Wildfire, Hawaii
- When
- March 20, 11:25 AM HST to 8:00 PM HST
- Where
- Hawaii County, 3 mi S of Kamuela
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 19.602, -155.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, March 20, 2000
A brush fire burned about 850 acres in the Puukapu Farm Lots subdivision near Waimea, forcing 50 residents to flee their homes. Three small structures, all of them utility-type sheds, were destroyed.
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 fire burned about 850 acres in the Puukapu Farm Lots subdivision near Waimea, forcing 50 residents to flee their homes. Three small structures, all of them utility-type sheds, were destroyed. Drought conditions in the area, along with 40- to 45-mile-per-hour winds and the heat of the day, contributed to the severity of the blaze.The fire started from someone repairing a vehicle in the area, but exactly how it began was not clear.
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
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 20 to 21, 2000
- High Wind in Utah, March 20 to 21, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 20 to 21, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, March 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Dense Fog in Iowa, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 20 to 21, 2000
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, March 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: 5136942.