Wildfire, Leeward Haleakala
- When
- October 16, 3:30 PM HST to October 17, 6:00 PM HST
- Where
- Leeward Haleakala forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
Wildfire in Hawaii, October 16 to 17, 2016
A fire charred 90 acres of brush and grass near Kahikinui and Kaupo on the Valley Isle of Maui. The blaze did not threaten any structures or vehicles, and no serious injuries were reported.
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 charred 90 acres of brush and grass near Kahikinui and Kaupo on the Valley Isle of Maui. The blaze did not threaten any structures or vehicles, and no serious injuries were reported. Its cause was under investigation.
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
- Rip Current in Texas, October 16, 2016
- Wildfire in Georgia, October 16 to 31, 2016
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 16 to 17, 2016
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, October 16 to 17, 2016
- High Wind in California, October 16, 2016
- High Wind in Wyoming, October 16, 2016
- High Wind in California, October 16 to 17, 2016
- High Wind in Nevada, October 16 to 17, 2016
- High Wind in Utah, October 16 to 17, 2016
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, October 16, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Florida, October 16, 2016
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, October 16, 2016
More
Every storm in Hawaii in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Hawaii, October 2016
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: 659533.