#Mana Road Fire
Sounding sirens for wildfires in Hawaiʻi may soon be standard emergency protocol
Talks are underway with officials from the Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency and all four counties about codifying a new emergency response protocol to use sirens during wildfires everywhere in the state. It could become official “within days.”
Wildfire awareness campaign launches amid predictions of prolonged drought
Derek Wroe of the National Weather Service cautioned about weather complacency: “While everything is green and lush right now, we are expecting below-average rainfall, as we enter the dry season in Hawai‘i. Our long-range modeling shows that even our normally wet winter (2023-2024) will be abnormally dry.”
Gov. Ige Proclaims September “National Preparedness Month”
Gov. David Y. Ige declared September National Preparedness Month in response to the hardships and challenges facing the state and island ʻohana.
DLNR: Mana Road Fire Fight was a Community Effort
The Mana Road fire that burned along Old Saddle Road on the slopes of Mauna Kea on Hawai‘i Island was one of the largest wildland fires in recorded Hawai‘i history. In late July and early August, it scorched more than 42,000 acres of mostly grassland above Waimea and largely on the Parker Ranch.
