Posted on 9:17 pm, Monday, June 18, 2012. Tags: brushfire, evacuation, fire, pahala
Fire crews continued the battle into the night against two brushfires along Hawaii 11 in Pahala. High winds complicated the effort in the afternoon, although officials said the winds died down after sunset. More than one dozen patients – plus staff members – at Ka‘u Hospital and students at a volleyball camp reportedly have been […]
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Posted on 11:07 pm, Monday, February 13, 2012. Tags: brushfire, kailua-kona
Firefighters responded to a 4:13 p.m. alarm Monday (Feb 13) to a brushfire North of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kuakini Highway intersection in Kailua-Kona. A power line fell, made contact with the ground and sparked the brushfire. The fire burned about one acre of undeveloped land. Kuakini Highway was closed between Keakealani Drive and […]
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Posted on 5:44 pm, Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Tags: brushfire, pta, saddle road
Hawaii Fire Department reports that Saddle Road is now open. Please drive with caution as fire crews will remain in the area over night.
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Posted on 6:01 pm, Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Tags: brushfire, pta, saddle road
Firefighters have been battling an out of control brushfire near the 45 mile marker of Saddle Road Tuesday (Oct 4). Police have closed Saddle Road on the West side at the Mamalahoa Highway junction (Hwy 190) and on the East side at the eight mile marker of Saddle Road. Hawaii County Civil Defense reports that […]
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Posted on 6:51 am, Friday, August 19, 2011. Tags: brushfire, hawaii volcanoes national park, joe molhoek, kealakomowaena
MEDIA RELEASE The fire management team at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is planning a controlled burn at Kealakomowaena on Friday, Aug. 19, near the bottom of Chain of Craters Road. The 130-acre burn will regenerate the growth of native pili grass and other indigenous plant species, as well as maintain a cultural landscape once occupied […]
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Posted on 6:41 pm, Friday, August 12, 2011. Tags: brushfire, kailua-kona, kaiminani drive
Fire crews continued work on the site of a 120 acre brushfire alongside Kaiminani Drive in Kona Friday (Aug 12). Crews put out hotspots along fire breaks cut by bulldozers along with other areas on the perimeter of the burn area.
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Posted on 1:07 am, Friday, August 12, 2011. Tags: brushfire, kaiminani drive, kona
Fire reported shortly after 9 p.m.; blaze spreading south below Lokahi Apartments as some residents evacuated
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Posted on 4:00 pm, Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Tags: brushfire, fire, ka‘u, police, punaluu
Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about three suspicious brushfires in the PunaluÊ»u area of Kaʻū in the span of a week. The August 3, August 7 and August 8 fires were located along Highway 11 in the area of the 55- and 56-mile markers and appear to have […]
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Posted on 10:38 pm, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Tags: brushfire, honokaa, waipio
Fire crews answered a 12:14 p.m. alarm Thursday (July 28) to Honokaa-Waipio Road for a brushfire between the four and five mile markers on the makai side of the road. The roadway was blocked while firefighters and chopper one battled the fast moving brushfire fanned by trade winds pushing the fire towards the highway. The […]
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Posted on 2:26 am, Saturday, September 4, 2010. Tags: brushfire, mauna kea state recreation area, pohakuloa training area
MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will reopen the Mauna Kea State Recreation Area on Monday, Sept. 6. The public is reminded to stay within the park area and avoid any of the burnt areas on the perimeter of the park which are included in the fire hazard closure area. The […]
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Posted on 12:54 pm, Monday, August 23, 2010. Tags: billy kenoi, brushfire, mayor, pta, saddle road
Saddle Road remains closed as the military takes over the fire scene which has burned between 600-1,000 acres of land Monday. An update on the fire with Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi.
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Posted on 6:50 pm, Monday, July 5, 2010. Tags: brushfire, kona
Hawaii County Police reports that Highway 190 (Mamalahoa Highway) is now open to traffic. Motorists should use caution as there may still be fire equipment on the roadway. Earlier the roadway was closed due to a brushfire on the makai side of the highway near the 27 mile marker.
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Posted on 5:58 pm, Friday, March 12, 2010. Tags: brushfire, kawaihae, puako, south kohala
Windy conditions are feeding a brushfire in Kawaihae. The blaze, which started about 1 p.m. Friday, March 12, has scorched 600 acres.
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Posted on 6:05 pm, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Tags: brushfire, waikoloa
As of 6 p.m. Hawaii County Civil Defense reports that Waikoloa Road is now open in both directions. The road was closed earlier due to a brushfire along the south side of Waikoloa road.
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