#Hawaii Fire Department

However, incident area remains dangerous and can present hazardous conditions to the general public; all streets in downtown Hilo are also now open.

The fire displaced seven residents and resulted in the evacuation of dozens more from nearby buildings, but no fatalities or injuries were reported.

The identities of the 2 fire victims, who each was found in different separate locations within the now apartment building, have not yet been released; cause of the early morning Nov. 29 fire is unknown and it remains under investigation.

42-year-old Earl Kekuanaoa Hind, who was last known to have launched his fishing vessel Makalapua Onalani from the South Point area, has not been heard from since that day on April 7.

As of this morning, firebreaks have been cut completely around the burn area.

While the fire continues to burn, Mana Road remains closed, but Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Saddle Road) still is open.

Residents at an apartment complex in Pepe‘ekeo were evacuated Monday night after a fire broke out in one of the units.

Hawai’i Fire Department Chief Kazuo Todd said the structure fire that destroyed the historic Hilo hotel built in 1911 was one of the largest his crews have responded to in recent memory; it was a total $1.4 million loss.

This is the 18th traffic fatality of 2025 as compared to 24 traffic fatalities this same time last year.

When crews arrived on scene, they found a single-family residence 90% involved in flames.

The Manowaiale`e Forest Reserve fire in the Hāmākua District has burned about 420 acres and is 30% contained.

When crews arrived on scene, they found a single-story 800-1,000-square-foot home that was 75% involved with flames.

The fire and police department heroes were honored for preventing a suicide, recovering a body in a river after a three-day search, and saving lives by performing or instructing CPR.

Believing the origin of the fire to be suspicious, the battalion chief on scene requested fire inspectors to perform an investigation.

Kawaihae Road has opened one of its lanes for contraflow traffic.

No people were inside the burning home, and no injuries were reported, according to the Hawaiʻi Fire Department.

Hawai‘i Fire Chief Kazuo Todd said there were no lightning strikes in the area where the fire started, so the blaze is likely to be human-caused. Whether it was intentional or accidental is still under investigation at this point.

Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel responded Saturday afternoon to a small wildfire near the 21-mile marker of Highway 19 near Pōhakupuka. Firefighters also battled 2 separate blazes about 15 to 20 miles north and west of there the prior 2 days that burned a total of less than about 330 acres.

Hawai‘i County Mayor Kimo Alameda reports that less than 180 acres have burned between mile markers 36 and 39 of Highway 19 in Hāmākua; Hawai’i Fire Department personnel continue to respond to the blaze makai of the highway.

The tree had fallen across all lanes of Kīlauea Avenue and on a portion of the Calvary Chapel Hilo.