Strong winds cut power across Hawaii
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- Strong winds in Hawaii uprooted trees, caused widespread power outages and severely damaged sections of coastal roads.
- Kauai recorded major disruptions, with about 35,000 electricity customers left without power.
On Kauai, home to about 73,000 people, powerful winds brought down trees and disrupted electricity supplies across the island.
The island's electric utility cooperative said about 35,000 customers, representing the vast majority of its members, were without power in the early hours of Tuesday.
Authorities urged residents to conserve water and avoid using roads as emergency crews continued assessing damage caused by the severe weather.
Meanwhile, the southern California coast experienced dangerous surf conditions linked to the remnants of Hurricane Marie.
Authorities warned of continued hazardous waves for several days, urging people to avoid swimming and other ocean activities.
The weather disruptions come as remnants of tropical systems affect parts of the US West Coast, raising the risk of localized flooding, falling trees, traffic disruptions and further power outages.
