Kawaihae Fire
The Kawaihae Fire was reported on August 8, 2015 in Hawaii County, Hawaii and burned 3,889 acres. It was fully contained on August 10, 2015. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,889 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 8, 2015
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 20.028, -155.821.
The incident
- Size
- 3,889 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 8, 2015 at 2:00 AM HST
- Contained
- August 10, 2015 at 7:00 PM HST
- Controlled
- August 18, 2015 at 7:30 AM HST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Hawaii County
- State
- Hawaii
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-HIPHP-0000001852
- IRWIN identifier
- 70999CAC-02E3-4C8A-AAAE-B90954E70528
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Puako, HI covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 23, 2015 at 9:28 AM HST. Identifier 2015-HIPHP-0000001852.