Stubborn brush fire on Maui rekindles for second time in 5 months
For the second time in five months, a persistent brush fire rekindled in Kula on Tuesday, a Maui Fire Department spokesman said.
Residents reported seeing smoke near Manawainui bridge on Piilani Highway in Kahikinui about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, and firefighters arrived about 4:30 p.m. to find a 50-by-20 foot area smoldering mauka of Piilani Highway, said MFD spokesman Edward Taomoto.
The fire was a rekindlement from a previous brush fire in November 2015.
The same spot rekindled on Feb. 9 and appeared to have been smoldering underground for quite some time, Taomoto said.
Firefighters extinguished the fire at 4:54 p.m.
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Hawaiian winds are very unpredictable and can fuel the flames.