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Wind rotor blamed for toppling utility poles in March
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Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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April 5, 2006
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Hawaiian Electric Co. officials concluded that a wind rotor and termite damage contributed to bringing down a dozen of their utility poles along Farrington Highway in Nanakuli last month.
HECO spokesman Jose Dizon said their investigators found that the problem started with a weather phenomenon known as a wind rotor that blew down two utility poles near Freedom Gasoline station at Farrington Highway and Nanaikeola Street at 1:04 p.m. March 12. As the poles went down, they pulled down 10 more poles in both directions between Helelua Street and Lualualei Naval Road, crashing on vehicles and snarling traffic until the next day.
"We've heard different wind speeds reported since then ... but we ...
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