Fast-Moving Maui Brush Fire Evacuates At Least 105 Homes
Updated: The Kahikinui fire was 80% contained as of Monday morning.
This story has been updated to include details released at 8 a.m. Monday.
Firefighters have evacuated at least 105 homes in Maui County following a fast-moving brush fire fueled by strong winds, fire officials said.
As of 8 a.m. Monday, the fire was 80% contained, although evacuation orders were still in effect.
The Kahikinui brush fire grew to 330 acres on Sunday night, the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety said, down from an earlier estimate of 500 acres. Authorities conducted door-to-door evacuations and part of a Pi’ilani Highway was closed from Mile Marker 20 to 41.
No injuries or structural damage have been reported.
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and Mayor Richard Bissen signed Emergency Proclamations that activate the Hawai‘i National Guard to deploy resources as need to aid in fire suppression and protect public safety, and authorizing the county to access federal assistance programs for individuals and public infrastructure.
The American Red Cross opened a shelter at King Kekaulike High School gymnasium.
The Kahikinui brush fire is in East Maui, while Lahaina, the site of a massive inferno in 2023, is on the western side of the island, about 60 miles.
The Lahaina fire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, killed more than 100 people, destroyed thousands of properties and caused an estimated $5.5 billion in damage.
