Nov 16, 2024
HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Firefighters have contained a brush fire near Kahili Golf Course along Kahekili Highway near mile marker 16. Check out what's going on around the nation on our National News page Maui Fire Department said flames broke out around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, and burned approximately four to five acres. Emergency proclamation issued in Hawaii ahead of Red Flag Warning MFD sent four engines, two tankers, two helicopters, three private tankers and two private cement loaders to battle the flames. The brush fire temporarily closed Honoapiilani and Kuihelani highways. The roads have since been reopened. Firefighters stopped the forward progression of the fire shortly before 2 p.m. In a 6 p.m. update on social media, Maui firefighters announced the fire was fully contained. No structures were threatened and no injuries were reported. Crews will continue monitoring the scene overnight and address hot spots. Check out more news from around Hawaii Maui Emergency Management Agency officials activated a Red Flag Warning on Friday, Nov. 15. All leeward areas of Maui and other Hawaiian islands were under the warning until 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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