Posted on 1:27 pm, Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Tags: dlnr, hokukano ranch, kawaawaloa forest, kealakekua heritage ranch
MEDIA RELEASE More than 10,000 acres of native Hawaiian forest are now protected from development by the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), U.S. Forest Service, and the Hokukano Ranch. This follows the recent acquisition of a 1,000-acre conservation easement in South Kona. The area known as the Kaawaloa Forest, together with the adjacent […]
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Posted on 1:49 am, Thursday, January 7, 2010. Tags: charles flaherty, fire, hokukano ranch, Opinions
The media continues to mistakenly refer to the recent and on-going noxious mauka fires as brush fires. They are not…these fires are occurring within native forests filled with numerous endangered and threatened plant and animal species.
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Posted on 1:59 pm, Monday, January 4, 2010. Tags: brush fire, hokukano ranch, kealakekua heritage ranch, yee hop ranch
The following are status reports from county officials for the three fires in South Kona as of Tuesday morning: Yee Hop Ranch (Honomalino) – Fire is out. Hokukano Ranch (5,000 foot elevation above Konawaena High School ) – Fire is still burning within the bulldozed perimeter. Fire Department and ranch hands are on site. This […]
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Posted on 5:59 pm, Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Tags: brush fire, hokukano ranch, honomalino, kealakekua ranch, yee hop ranch
UPDATED: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29 (Attached are two aerial photos of the Kealakekua Ranch fire and two topo maps with GPS coordinates indicating the closest point of the Kealakekua fire to residential areas.) Firefighters continue to battle three brush fires burning in remote areas of mauka Kona, according to Mayor Billy Kenoi’s office Tuesday […]
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Posted on 10:23 pm, Monday, December 21, 2009. Tags: brush fire, hokukano ranch, konawaena
Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor Fire crews continued Monday trying to knock down the stubborn brush fire above Konawaena High School. The blaze, reported early Thursday afternoon, was fully contained by Saturday, but still is not extinguished, Fire Department officials said. Crews were expected to stay on scene overnight again, working on hot […]
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Posted on 7:00 pm, Saturday, December 19, 2009. Tags: brushfire, fire, hokukano ranch, konawaena
Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor UPDATED: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 The Fire Department reports no change – the blaze is 100 percent contained within the fire break and crews will continue the fight overnight. — 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19: Fire Department personnel report they have fully contained a wildfire above Konawaena […]
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Posted on 3:46 pm, Friday, December 18, 2009. Tags: fire, hokukano ranch, kona
The Hawaii Fire Department reports the brush fire located approximately 6 miles above Konawanena High School is 100 percent contained, but still burning with that area.
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