Sunday, August 13, 2023

Maui fire knocked out 20 mobile towers near Lahaina

The wild fire in west Maui disrupted or destroyed 20 out of 21 mobile towers serving the areas of Kapalua, Napili-Honokowai, Kaanapali, Lahaina, Launiupoko, and Olowalu, according to network outage data furnished by communications providers to the FCC.

In addition, cable and wireline companies reported 16,709 subscribers out of service in the disaster area; this may include the loss of telephone, television, and/or Internet services.