Power restored to 50% of customers after island-wide outage across Kauai

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00:00The lights are slowly coming back on after an island-wide outage on Kauai.

00:05Still no word on the cause.

00:07The generator kicked in at one hotel, Hanalei Bay, but most of the island's been pitch black

00:12since about 7.30.

00:14The hotel sent guests this text message saying they should use a flashlight from their bathroom.

00:20The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative says it's still trying to figure out the problem.

00:25This live look at its outage map shows about 54 percent of the island is still without

00:31power.

00:32That's more than 20,000 customers.

00:34It was at 80 percent an hour ago.

00:36KIUC says it does not have a timeline for full restoration, but will post updates on

00:41social media.

00:44And breaking news on Maui.

00:46Brush fire is burning on the slopes of Haleakala.

00:49You can hear those winds whipping.

00:52Flames sparked at around 6.45 this evening near mile marker 8 off Crater Road, which

00:57is now closed in that area.

00:59MFD says no evacuations have been ordered, but residents are asked to avoid the area.

01:04We'll bring you any updates on air and online at hawaiinewsnow.com.

01:12And downwind of the mountain, that's a big concern into the night that we're seeing the

01:16strongest of the gusts on Maui.

01:18As far as sustained winds, anywhere from 15 to 25 at times 30 miles per hour, and that's

01:23where we stand right now.

01:25We are seeing very gusty conditions on the slopes, gusts up to about 50 miles per hour,

01:29and that continues to be a threat into the night as the peak wind gusts will be reaching

01:34about 50 there.