Brush fire burns 3 to 4 acres near Piilani Highway in Kihei
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A brush fire burned about 3 to 4 acres near Piilani Highway in Kihei on Monday.
The Maui Fire Department received the call for a fire on the mauka side of Piilani Highway near Kaonoulu Street at 3:52 p.m. The fire prompted a closure of the highway from Kulanihakoi Street to Ohukai Road before firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find brush burning along the highway and spreading into an adjacent pasture. Crews attacked the fire from the highway while wildland firefighting vehicles accessed the flames through the pasture.
The department's Air 1 helicopter performed water drops to support firefighters on the ground.
Firefighters and a helicopter battle a brush fire near Piilani Highway in Kihei on Monday. Photo courtesy Maui Fire Department
The fire was brought under control at 5:05 p.m., according to the fire department. Firefighters remained at the scene Monday evening to extinguish remaining hot spots.
No injuries or property damage were reported, and no evacuations were ordered.
The cause remained undetermined.
Responding units included engines, tankers and other equipment from the Maui Fire Department, along with a tanker from Goodfellow Bros.
Piilani Highway reopened Monday night.