Fire burned an acre and a half of sugar cane Friday afternoon near the Paia Youth & Cultural Center, Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga said.
The cause of the fire reported at 5:48 p.m. was undetermined, and no injuries were reported, he said.
Paia and Kahului firefighters responded to the "unscheduled cane fire" and brought the blaze under control at 6:27 p.m., using water from the Kahului Fire Station's tanker, hand tools and an existing fire break, Mainaga said.
A damage estimate was not immediately available.


