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20 acre Ukumehame fire 90% contained, 2 acre Launiupoko fire 100% contained, all Maui roads OPEN
By Wendy Osher (4:30p 8/11/10 Update): Battalion Chief Karl Kubo called the Ukumehame brush fire 90% contained. Crews will continue to monitor the area tonight. (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 […]
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 […]
Waterline replacement project on Molokai to proceed
The County of Maui will begin work on a planned Drainage System project in Kaunakakai on Molokai in October. The waterline service includes the proposed Molokai Veterans Caring for Veterans building site and the installation of a replacement waterline. Contractor Goodfellow Brothers, Inc. was awarded the contract for the complete project. “We’re pleased that this […]
Sprecklesville fire on Maui burns 2 acres
A brush fire in Sprecklesville Thursday night burned at least 2 acres of state owned land near the Kahului Airport. The fire was first reported at 10:03 p.m. about a half-mile from a nearby residential neighborhood. The Fire Department’s Air One helicopter was dispatched this morning to assist. The incident did not impact airport operations. […]
Residents in Olowalu Subdivision issued Precautionary Warning due to Brush Fire
Posted by Wendy Osher (Update: 9:30 p.m. 5/3/10) Firefighters remain on the scene of a brush fire in Ukumehame / Olowalu that burned at least 100 acres since it was first reported at around 2:30 p.m. on Monday April 3, 2010. For safety reasons, all helicopter operations ended at nightfall. There are still no evacuations […]