"Maui Fire Department trucks are lined up along Piilani Highway in Kihei on Saturday afternoon while firefighters battle a brush fire mauka of the highway near the Kaonoulu Street intersection." Credit: The Maui News / Colleen Uechi
September is slated to be a busy time for wildfire -- be vigilant and have a plan to evacuate early.
From the Source:
"A fire in Kihei burned up to 5 acres of brush before it was contained Saturday, a fire official said.
The fire was reported at 2:24 p.m. mauka of Piilani Highway near the Kaonoulu Street intersection, Fire Services Chief Edward Taomoto said. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 2:48 p.m. to find approximately one-half of an acre burning."