#kanaio fire

Maui fire crews are responding to a structure fire in the area of Kanaio, past ʻUlupalakua along the Piʻilani Highway. This is on the slopes of Haleakalā, mauka of ʻĀhihi Kīnaʻu in South Maui. These images came into our newsroom at around 8:42 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026.

A small home in Kanaio was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon, displacing a single resident, fire officials said.

Upon arrival on scene in the remote area above Upper Kanaio Road, crews found a structure approximately 600 square feet that had already been completely destroyed by fire.

As of 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 17, approximately two acres of heavy brush has burned in Upper Kanaio, and the fire was nearly contained at last report.

Upcountry firefighters responded to a structure fire reported near Mile 17 of Piʻilani Highway, in the Kanaio area on Friday, August 5, 2016, at 7:14 p.m.

The fire burned about a half-acre of grass, 3⁄4 mile mauka of Bully’s Burgers, at Mile 18 of the Piʻilani Highway.