(BIVN) – The Hawaiʻi Fire Department says it is responding to a 300 acre brushfire between Kaʻalualu Bay and South Point Road in the Kaʻū District.

In a Monday morning message from the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense, visitors and residents were advised “to avoid the area as smoke from the fire may affect visibility and air quality.”

This story will be updated with new information as it becomes available.