Hawaii, 2007

Wildfire in Hawaii, August 12 to 19, 2007

August 12 to 19, 2007 · NWS HFO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A blaze scorched about 7000 acres of dry brush in the North Shore area of Oahu, near Waialua. The fire raged from Sunday, August 12, through Sunday, August 19.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$1.0 million
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 blaze scorched about 7000 acres of dry brush in the North Shore area of Oahu, near Waialua. The fire raged from Sunday, August 12, through Sunday, August 19. It began at 1:40 P.M. on the 12th near the University of Hawaii Experimental Farm near Kaukonahua Road and spread in all directions over the next week. Residents close to the fire were evacuated for a time as crews worked to contain the blaze, and many homes became covered with soot. However, in the end, there were no serious injuries or significant property damage. The cause of the fire was not determined.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 12, 10:15 AM HST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 12, 10:15 AM HST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1015 AM HST SUN AUG 12 2007

.SYNOPSIS...FLOSSIE IS EXPECTED TO PASS SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS
 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS THE ATTENTION HAS BEEN ON
 MUCH OF AN EFFECT HURRICANE FLOSSIE WILL HAVE ON THE ISLANDS.
 IT SHOULD PASS SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS WITH THE CURRENT PROJECTED
 PATH PASSING FLOSSIES CENTER WITHIN 100 MILES SOUTH OF THE
 BIG ISLAND. FLOSSIES PERIPHERAL SHOWERS AND GRADIENT STRENGTHENED
 WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR MAINLY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HOW MUCH THEY
 INCREASE IS DEPENDENT UPON HOW CLOSE OR HOW FAR FLOSSIE PASSES
 TO THE STATE. THE CURRENT FORECAST PACKAGE WHICH IS UNCHANGED FROM
 THIS MORNING REFLECTS THE SOON TO BE ISSUED 11 AM HURRICANE
 FORECAST. PLEASE REFER TO THE HURRICANE DISCUSSION FOR DETAILS.

 WEATHER SHOULD THEN CLEAR THURSDAY BUT WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN
 NORMAL TRADE WIND SPEEDS AS A HIGH CELL NORTH OF THE ISLANDS
 MOVES CLOSER TO HAWAII.

&&

.HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
 NONE.

&&

MATSUDA

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, Oahu North Shore

When
August 12, 1:40 PM HST to August 19, 8:00 PM HST
Where
Oahu North Shore forecast zone
Crop damage
$1.0 million
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
21.455, -157.961 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 49798.