Firefighters extinguished hotspots and reinforced control lines on the south, east and mauka flanks of the fire on June 17. The fire is 95% as of 7 p.m. The fire was contained to 93% as of 7 p.m. on June 16 and officials lifted evacuation orders as well due to the increased fire containment.

A brush fire that started on Maui over the weekend has resulted in evacuations and burned hundreds of acres. On June 15, Maui County stated that the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) ordered residents “near Mile Markers 24 and 25 of Kahikinui” to evacuate.

Army helicopters are continuing attempts to contain a brush fire at the Schofield Barracks Range Complex in Hawaii that has already burned about 570 acres since it began.

A major brush fire at Schofield Barracks burned 570 acres but is 50% contained as the U.S. Army and federal firefighters continue to extinguish the blaze.

Nearly two years after a wind-whipped wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui destroyed whole neighborhoods in Lahiana, dump trunks began moving about 400,000 tons of debris to the final disposal site this week.

A 19-page letter began arriving last week with deadlines and instructions on how to file for part of the settlement.

Maui County firefighters are continuing efforts to contain the Kahikinui brush fire that ignited Sunday morning and quickly spread across dry and steep terrain near Piʻilani Highway. Select whether each of the following should be a major factor ...