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HONOLULU (AP) -- Honolulu and Army helicopters are battling a wildfire in a remote mountainous area in Central Oahu.
The Honolulu Fire Department says no structures or homes are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered. But ash was falling on nearby neighborhoods and Army bases and the smell of smoke was in the air. U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii says child development centers on base are keeping children indoors because of the ash and smoke.
Two fire department helicopters and two Army Blackhawk helicopters are fighting the fire.
Mililani and Wahiawa are the towns closest to the fire.
Army installations Schofield Barracks and Wheeler Army Airfield are also in the vicinity.
October is the rainy season in Hawaii but drought has been afflicting the entire state. The U.S. Drought Monitor said Central Oahu was in moderate drought as of last week.