Crews gradually restored electrical service across parts of Oahu on Saturday after a power failure blacked out the island’s population of about 900,000 and thousands of visitors including President-elect Barack …

What might have been simply a local news story and a faint blip on the national radar became a major news event outside of Hawaii because of the presence of President-elect Barack Obama.

The stability of O’ahu’s power grid is under scrutiny again after the second islandwide blackout in two years triggered a water shortage, left people trapped in elevators, shuttered major shopping centers and …

A thunderstorm knocked out power throughout the Hawaiian island of Oahu after sunset Friday, suddenly forcing President-elect Barack Obama and his family to spend the night at their seaside vacation home in the …

US President-elect Barack Obama was without electricity for 12 hours at his vacation home on Oahu after a suspected lightning strike blacked out Hawaii’s most populous island, an aide said on Saturday.

Power was gradually being restored to Oahu this morning after most of the island was sunk into darkness for 12 hours or more, apparently due to a lightning storm.

Power was being restored Saturday to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, after a big thunderstorm knocked out the electrical grid Friday night and plunged virtually all of the island’s 900,000 residents into darkness …

The Hawaiian island of Oahu was plunged into darkness by a power outage, but president-elect Barack Obama reportedly had power generators at his vacation house, officials said.

The Hawaiian island of Oahu, where President-elect Barack Obama and his family are spending a 12- day vacation, has experienced a widespread power interruption.

KAILUA, Hawaii a ‘ When Barack Obama vacationed on Oahu as a presidential candidate in August, he was seen all over the island: playing basketball at his alma mater, eating shave ice with his daughters, …