Wildfire, Maui Central Valley
- When
- October 9, 3:40 PM HST to October 12, 5:00 PM HST
- Where
- Maui Central Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
Wildfire in Hawaii, October 9 to 12, 2017
A trio of fires in old sugar cane fields scorched about 140 acres of dry brush and fallow sugar cane in the western part of East Maui, west of the Omaopio and Pulehu Road junction. The blazes did not threaten any homes or other structures.
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 trio of fires in old sugar cane fields scorched about 140 acres of dry brush and fallow sugar cane in the western part of East Maui, west of the Omaopio and Pulehu Road junction. The blazes did not threaten any homes or other structures. Their cause was undetermined, though fire officials were suspicious that they had been deliberately set. No significant property damage or injuries were reported.
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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- Strong Wind in Virginia, October 9, 2017
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, October 9, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, October 9, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 9, 2017
- Winter Weather in Colorado, October 9, 2017
- High Wind in California, October 9, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, October 9, 2017
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 9, 2017
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, October 9 to 10, 2017
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, October 9 to 10, 2017
- High Wind in New Mexico, October 9, 2017
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: 721148.