#Waiko Road

(Update: 7:15 a.m., Friday, Sept. 18, 2026): The fire that began Thursday afternoon along Kūihelani Highway was 100% contained at 7:30 p.m. last night, after firefighters received assistance from a bulldozer to cut a fire line around the burned area.

A brush fire on Waikō Road near Manea Place in Wailuku burned about two acres of brush and grass on Thursday night. Upon arrival, crews found the fire burning southwest of Waikō Road. Firefighters had to move concrete barriers to access the site.

As part of its ongoing efforts to harden the island’s electrical grid, Hawaiian Electric will begin 32 steel pole restorations in parts of Maui Veterans Highway, Pūlehu Road, and Dairy Road. No service interruptions to customers are expected.

Maui County officials issued a final environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for a $6 million project to install 5,800 feet of sewer lines and replace aging waterlines for approximately 100 lots in Waikapū.

The Maui County Department of Environmental Management is seeking public comment on a proposed $6 million project to upgrade Waikapū sewage and waterline systems.

The fire near Waikō Road and Kūihelani Highway was extinguished as of 8:54 p.m., according to Maui Fire Command. All roads have since reopened in the area.

To safely make urgent repairs to a pole impacted by the storm, Hawaiian Electric crews will require a road closure on Honoapi‘ilani Highway between mile markers 2 and 3 between Waikō Road and Kamehameha Golf Course Road in Waikapū today, Jan. 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorists will be detoured to Kūihelani Hwy. and Waikō Road. No service interruptions are expected.

Maui police have launched a shooting investigation after the death of a motorist in Waikapū early Monday morning. Police have since identified the victim as Shawn Lewis, 42, of Lahaina. Lewis was reportedly driving along the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Waikapū early Monday morning when he crashed shortly after midnight on Sept. 16, 2024, near Waiolu Place, forcing the closure of the highway for five hours while police conducted an investigation. The cause of death is pending autopsy.

Kūihelani Highway is now open as of 4 p.m. It was closed earlier this afternoon from Honoapiʻilani Highway to Waikō Road due to a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian.

(Update: 12:51 p.m., Tuesday, May 16, 2023). The Honoapiʻilani Highway is now OPEN in both directions. It was closed earlier today near Waikō Road due to a traffic accident investigation.

(Update 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 2019) Maui firefighters were able to fully contain a brush fire in Kīhei that consumed an estimated 270 acres, according to Maui fire officials.  The blaze, which was the largest of three separate fires reported on Sunday afternoon, moved south and mauka and was fanned by 10 to 15 […]

Waikō Road at Waiale Road is closed to traffic due to a downed utility pole.

Maui firefighters are responding to a brush fire off of Waiko Road, reported at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries as the result of a deadly traffic accident on the Kuihelani Highway on Friday night. Maui police have since identified the motorcyclist as Aaron Matthew Burnett, 36, of Lahaina.

In Kahului, utility installations will result in lane closures on Hāna Hwy in both directions between Hoʻokele St and Hansen Rd TODAY from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

East Waikō Road is closed from Kūihelani Highway to Manea Place in Waikapū due to a motor vehicle accident. The closure is expected to last for four hours.

Traffic along West Waiko Road will be affected by tree removal work on Jan. 11 to 15, 2016. The area will not be completely closed off, but traffic will be stopped intermittently between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each of those days.

Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle fire near Waikō Road in Waikapū. The fire has since been contained and Maui police have reopened travel to motorists in both directions. Sources tell us the roadway remains slick and motorists are advised to drive with caution in the area. A tow truck had arrived to remove the vehicle from the scene. Witnesses tell us that the drive and passengers appear to be uninjured.

The extension of Waiale Road was identified by the county as a long-range strategy to improve traffic flow within and around Waikapū Village, and provide an alternate route between Kahului and Wailuku.

East Waiko Road is now open in both directions. A portion of the roadway was temporarily closed earlier this morning due to a traffic accident reported at 5:22 a.m.