Hawaii residents, visitors urged to stay indoors as storm floods roads, cuts power to 111,000 - San Francisco Chronicle

The powerful storm flooded roads, grounded a boat off Kihei, and cut power to about 111,000 customers, prompting officials to urge residents and visitors to stay indoors. As floodwaters recede, state health officials now warn that coastal waters across multiple islands may be contaminated by runoff, and visitors are being urged to avoid swimming even where beaches appear open. The Hawaii outages mirror a broader pattern of weather-driven utility disruptions, like PG&E’s preemptive shutoffs in the Bay Area ahead of high winds, underscoring how storms can both damage infrastructure and prompt precautionary power actions.