Wildfire, Honolulu
- When
- July 18, 2:55 PM HST to July 19, 4:12 PM HST
- Where
- Honolulu County, Central Portion
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, July 18 to 19, 2000
A brush fire burned 300 acres in central Oahu in the Waipio-Gentry area. The fire forced a closure of the H-2 Freeway in both directions, creating a massive traffic jam for several hours during rush hour on 18 July.
Where it happened
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- 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 fire burned 300 acres in central Oahu in the Waipio-Gentry area. The fire forced a closure of the H-2 Freeway in both directions, creating a massive traffic jam for several hours during rush hour on 18 July. A hundred firefighters, from 25 Honolulu fire units and five federal firefighting units, took part in containing the fire. Five helicopters from the Honolulu Fire Department and the Army were also used to in fighting the blaze. The fire did threaten some homes and commercial structures at times, but in the end, no serious damage or 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 Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 18, 2000
- Heat in Texas, July 18, 2000
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Nebraska, July 18 to 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, July 18, 2000
- Tornado in Missouri, July 18, 2000
- Flood in Illinois, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 18, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Maine, July 18, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 18, 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: 5155417.