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Weekend Power Outages Hit Waikiki Hotels

While many of us in the continental U.S. were busy snuggled up next to heaters and staring at our televisions this weekend, folks who had been lucky enough to take a Hawaiian vacation to Waikiki were unlucky enough to find themselves without power in their hotels when a blackout hit Oahu.

Waikiki hotel guests were (understandably) frustrated when the area lost power on Friday night, and, according to MSNBC, power was not completely restored until midday on Saturday. Until then, there was no running water, no electricity and no fun.

Tourists were willing to share stories of how they survived the night. Some had to climb more than 30 stories to get to their hotel rooms. "My husband and son walked up. The girls and I choose not to, and we waited for the elevators," visitor Virginia Moore said.

It was an unsettling night for many. "I was worried about careless candles and I hesitated to go up to the 38th floor," Moore said.

Tourism officials said some hotels were offering breakfasts to guests to make up for the inconvenience, but so far no word on whether or not any awesome glowstick raves resulted from this particular power outage.

[Photo: Charles Dietlein]