Leilani Fire
The Leilani Fire was reported on July 21, 2022 in Hawaii County, Hawaii and burned 18,600 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 18,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2022
- Personnel
- 49
Map
Perimeter mapped February 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM HST, 2,364 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 19.716, -155.674.
The incident
- Size
- 18,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2022 at 8:00 AM HST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 miles SE of Waikoloa Village
- County
- Hawaii County
- State
- Hawaii
- Protecting agency
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 49
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $450,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-HIPTYQ-000951
- IRWIN identifier
- 67B7F902-44B3-4FAA-8744-37637C9565AE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Waikoloa, HI covers the area today.
Nearby
- Waikoloa, HI17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Hōlualoa, HI19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kalaoa, HI20 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Honalo, HI20 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kealakekua, HI21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI21 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 19, 2022 at 12:59 PM HST. Identifier 2022-HIPTYQ-000951.