The Kahikinui fire is now 85-percent contained after scorching 330 acres. The blaze is burning mauka of Piilani Highway and firefighters are battling in the air and on the ground.

KAHIKINUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Firefighters on Maui are responding to an active brush fire in the Kahikinui area around Mile Marker 24. The Maui Emergency Management Agency alerted residents in the ...

The Kahikinui Homestead residents faced a tense night away from their homes due to a brush fire, highlighting the challenges of limited infrastructure in their rural community.

KAHIKINUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — Firefighters on Maui are responding to an active brush fire in the Kahikinui Homestead area around Mile Marker 24 on Piʻilani Hwy on the southern slope of Haleakalā.

Propane tanks and discarded tires are temporarily stored at Kahikinui homestead on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Kahikinui, Hawaii. Residents were asked to remove unused items to reduce fire risks.

Firefighters on Maui are responding to an active brush fire in the Kahikinui Homestead area around Mile Marker 24 on Piʻilani Hwy on the southern slope of Haleakalā.

The Kahikinui fire may seem small compared to continental U.S. fires, but it’s significant for an island of 735 square miles (1,903 square kilometers). Other Western fires ...

Sheep graze at Kahikinui Homestead on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Kahikinui, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) AP An aerial view shows the landscape of Waikoloa Village, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Hawaii.

HWMO helps communities like Kahikinui become Firewise. In the 10 years preceding the August 2023 Maui fires that destroyed Lahaina, 15 Hawaii communities joined Firewise USA.

Sheep graze at Kahikinui Homestead on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Kahikinui, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) AP An aerial view shows the landscape of Waikoloa Village, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Hawaii.