A major brush fire at Schofield Barracks burned 570 acres but is 50% contained as the U.S. Army and federal firefighters continue to extinguish the blaze.

Federal and City firefighters are working to contain a 250-acre brush fire on the Schofield Barracks Range. According to U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, the fire has been burning slowly since June 3, and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

A 19-page letter began arriving last week with deadlines and instructions on how to file for part of the settlement.

The Kahikinui Homestead residents faced a tense night away from their homes due to a brush fire, highlighting the challenges of limited infrastructure in their rural community.

Nearly two years after a wind-whipped wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui destroyed whole neighborhoods in Lahiana, dump trunks began moving about 400,000 tons of debris to the final disposal site this week.

An Emergency Proclamation (EP) was signed Sunday at 6 p.m., by Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, in response to a brush fire on Maui.

An emergency evacuation order has been issued near Kahikinui due to an active brush fire, estimated to be up to 20 acres big, on Sunday morning.