Haliimaile fire doubles to 4,300 acres Blaze 75 percent contained, no other evacuations required
A fire that came within half a mile of Skill Village had grown to 4,300 acres and was 75 percent contained as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Maui Fire Department.
The blaze, which began late Tuesday night in Haliimaile, had damaged numerous utility poles in the area but no other structures. Skill Village residents, who’d been warned late Wednesday night that they might have to evacuate, were able to stay in their homes, and Fire Services Chief Rylan Yatsushiro said Thursday afternoon that no homes were under threat.
“We utilized dozers to cut a firebreak, which stopped it,” Yatsushiro said.
On Thursday, crews were continuing to use heavy equipment to cut breaks around the perimeter of the fire, while all other resources were working on securing the perimeter. The Fire Department said that crews planned to work through the night to contain and monitor the fire.
