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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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