The fire was first reported at 2:56 p.m. in the area of Puʻu Kapele Avenue.  Fire crews gained 100% containment at 5 p.m. and mop-up operations continued into the evening.

The Maui Fire Department conducts a live fire wildland training exercise today from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. just south of Haleakalā Highway and west of Keahua Road.  

The Maui Fire Department will conduct a single day live fire wildland training exercise on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The training will take place on a parcel of Mahi Pono land just south of Haleakalā Highway and west of Keahua Road, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. This is an extension of the training conducted last month.

Maui fire crews douse a 900-square foot brush fire this morning in the Kaiolohia "Shipwreck Beach" area on the island of Lānaʻi.

Jorgen Ka’ohele Busby, Jeremy Javier, Maroe Smith, Modesto Jacinto Jr, Michael Mullalley, Jeffrey Robson and Michael Howe have all been promoted to Fire Captain. Michael Gormley has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.

A 71-year-old male visitor has died Wednesday morning after an apparent drowning incident near Black Rock, or Pu'u Keka'a in Lahaina. 

Henry Lindo Jr. and Kristopher Sakamoto have been promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief, the Maui Fire Department announced today. 

A wind-whipped brush fire that burned about 2 acres of light brush off Honoapi'ilani Highway this morning has now been fully contained.

After conducting an aerial survey this morning, fire officials confirmed that a brush fire that ignited on Kahoʻolawe on Saturday has now scorched 5,400 acres. 

Maui fire crews are continuing to battle a brush fire that broke out on the Southwest end of Kahoʻolawe on Saturday has now burned 2635 acres.

Over 100 volunteers, council members, board members and community partners came together to recognize MEO's Volunteer of the Year nominees and honoree, and the Benefactors of the Year.

68-year-old woman was not able to walk after falling on the trail.

The exercise will be held on Wednesday at the University of Hawai'i Maui campus Laulima Building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Fire officials were notified that the woman fell on dry land at about 1:54 p.m. 

Fire officials say witnesses found the victim at the bottom of the ocean about 30 yards off the shore of the Montage Resort at about 1:12 p.m.