#Mauka Side
Maui, Molokai lane closures from August 28 to September 3
— HONOAPIILANI HIGHWAY— 1) LAHAINA (CONTINUOUS) Shoulder lane closure on Honoapiilani Highway in the southbound direction between Aholo Street and Lahainaluna Road. Shoulder lane is closed continuously 24 hours per day, seven days per week, through September for highway widening activities. Traffic will be detoured to the mauka-side of the highway through the work zone. […]
Honoapiilani Highway now OPEN after two fires: 1 at Launiupoko and 1 at Ukumehame
By Wendy Osher (Update: 9:45 a.m. 8/11/10) Maui firefighters are now conducting mop-up operations after two fires in West Maui forced the four hour closure of the Honoapiilani Highway last night. A fire at Ukumehame burned a total of 20 acres, while a separate blaze at Launiupoko burned an estimated 2 acres and burned two […]
FEMA Federal funds secured for 2300-acre Maui Fire
Maui County fire fighters battling a fast moving brush fire that had scorched 2,300 acres in the West Maui Mountains will receive federal aid. The announcement was made this morning by U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka. The Fire Management Assistance Grant will be funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). […]
6p 6/8/10 Alternating Traffic on Honoapiilani Hwy; Maalaea fire burns 2,000 acres
By Wendy Osher (Update 6:30 p 6/8/10) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl6ed3NH6Jo[/youtube] Maui Police re-opened the Honoapiilani Highway at around 6 p.m. (Tuesday, June 8, 2010) for contraflow travel using one lane of travel, following a six hour road closure. Firefighters continue to battle a 2,000 acre blaze above Maalaea that was first reported at 10 p.m. Monday. Police […]
Maalaea Brush Fire Extinguished
(Posted by Wendy Osher, Updated: 12:02 p.m. Thursday, April 01, 2010) The Honoapiilani highway is now completely open. A portion of the road was temporarily restricted to alternating traffic earlier today in Maalaea because of a brush fire. The fire was first reported at around 10:30 a.m., and was extinguished by around noon. The road […]
Ukumehame Fire Burns One Acre
An Ukumehame brush fire scorched an estimated one-acre of land before being extinguished Thursday afternoon, March 18, 2010. The fire was first reported at 11:18 a.m. on land near the Ukumehame Gun Range on the mauka side of the Honoapiilani Highway, and well away from any public roads. The blaze was quickly brought under control […]
