Waikapuna Fire
The Waikapuna Fire was reported on September 21, 2017 in Hawaii County, Hawaii and burned 1,645 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,645 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2017
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 18.989, -155.599.
The incident
- Size
- 1,645 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2017 at 5:30 AM HST
- Cause
- Not reported
- Location
- Waikapuna, Kau. 2 miles SE of Naalehu, HI
- County
- Hawaii County
- State
- Hawaii
- Nearest city reported
- Naalehu
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-HICNTY-170005
- IRWIN identifier
- 39730660-EDE6-4C66-B461-ECA8D2A1E6AE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Discovery Harbor, HI covers the area today.
Nearby
- Discovery Harbor, HI4 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hawaiian Ocean View, HI12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Pāhala, HI17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Honaunau-Napoopoo, HI37 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Volcano, HI39 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Captain Cook, HI41 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Hawaii wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 6, 2017 at 9:40 AM HST. Identifier 2017-HICNTY-170005.