HONOLULU (AP) — 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.

A fast-moving brush fire tore through the Kahikinui region of Maui on Sunday, June 15, 2025. According to Maui Now, the fire scorched 330 acres of Hawaiian homestead lands and prompted emergency evacuations of about 50 residents.

A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced about 50 residents to evacuate. The fire is 85% contained and no structures have burned.