KRISTINE:
DON'T FORGET
JUST A REMINDER
OVERNIGHT OUTAGES FOR
THE IWALEI, KAKA'AKO AND
ALA MOANA AREAS BEGIN
TONIGHT.
HAWAIIAN HEK WILL BE
UPGRADING UNDERGROUND
EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEXT
THREE WEEKS, MONDAYS
THROUGH THURSDAYS 10:00
P.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
NOT EVERYONE WILL BE
EFFECTED SO PEOPLE NEED
TO REFER BACK TO THE
LETTERS THAT WERE SENT
TO THEM OR THEIR
PROPERTY MANAGERS,
BUILDING ASSOCIATION,
ALL OF, YOU KNOW, THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE
INFORMATION OF WHEN
EXACTLY THEY WILL BE OUT
OF POWER.
HECO TELLS US THE
OUTAGES WILL AFFECT 400
BUSINESSES AND 2,500
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
WHICH MEANS MANY
REFRIGERATOR AND
FREEZER.
WILL PRODUCE STILL BE
SAFE TO EAT EVEN IF YOU
DIDN'T OPEN IT.
PETER OSHIRO JOINS US
NOW WITH ANSWERS AND
TIPS.
GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR COVERAGE
IN.
THANKS FOR HAVING US
HERE.
IF YOU HAVE FOOD IN
YOUR FRIDGE OR FREEZER
OVERNIGHT, WILL IT STILL
BE SAFE THE NEXT
MORNING?
FOR FREEZERS THEY
WILL TYPICALLY LAST 24
TO 48 HOURS AND THE KEY
IS IF THEY ARE PACKED.
SO THE MORE IT IS
PACKEDDED WITH FOOD, THE
LONGER IT WILL LAST
BECAUSE THAT'S THE
AMOUNT OF ICE THAT'S
GOING TO BE IN THERE,
THE AMOUNT OF FROZEN
PRODUCT.
THAT'S GOING TO REALLY
HELP.
THE REFRIGERATOR IS
SOMETHING YOU'VE REALLY
GOT TO WATCH.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOUR REFRIGERATORS
ARE WORKING PROPERLY
FIRST.
IF YOU HAVE A
THERMOMETER, MAKE SURE
IT'S 40 DEGREES.
YOU ONLY HAVE ABOUT FOUR
HOURS BEFORE THE
TEMPERATURE IN THE
REFRIGERATOR WILL STOP
TO GO OFF.
SO IN THIS CASE IT'S
REALLY GOOD THAT WE'RE
GIVING ADVANCED NOTICE,
SO GOOD IDEA TO TAKE
STUFF OUT OF THE FRIDGE,
PUT CONTINUE ICE.
@YOU DON'T HAVE TO THROW
IT OUT, AS LONG AS YOU
MAINTAIN TEMPERATURE
WHEN THE POWER COMES
BACK ON.
AND AFTER A POWER
OUTAGE, WHAT CAN YOU
CHECK FOR IN FOOD BEYOND
THE APPEARANCE OF ODOR
TO KNOW IF IT'S SAFE.
A LOT OF TIMES A LOT OF
US JUST SMELL.
EXACTLY, YOU CAN USE
SMELL OR EVEN VISUAL.
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
REALLY HARD.
BACTERIA GROWS, YOU
CAN'T SEE IT, SO YOU'VE
GOT TO THE USE
THERMOMETERS.
SO THE BEST THING TO
HAVE IS A REAL SIMPLE
POCKET THERMOMETER TO
CHECK THE TEMPERATURES
IN YOUR FRIDGE.
YOU WANT TO CHECK YOUR
DOOR, THE TOP SHELF.
SPACE IN THE FRIDGE
STHINGS ARE 40 DEGREES
THERE, THE REST OF YOUR
FRIDGE IS OKAY.
ACCORDING TO THIS
CHECKLIST, MEAT,
SEAFOOD, POULTRY, DAREY,
SAUCES.
IF THEY ARE UNOPENED,
THEY ARE FINE.
EVEN IF THEY ARE OPENED,
IF THEY ARE IN THE
SQUEEZE BOTTLE TYPES AND
YOU HAVEN'T STUFFED YOUR
SPOONS AND STUFF BACK IN
THERE TO CONTAMINATE IT,
THOSE ARE THINGS YOU MAY
NOT HAVE TO THROW OUT.
FOR ANYTHING, MEAT
PRODUCTS, DAIRY, THOSE
ALL HAVE TO GO.
I SAW THAT LIST, HARD
CHEESES, OKAY.
YOUR TYPICAL AMERICAN
CHEESES, PARMESANS, HARD
GRATED CHEESES, THOSE
SHOULD BE FINE.
WHAT DO RESIDENTS AND
BUSINESSES NEED TO KNOW
PREPARING FOR TONIGHT
AND THE WEEKS AHEAD?
TO SEE HOW MUCH FOOD
YOU HAVE IN YOUR
REFRIGERATOR AND WHAT
YOU NEED TO THROW OUT
AND SAVE.
MAKE SURE YOU BUY VERY
SMALL QUANTITIES NOW UP
UNTIL THE POWER OUTAGES.
HAVE A COOLER AND ICE
AVAILABLE THAT YOU CAN
PUT ALL YOUR PERISHABLES
IN THERE WHILE THE POWER
IS OUT.
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS
YOU MIGHT HAVE?
THEY SAY IT MIGHT JUST
BE A COUPLE NIGHTS OR
WEEKS.
THEY ARE NOT SURE.
AGAIN, IT'S GOOD TO
PLAN AHEAD, RIGHT, TO
HAVE STUFF AVAILABLE.
YOUR BEST IS GOING TO BE
COOLERS WITH ICE INSIDE
IF THE POWER OUTAGES ARE
EXTENDED AND TRY NOT TO
KEEP OPENING THE
REFRIGERATORS TO CHECK.
MAYBE DRY ICE, THEY
ARE ALSO RECOMMENDING
THAT PEOPLE USE THAT.
ICE IS REALLY GOOD.
WATCH OUT.
YOU CAN REALLY BURN
YOURSELF WITH THAT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
GLOVES ON.
DRY ICE WILL KEEP THINGS
A LOT COLDER, A LOT
LONGER BUT IT'S REALLY
REALLY COLD SO YOU WANT
TO BE CAREFUL HANDLING
IF, ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE KIDS IN THE HOUSE.
AND A THERMOMETER,
IT'S REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT.
YOU HAVE ONE IN YOUR
HAND RIGHT NOW.
IT'S AVAILABLE,
CHEAP.
YOU CAN GET IT AT ANY
SUPERMARKET, LESS THAN
TEN BUCKS.
A LOT OF US LIKE TO
SMELL, WE LIKE TO TASTE
A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S NOT SAFE AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,