Hawai‘i Police Department stated at 10 a.m. Friday that Kawili Street between Laukapu Street and Hinano Street is now open.
It had been closed due to a trash fire.
At 5:47 a.m. on Friday, June 17, the contents in the trash compartment of a commercial rubbish truck caught on fire. The vehicle driver expelled the contents of the truck load on the shoulder of Kawili Street.
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Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel extinguished the burning trash and the Department of Public Works is also responding to the scene to evaluate this incident.
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