Wildfire, Maui
- When
- October 14, 1:00 PM HST to October 15, 2:00 AM HST
- Where
- Maui County, 3 mi S of Pukalani
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 20.868, -156.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Wildfire in Hawaii, October 14 to 15, 2003
A fire scorched 400 acres of pasture land and brush south of Pukalani just off Kula Highway near Omaopio Road on the island of Maui. The fire destroyed 2000 feet of waterline and some fencing around the pasture, and forced the evacuation of several horses and cattle from the area.
Where it happened
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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 fire scorched 400 acres of pasture land and brush south of Pukalani just off Kula Highway near Omaopio Road on the island of Maui. The fire destroyed 2000 feet of waterline and some fencing around the pasture, and forced the evacuation of several horses and cattle from the area. Also, flames came within 10 feet of a barn. In the end, however, there were no serious injuries, no homes had to be evacuated, and no structures were damaged. The cause of the fire was unknown.
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
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More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5327798.