By Kathryn Bender, Star-Bulletin
Waves crash into the cliffline at the mouth of Hanauma Bay
yesterday. High surf conditions were expected to
keep some beaches closed today.

Rain and the possibility of thundershowers were forecast for today across the island because of the low-pressure system, which was moving west, according the National Weather Service.

Swimmers, snorklers and bodysurfers were warned to get out of the water at Hanauma Bay and along the East Oahu coastline from Maunalua Bay to Makapuu yesterday. Hanauma Bay Manager Alan Hong would not allow access to the beach level of the park because of the high surf surges.

A high surf advisory for the eastern shores of Oahu and Kauai remained in effect last night, as did a small craft advisory for all islands.

Hawaiian Electric Co. crews worked all day yesterday to find and restore tension to a sagging line in the Koolau Mountains. The site in Leeward Oahu is accessible only by helicopter.

Two lines touching at that location caused a major power line to trip out of service at 9:50 p.m. Tuesday. "Most customers saw two blinks in the lights," said Heco spokesman Fred Kobashikawa. "What that indicated was that back-up circuits came on."

He said the gusty winds caused a few other small outages in Waiawa, Waialua and Waipio, affecting fewer than 100 people in all.