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Firefighters Wednesday continued to work the perimeters of a blaze that had burned more than 2,500 acres of fallow cane and brush between Haleakala Highway and Pulehu Road.
The fire was reported at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and had not grown beyond the 2,500 acres, Maui fire spokesman Rylan Yatsushiro said in a news release.
The brush fire continued to smolder into the early evening and a few large flare-ups that emerged were extinguished by firefighters, according to a statement release by Maui firefighters. A helicopter also continued water drops while crews worked the perimeter on the ground.
No structures are threatened and the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
In an unrelated incident, Maui firefighters have contained a 3- to 4-acre brush fire that broke out at 3:55 a.m. this morning near Kuihelani and Honoapi‘ilani highways near Maalaea.
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National Guard to scale back its Kilauea eruption support
The Hawaii National Guard is lessening its role in the Kilauea eruption support. It has deactivated the Dual Status Commander and Joint Task Force 5-0 in Hawaii County.
Task Force Hawaii will assume the command and control of National Guard Civil Support Operations in support of the county and could assist with helicopter transports and other contingencies.
The National Guard will continue to help secure neighborhoods and act as media escorts.
As of Sunday, more than 150 National Guard members were providing direct support to the county.
