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A fast-moving brush fire, first reported just before 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, near Olowalu Village, was estimated at more than 100 acres and 80% contained as of 7 p.m. on Sunday. No structures have been reported as impacted.

The Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency is urging residents and visitors at exposed oceanfront properties along Kauaʻi’s south and west shores to move to a safer location as soon as possible, before wind, rain, and ocean conditions make travel unsafe.

County of Maui offices and services will resume normal operations on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The County charging station and American Red Cross shelter at Eddie Tam in Makawao will close at 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 17. It will reopen on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. solely as a charging station, or temporary service site, for powering devices and connecting to WiFi via Starlink.

The latest County of Maui update as of 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 is posted here. At the directive of Gov. Josh Green, all County of Maui offices on Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi will be closed Monday, Aug. 17. Only essential personnel will report to work.

Due to extended power outages Upcountry, the County of Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in partnership with American Red Cross are opening a charging station equipped with WiFi at 7 p.m., Aug. 16, 2026, at Eddie Tam Memorial Center social hall, 931 Makawao Ave., Makawao. The area will double as a shelter.

As of 1:30 a.m., on Sunday, Aug. 16, Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center shelter in Pukalani has been closed due to flooding and is no longer available for residents seeking shelter from Lala.

Regularly scheduled Lala updates for Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 are posted here. Tropical storm conditions will spread westward from Maui County to Oʻahu this morning, then to Kauaʻi County later today.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for all Maui Nui islands. Here is an evening update provided by the County of Maui.

Ahead of Tropical Storm Lala impacts, County of Maui emergency officials identified Temporary Evacuation Points (TEPs) across Maui Nui that are proactively opening or are planning to open if conditions worsen. These sites can convert to shelters if needed. Meanwhile, several County events and services, including Maui Bus, have been adjusted or cancelled due to the incoming storm.

Disaster teams on the ground are ready to support shelters, provide meals and other disaster recovery supplies as soon as it is safe to do so after the storm moves away from the islands.   

Gov. Josh Green and partners gathered in Waimānalo, Wednesday, to celebrate the opening of Ke Kauhale ʻo Luhia. It’s the 26th site under the statewide Kauhale Initiative and a new intergenerational village intentionally designed to bring together single adults, kūpuna and families in one connected community.

Maui Emergency Management Agency, other County of Maui departments / agencies and the American Red Cross will proactively open shelters across Maui at 5 p.m. today, April 8, 2026, ahead of severe weather impacts. 

County crews are gearing up for storm response as impacts from a low pressure system begin impacting the state. Two shelters on Maui will proactively open at 5 p.m., including locations in Kīhei, and Wailuku. Residents and visitors on Maui and Molokaʻi are urged to conserve water as a precaution during this severe weather event.

Three shelters on Maui closed at 5 p.m., March 22, 2026, as weather conditions from the kona storm 2 improved and shelter numbers declined, according to Maui Emergency Management Agency. Two shelters – one in South Maui and one on Moloka’i – remain open.

Areas currently under Maui Emergency Management Agency evacuation WARNING are some neighborhoods in Molokaʻi, Lahaina, Kīhei and ʻĪao Valley, as well as Wailuku along ʻĪao River, and Wahikuli and Leali‘I neighborhoods below Ka La‘i Ola due to retention basin level monitoring.

Maui Emergency Management Agency, County of Maui Department of Parks and Recreation and the American Red Cross recently moved the Molokaʻi shelter across the street to Mitchell Pau’ole Community Center, 90 Ainoa St., Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi. Also, a Temporary Evacuation Point was opened at Kilohana Recreation Center, 334 E. Kamehameha V Highway.

Maui Emergency Management Agency, County of Maui Parks and Recreation and the American Red Cross will begin proactively opening shelters across Maui today, March 20, 2026, ahead of kona storm 2 impacts.

The new kona storm forecast to reach the state beginning today follows a severe kona storm that impacted the state March 13 to 16, 2026. Maui received the highest rainfall totals in the state from the first kona storm, and wind speeds were second highest in the state, according to NWS data. Flooding and wind severely damaged portions of South Maui, ‘Īao, Upper Kula, East Maui and Lahaina.

In coordination with the Maui Emergency Management Agency and County of Maui Department of Human Concerns, the American Red Cross opened shelters at Maui County Kaunakakai Gym on Molokaʻi, Lahaina Civic Center in West Maui, the South Maui Community Park gym and the Maui High School gym in Kahului.

To prepare for a powerful kona storm, Mayor Richard Bissen signed an emergency proclamation on Tuesday, that lets the county access state and federal assistance and streamlines procedures to quickly deploy resources, personnel and services if needed.