ReportOlowalu Fire 40% Contained, but Evacuation All-Clear UnverifiedAired September 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTCWritten September 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:11A brush fire forced Olawalu Village to evacuate.0:14In West Maui, the response also closed a highway and disrupted electricity.0:19About 740 customers were warned to expect an overnight outage.0:22But has the evacuation order been lifted?0:25The order came at 2.39 p.m., about 42 minutes after the fire was reported near the0:29village.0:30It covered Olawalu Village from Luawe Street to Iheihan Street because the fire0:34threatened life and property.0:36Sirens reportedly sounded about a minute later.0:39By 8:42 that evening, an evacuation map listed Ma 825 and Ma 830 under orders and0:45neighboring Ma 81PB under a warning.0:47Those are Saturday's map designations, not a verified status for Sunday.0:51The Olawalu order and its street boundaries have separate corroboration.0:55A reproduced Maui evacuation notice nevertheless lists the county of Kauai as its1:00provider.1:01That anomalous label does not establish that Kauai issued the order.1:05By 7:30 p.m.1:06Saturday, the fire was estimated at more than 100 acres and 40% contained.1:11Maui Mayor Richard Bisson separately described it as 40% contained.1:16Containment is progress against the fire.1:18It is not an all-clear for residents.1:20No verified update establishes that the evacuation order was lifted or that people1:25were allowed back.1:26Those acreage figures cannot be merged into one final measure of what burned.1:30The evening estimate was more than 100 acres.1:33Bisson's separate description put the fire within a 300-acre area, but the time and1:37measurement behind that figure are not established.1:40The area containing a fire need not be the same as the acreage already burned.1:44There is no reconciled final acreage.1:46The disruption reached beyond the village.1:49Honoa Piolani Highway Route 30 was reported closed between North Kihei and Olawalu1:54General Store.1:54A reopening time has not been verified.1:56Maui County designated Lahaina Civic Center and South Maui Community Park Gym as2:01temporary evacuation points.2:02Lahaina Civic Center Gym was being converted into an emergency shelter.2:06There is no verified count of people who used either evacuation point.2:10Hawaiian Electric deenergized lines around Olawalu.2:13and warned about 740 customers to prepare for an overnight outage.2:17The available information does not establish when power was restored.2:21Fire crews were on scene, but their complete personnel and equipment tally is not2:25established.2:26The Saturday evening update reported no structures impacted at that point.2:30That was not a final damage assessment.2:32The number of homes at risk, the number of evacuees, any injuries, and the ultimate2:36property damage remain unestablished.2:39So does the fire's cause.2:40The answer for residents is still unresolved.2:4240% containment was reported, but no verified notice establishes that the evacuation2:47order changed or that it is safe to return.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗