Wildfire, Hawaii
- When
- July 1, 1:00 AM HST to July 5, 3:00 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, Volcano
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, July 1 to 5, 2000
A brush and grassland fire burned 1000 acres in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park over a four-and-a-half day period in early July. Although the fire came within 30 feet of the Kipuka Puaulu Picnic Shelter, the structure remained undamaged.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS HFO wrote it up.
A brush and grassland fire burned 1000 acres in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park over a four-and-a-half day period in early July. Although the fire came within 30 feet of the Kipuka Puaulu Picnic Shelter, the structure remained undamaged. No other damage or serious injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 1 to 4, 2000
- Rip Current in New Jersey, July 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 1 to 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 1, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 1, 2000
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in New York, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, July 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, July 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5155416.