#Olowalu fire

A family of five was displaced during an afternoon house fire in Olowalu, and their family dog is deceased as a result of the incident. The fire resulted in the total loss of the structure, valued at $395,000.

The Honoapiʻilani Highway is now OPEN at Plantation Club Drive in Kapalua. It was closed earlier today as crews battled a brush fire in the area.

Maui District Airports Manager Marvin Moniz said there were several flight cancellations due to the brush fire, resulting in disruptions for approximately 800 passengers.  

Update: 3:33 p.m., June 28, 2023. The brush fire in Olowalu is now 90% contained, according to Maui Fire Services Chief Rylan Yatsushiro. Fire crews worked throughout the day to further secure the perimeter of the fire and address hot spots. Personnel will continue operations and closely monitor conditions throughout the afternoon and evening.

Maui fire crews worked overnight to battle a stubborn fire in Olowalu where 100 acres had burned by nightfall on Tuesday.  The fire was 50% contained at last report. 

We have reports that the road is now OPEN.

Update: (4:24 p.m., Feb. 21, 2020): A brush fire reported overnight in Olowalu is now 100% contained as of 4:24 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, according to Maui fire officials. Maui Fire Services Chief Rylan Yatsushiro said crews worked throughout the day to secure the perimeter and cool down stubborn hotspots. “Personnel will continue mop up operations and monitoring of the fire area through the night,” said Yatsushiro.

Maui firefighters are responding to a brush fire reported in Olowalu in the mauka terrain. The fire was reported at around 10 a.m. HST, 8.31.18.

Fire crews in West Maui responded to a 15 acre brush fire in the Olowalu-Ukumehame area mauka of Honoapiʻilani Highway at 7:56 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016.

West Maui motorists are being advised that a brushfire on the mauka side of Honoapiilani Highway in Ukumehame may force the closure of the highway if the blaze is not contained within the next hour. Fire personnel say winds of up to 20 to 30 miles per hour are fanning fire, which was said to be near Ehehene Street.

Areas near the Ukumehame Stream have been difficult to fully extinguish due to the abundance of large tree growth. The Olowalu brush fire from Friday…

The Olowalu brush fire that started on Friday, was declared 80 percent contained late Monday afternoon. Crews worked to douse hot spots near Ukumehame Stream.

Motorists traveling to or from West Maui on are advised that they can expect heavy traffic on the Honoapi’ilani Hwy (30) in the area of Olowalu, near Cut Mountain/Mile Post Marker 17due to a brush fire reported on Sunday afternoon, May 1, 2016.

The vehicle and body appeared to have been burned as a result of the brush fire, but the actual cause of death of the identity of the individual found is pending autopsy results.

Fire crews arrived on scene to find an active brush fire at the base of the mountain which was initially inaccessible due to blocked roads.

Motorists traveling to or from Lahaina are advised of a temporary road closure on the Honoapiʻilani Highway between “Thousand Peaks” and Māʻalaea Harbor due to a brush fire near Mile 7 of the highway. The fire is located on the mauka side of the road and was advancing up the hill in the area of the Kaheawa windfarm at last report.

A homeowner is safe after awaking early Friday morning to find a fire burning in the detached garage of their two-story Olowalu home.

A fire on Saturday burned an un-permitted single-story structure located mauka of the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Olowalu.

The incident was reported at 1:37 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, on the makai side of the Honoapiʻilani Highway.

A vehicle fire is believed to have sparked a one-acre brush fire reported on Tuesday afternoon, March 19, in Olowalu on Maui, fire officials said.