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Brush Fire Closes Part Of South Point Road
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by Big Island Video News
on Aug 20, 2023 at 6:35 am

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STORY SUMMARY

KAʻŪ, Hawaiʻi - On Saturday, the Hawaiʻi Fire Department fought a fire on South Point Road near Kalae in the Kaʻū District.

image from interactive County of Hawaiʻi Hazard Impact Map with fire label added by BIVN to highlight the location of the brush fire. South Point Road closure shown with dashed red line.

UPDATE – (8:20 a.m.) – In a Sunday morning update issued just before 8 a.m., the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense reported South Point Road below Kamaoa Road remains closed and is open to local residents only. “Avoid the area when possible,” officials said.

CORRECTED spelling of Kalae

(BIVN) – A brush fire near Kalae in Kaʻū closed part of South Point Road on Saturday.

South Point Road was closed at the Ka Lae Road junction. South Point Road below Kamaoa Road was open for local traffic only.

Firefighters were monitoring the fire throughout the evening.

We will update this story when new information is available.


Filed Under: Kau Tagged With: South Point

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