#omaopio fire

Maui Fire Department Warns Public of Phone Scam

The Maui Fire Department is warning the public about a telephone scam that is currently being attempted in Maui County. The scam comes amid a large wildfire that has burned 5,300 acres below Pukalani since it first started Thursday afternoon.

UPDATE: Brush Fire at Kula Ag Park

Pūlehu Road in Kula is CLOSED between Holopuni and the “Y” Omaopio/Pūlehu intersection due to a brush fire. Fire crews are on scene.

Brush Fire at Pūlehu/Ōma‘opio Junction

Firefighters arrived on scene at 12:15 a.m. to find a 20 x 100 foot strip of grass & brush burning off the shoulder of the road at the Pūlehu/Ōmaʻopio junction.

UPDATE: Pūlehu Brush Fire Blackens 30 Acres, Cause is Suspicious

A brush fire in fallow sugar cane off of Pūlehu Road burned a total of 30 acres before being brought under control.

Brushfire Burns Two Acres in Pūlehu/Ōmaʻopio Area

Maui firefighters were called to reports of a brushfire in the Pūlehu/Ōmaʻopio area at approximately 3:47 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2017.

Unscheduled Cane Fire Burns 500 Acres Off Pūlehu Road

Maui fire crews are responding to a brush fire in the Puʻunēnē area of Central Maui. The fire was reported at around 12:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.

Maui Crews Respond to 2 Kula Brush Fires

Maui firefighters are responding to a report of flames seen in a brush area near the Ag Park on Pūlehu Road near Ōmaʻopio in Kula.

Omaopio Fire Burns Warehouse Structure

When fire crews arrived on scene, the warehouse, which is used for an office, greenhouse, and two bedrooms, was approximately 30% involved in the fire, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.