Fire at Kōkua Pool Intentionally Set

The Kōkua pool is located at the Kahului Community Center in Central Maui. File photo by Wendy Osher.

Maui fire officials say a structure fire at the Kōkua swimming pool, next to the Kahului Community Center on Uhu Street, was intentionally set.

The fire was reported at around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015.

Kahului firefighters arrived on scene at 8:38 p.m. and found that police officers were in the process of extinguishing the fire.

According to department reports, officers leaped over the fence and used a garden hose to put out a plastic bench burning outside the pool office.

Maui Fire Services Officer Edward Taomoto said a fire investigator was called and determined the fire was intentionally set.

Damage to the bench, which was made of recycled plastic, was estimated at $1,000.

Fire officials said a window near the bench also sustained minor damage.

Three fire units from Kahului and Wailuku responded to the incident.