According to Maui Electric staff, they are prepared and equipped to operate at an alternative location to maintain electrical service if personnel have to evacuate the Maalaea Generating Station in the interest of safety. Maui Veterans Highway was shut down at 2:20 p.m. Thursday from the Central Maui baseyard to its intersection with Piilani Highway and North Kihei Road while Maui Fire Department firefighters continue to battle a brush fire. #hiwx pic.twitter.com/q4yYY8AWEz. More than 24 hours after the massive fire began burning, Governor David Ige issued an emergency disaster proclamation for the island, enabling the state to provide “quick and efficient relief’ as firefighters worked to get the blaze under control. There are three engines and two battalion chiefs on scene, along with bulldozers helping from West Maui Land Co., Goodfellow Bros. and the County of Maui Department of Public Works. "I am declaring our Valley Isle a disaster area for the purpose of implementing the emergency management functions as allowed by law," Ige said in a statement. Several businesses and stores were also evacuated, including Target and Lowes. For a while, Hookele Street and Maui Veterans Highway were closed in the vicinity of the fire, but they reopened. According to the Maui County, the Kihei-bound lane on North Kihei Road is open. Maui Veterans Highway was shut down at 2:20 p.m. Thursday from the Central Maui Baseyard to its intersection with Piilani Highway and North Kihei Road while firefighters continue to battle brush fire. Drivers are being told to expect heavy traffic. The shelters are located at Kamalii Elementary School (180 Alanui Ke'ali'i, Kihei, HI 96753) and the second is at the War Memorial Complex (700 Halia Nakoa St, Wailuku, HI 96793). The Hawaii Tourism Authority advised visitors heading to or from the airport to contact their airlines for flight status due to power issues. So now this is my nightmare that I knew would come sooner or later this summer because it's been so dry," Mayor Victorino said. However around 1:30 p.m Friday., a separate, fast-moving brush fire started in the vicinity of Lowes and the new Safeway store. It just goes wherever it wants to go with the wind driving it. Everyone should bring carriers.". The Kihei Community Center, manned by the Department of Parks and Recreation; with 156 people and six dogs there. Feed My Sheep and Maui Economic Opportunity are also evacuating their assets from the area. Maui Electric reports that there are three remaining customers who are offline until the fire can be contained and crews can assess the situation. According to Mayor Victorino no one has been reported injured and no properties have been lost. Victorino called the new fire a "very fluid situation" that firefighters did not have control of yet. Governor David Ige is expected to declare a state of emergency for Maui County later Friday morning. Department of Water Supply crews are working to repair three to four waterline breaks on North Kihei Road fronting Maalaea Power Plant. David Ige declared the Maui County a disaster area on Friday, which enables the state to provide "quick and efficient relief" from the damages, losses and suffering the wildfire may have caused. The new fire required two engine companies, two tankers, helicopter and a private bulldozer. Victorino said in a Friday press conference that a new brush fire in Kahului was threatening a business park and other structures. Courtesy: County of Maui / Chris Sugidono photos. The fire was reported Thursday morning at 10:42 a.m. local time near the intersection of Waiko Road and Kuihelani Highway. Copyright 2019 Hawaii News Now. High resolution imagery from GOES-17 is showing smoke associated with a fire in Maui's central valley this afternoon. According to the Maui Fire Department (MFD), the fire was reported Thursday at 10:42 a.m. south of the intersection of Kuihelani Highway and Waiko Road. Firefighters will continue to monitor the blaze that has consumed an estimated 10,000 acres of fallow former sugar cane lands and dry brush, according the county. A massive brush fire is burning in Central Maui, and residents in areas of Kihei and Maalaea are being ordered to evacuate to safety. Air drops of water are being administered by MFD's Air One and Two helicopters. Mayor Victorino thanked various churches, businesses and organizations for donating food, water and supplies to those affected by the fire. Motorists may drive out but not in to Kihei, according to Maui Police. The fire that began around Waiko Road has not grown from Friday morning and has burned a little more than 9,000 acres, according to preliminary GIS mapping. Three Maui Fire department helicopters made water-drops until nightfall, they are expected to return Friday morning. So-called “smokers” in the middle of burn areas are a lower priority than those closer to fire perimeter areas. Hansen Road was closed. Shelters are still open at this time with Kamalii Elementary having 253 people and being run by the Red Cross. The Maui Fire Department has deployed 23 firefighters on the ground with engines and tankers . Maui Veterans Highway has reopened for traffic leaving Kihei only at this time. Residents on Ohukai and to Uwapo Road are clear to return to their homes. Gov. In addition, the Puunene fire is 80% contained, according to Maui County. The Hawaii Department of Transportation tweeted this around 7 p.m. Thursday: Mayor Victorino says another factor that's fueling the fire is a lack of rain. “Words cannot express how relieved I am that there were no injuries or major property damage from what were dangerous, fast-moving fires that required evacuations and road closures,” Victorino said. Water will be turned off for approximately eight hours starting around 2:30 p.m. Friday. Maui Humane Society tweeted that they are safe and sound with all the animals. A brush fire on Maui on the Maalaea side of Waiko road has jumped Kuihelani Highway, forcing that roadway to close from Honoapiilani to Maui Lani Parkway. The Maui Humane Society is evacuating, and says, "We need help to transport to Maui high. Maui County reports that the South Maui fire that began Thursday in Central Maui is now 70% contained. Police closed Pulehu Road between Hookele Street and Hansen Road. Updated 0257 GMT (1057 HKT) July 13, 2019.

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