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VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Hundreds Of Logs Stacked By Kawaihae
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by Big Island Video News
on Aug 9, 2015 at 1:30 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

Hundreds of logged eucalyptus trees were engulfed in flames this weekend, as a runaway brushfire burned through parts of the Kawaihae area. This video was captured by Kincaid Krizek early Sunday morning.

Video by Kincaid Krizek, audio from Hawaii County Civil Defense

VIDEO STORY

  • KAWAIHAE – Hundreds of logged eucalyptus trees were engulfed in flames this weekend, as a runaway brushfire burned through parts of the Kawaihae area. The video above was captured by Kincaid Krizek early Sunday morning. The logs were harvested from the eucalyptus stands along the Hamakua Coast and were temporarily being stored across from Pu’ukohola Heiau near Kawaihae Harbor, awaiting shipment to Asia markets.
image from video by Kincaid Krizek

image from video by Kincaid Krizek


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: brushfire, eucalyptus trees, Kawaihae, Kawaihae Harbor

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