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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Maui’s Honoapiilani Highway is back open in both directions Thursday following a brush fire near Maalaea.
County officials said the fire initially created plumes of smoke that impacted visibility.
The county briefly closed several portions of Honoapiilani Highway and N. Kihei Road. Drivers were urged to avoid the area, and viewer video showed traffic backup as helicopters conducted water drops.
The roads were reopened at around 2:30 p.m.
The area is under a fire watch, as are the leeward areas of all islands, due to a heightened threat of fire from the combination of dry brush, low relative humidity, and strong trade winds.
The Hawaii News Now First Alert Weather team declared Thursday and Friday as First Alert Weather Days. Learn more here.
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