#firebreak road fire

The fire was ruled accidental and was caused by a downed electrical power line. A quarter-acre of grass and fallow sugar cane was blackened near Haleakalā Hwy.

Traffic Advisory: 12:50 p.m. 7/2/12, Motorists traveling on the Haleakala Highway are advised of a slow down in traffic due to a couple of small fires in an area of cane and brush alongside the road. The incidents were reported along the Haleakala Hwy between the Hana Hwy and Firebreak Road. Fire crews were conducting mop-up operations at last report. Motorists can expect a delay in travel as traffic resumes its normal flow.