Overview

• Helicopters drawing ocean water support ground crews battling a brush fire burning in the hills above Kaʻanapali, leading to the closure of Honoapiʻilani Highway.
• An emergency evacuation order issued at 1:48 p.m. was lifted within an hour after firefighters succeeded in stopping the fire from advancing toward nearby homes.
• Officials report the blaze is now slowly being contained with no active evacuation orders in place, though residents have been advised to stay ready for updates.
• The fire erupted roughly two miles north of the site of the August 2023 Lahaina wildfire that killed more than 100 people.
• Since the 2023 disaster, Maui County has raised its fire department budget by $10 million and set aside $190 million for recovery, hiring, equipment upgrades and new monitoring systems.