#kahekili highway fire
Update/Contained: Brush fire near Makaʻala drive and Kahekili Highway in Waiehu
UPDATE: 12:22 p.m., Oct. 27, 2025: The fire in Waiehu has been contained as of 12:14 p.m., per command.
PHOTO GALLERY: Multiple Central Maui Fires Under Investigation After Evacuations and Roadway Closures
Maui fire crews extinguished multiple brush fires in the Central Maui area on Thursday, May 12. The Maui Fire Department confirmed that seven fire calls within a 90-minute time span in Central Maui were suspicious in nature and under investigation. Full report here.
UPDATE: 6 Central Maui fires within 90 minutes deemed ‘suspicious’ by MFD
Maui fire crews are battling multiple brush fires in the Central Maui area. The fires have resulted in the temporary closure of the Kahekili Highway in Wailuku, and the Maui Veterans Highway in Puʻunēnē. There’s also evacuations underway on Kamaile Street in Wailuku Country Estates.
VIDEO UPDATE: Wailuku Brush Fire Scorches 4 Acres
Maui fire crews responded to a brush fire in Wailuku that burned about four acres of brush off of Kahekili Highway at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.
Fire in Former Macadamia Nut Fields Burns 5 Acres
A total of five acres of brush was burned in a fire on Monday afternoon in the former macadamia nut fields located above the Kahekili Highway in Waiehu.
