio and flashlights came in handy today. The radio has the option of batteries, solar power or hand crank. I saw something similar at Costco last week. I'd suggest everyone pick up one because it was a lifesave for us today.

The best part of the power coming on is being able to type on my laptop instead of the Blackberry.


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