By Audrey Mcavoy, Kathy Mccormack And Mark Thiessen HONOLULU (AP) \u2014 A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents on the opposite side of the same island where a devastating blaze killed over 100 people two years ago. The fire started Sunday in a sparsely populated area with land set aside for Native Hawaiians. Here\u2019s what we know about the fire so far: Fire size now estimated at 330 acres The Kahikinui was initially estimated at 500 acres (202 hectares), but aerial surveys overnight put the estimate at about 330 acres (134 hectares), Maui’s fire department said. The fire is 85% contained. The remote, challenging terrain made it difficult to estimate the fire’s size, the department said in a statement. A… <\/p>\n
By Audrey Mcavoy, Kathy Mccormack And Mark Thiessen HONOLULU (AP) \u2014 A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents on the opposite side of the same island where a devastating blaze killed over 100 people two years ago. The fire started Sunday in a sparsely populated area with land set aside for Native Hawaiians. Here\u2019s what we know about the fire so far: Fire size now estimated at 330 acres The Kahikinui was initially estimated at 500 acres (202 hectares), but aerial surveys overnight put the estimate at about 330 acres (134 hectares), Maui’s fire department said. The fire is 85% contained. The remote, challenging terrain made it difficult to estimate the fire’s size, the department said in a statement. A... <\/p>\n