· a flare-up in the area of the mauna kea resort, just mauka of the golf course, has triggered an evacuation order for the north fairways at mauna kea and the villas at mauna kea. No homes were at risk, but the flames came within miles of a critical highway friday. Officially known as the mauna kea 33 fire, it burned over 1,300 acres of native mamane (sophora chrysophylla) and naio (myoporum sandwicensis) forest immediately adjacent to mauna kea state park. · a wildfire on hawaiis big island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning … The presence of large amounts of fine fuel from grasses, dry climate, and human ignition sources produces a significant risk of wildfire in this area year-round. · honolulu (ap) — a wildfire on hawaii’s big island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning in a rural area between the mauna loa and mauna kea volcanoes. · the hawai‘i fire department was dispatched at approximately 6:43 p. m. · as of press time wednesday, the fire that caused evacuations from kohala ranch, kohala by the sea, kohala estates, kohala waterfront and the north and south fairways at mauna kea beach resort were still being quenched by fire personnel. Army installation management command in the pacific, the first responders from u. s. To mauna kea off of mana road and is … · pōhakuloa training area, hawaii – competing against many other small fire departments across the u. s. Fire is a major threat to critical habitat for the palila on mauna kea, hawai‘i.