PHOTOS: A brush fire has burned 33 acres (revised downward from an earlier estimate of 90 acres) in an area mauka of the Honoapiสปilani Highway near Kakaสปalaneo Drive in the Puสปukoliสปi area of Kฤสปanapali near the old Sugar Cane Train warehouse. Evacuation orders have since been lifted and roads have reopened. Flight impacts have been reported.
Forward progress stopped,ย containment continues
As of 2:10 p.m., forward progress of the fire has been stopped, according to Maui Fire Department officials, but the fire is still smoldering and requires further containment. Materials continue to burn and produce smoke, which is impacting the roadway. Additional firefighters from the State of Hawaiสปi Airports Division have arrived to assist. Firefighters will continue working to extinguish the fire, but advise that this will take time.
Evacuations order lifted
Evacuation orders have since been lifted as of 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Orders, warnings and advisories were issued at around 1:20 p.m. by the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) for multiple zoned areas in Kฤสปanapali due to smoke and proximity amid Kฤสปanapali fire. The private road in Kฤสปanapali Golf Estates and Old Stuart Road (cane haul road) was opened for public use off of Puสปu Anoano Street. The evacuation order impacted the area mauka of Honoapiสปilani Highway between Kakaสปalaneo Drive and Puสปukoliสปi Road, including some homes above Hakui Loop.
At 2 p.m, the Hawaiสปi Department of Transportation reported that two charter flights and one Mokulele Airlines flight scheduled to leave out of Kapalua Airport on Maui this afternoon, have been canceled due to heavy smoke and traffic in the area. Passengers have been notified.
Honoapiสปilani Hwy. reopens
Both lanes of Honoapiสปilani Highway between Puสปukoliสปi Road and Lower Honoapiสปilani Highway (the lower road) were reopened at 2:40 p.m., according to Maui Police Department. At 12:12 p.m., witnesses reported seeing a first helicopter arriving to conduct water drops. County officials say both lanes of Honoapiสปilani Highway were closed at 12:22 p.m. between Puสปukoliสปi Road and Lower Honoapiสปilani Highway (the lower road) near the old Sugar Cane Train warehouse to allow helicopters to draw water from the ocean for firefighting operations.
