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Maui Fire Department responds to 22 fire-related calls over New Year’s
The Maui fire department responded to 22 fire-related calls over the New Year’s holiday, beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2025 to 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026.
State to patrol Ahu O Laka over the New Year’s holiday to deter illegal bonfires
Department officials say illicit Christmas tree burning at the sandbar has subsided over the last few years, in part from a better community understanding of its negative environmental effects, and from the presence of DOCARE officers patrolling the area after the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
