According to the City and County of Honolulu, 911 service has been restored after a brief outage earlier this afternoon.

"Call 911 for emergencies, " according to the alert.

EARLIER COVERAGE Some customers using mobile carriers such as AT &T, Verizon and T-Mobile are urged to use a landline to call 911 for needed emergency services after an outage knocked down the city's 911 system.

"If you have an emergency, please use a landline to call 911. Our first responder agencies are working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue, " according to an alert from the Honolulu Department of Emergency Management.

Don 't miss out on what 's happening !

Stay in touch with top news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It 's FREE !

Email 28141 Sign Up By clicking to sign up, you agree to Star-Advertiser 's and Google 's and. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA.

For customers who do not have a landline, try the following district numbers : -- Honolulu : 808-225-0800 -- Mililani-Wahiawa-North Shore : 808-723-8700 -- Pearl City-Waipio : 808-723-8800 -- Windward : 808-723-8640 -- Kailua : 808-723-8838 -- Kaneohe : 808-723-8650 -- Kalihi : 808-218-9840 -- Waikiki : 808-227-8465 -- Moiliili-East Honolulu : 808-542-2471 -- Ewa-Waianae : 808-723-8400 24 Comments By participating in online discussions you acknowledge that you have agreed to the. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. If your comments are inappropriate, you may be banned from posting. Report comments if you believe they do not follow our.