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On August 4, 2023, at 11:01 a.m. HST (UTC 21:01), the first of many small fires ignited on Maui. A 30-acre brush fire was reported adjacent to the Kahului Airport in a field. By 9:29 p.m. HST (UTC 07:29), the fire was reported 90% contained, [56][57][58] but many flights out of the airport were delayed to August 11.
August 8 – The town of Lāhainā on Maui is destroyed in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires. [2] August 9 –. Parts of western and upcountry Maui island in Hawaii, United States, are evacuated as wildfires cause power outages and disruption to emergency services in western Maui and other parts of Hawaii including Oahu and the Big Island, with at ...
Nov. 1—The Honolulu Fire Department, on Tuesday at 7 :13 a.m., resumed efforts to suppress a wildland fire that ignited in mountainous terrain above Mililani Mauka. ... November 1, 2023 at 12:02 ...
The main part of the fire was about 4 miles (6 kilometers) from the Mililani Mauka housing area and was headed away from it, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a statement Thursday.
A wildfire burning in a remote Hawaii rainforest is underscoring a new reality for the normally lush island state just a few months after a devastating blaze on a neighboring island leveled an ...
2023 Canadian wildfires: Canada (10 provinces and 3 territories) [85] Largest Canadian wildfire season in recorded history. 2023 14,000+ acres (5,556+ ha) 2023 Hawaii wildfires: Hawaii Deadliest wildfire in recorded Hawaii history, referred to as worst natural disaster in history of Hawaii by Governor Josh Green. [86] 2023 11,020 acres (4,460 ha)
Nearly 85% of U.S. wildfires are caused by humans, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Natural causes include lightning and volcanic activity. The Hawaiian Islands have six active volcanoes ...
Honolulu Fire Department Chief Sheldon Hao said personnel fought the fire for 10 days before it was given over to the Department of the Interior. ... 2023—18 related to fireworks, eight ...