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Hawaii Wildfires: Live Fire Map

1 active wildfire burning 560 acres in Hawaii right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.

1
Active fires
560
Acres
0
Under 50% contained
40
Air quality · Good

Current situation in Hawaii

Normal activity
Large fires (1K+)
0
New fires (48h)
0
NWS alerts
0

Hawaii currently has 1 active wildfire burning a combined 560 acres. The biggest is the Kawaihae Road fire in Hawaii County at 560 acres, 100% contained. No fire weather alerts are in effect for the state right now. Air quality near the center of the state is good (AQI 40).

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Bold outline: Hawaii boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.

This season vs the last decade

4% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026560 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)13K acres

So far in 2026, 560 acres have burned in Hawaii, 4% of the 13K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires in Hawaii

Wildfire history in Hawaii

All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.

2021
Worst year · 40K acres
8
Fires / year · average
105
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
28
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$9.1M
Reported cost

From 42 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).

Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
12242014: 2 fires20142015: 5 fires2016: 8 fires20162017: 8 fires2018: 5 fires20182019: 3 fires2020: 3 fires20202021: 7 fires2022: 24 fires20222023: 17 fires2024: 11 fires20242025: 11 fires2026: 1 fires2026
Trend analysis

Over the last five years, Hawaii averaged 7,209 acres burned and 13 fires per year. That is 43% down in acreage and 150% up in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Recent seasons have been quieter than the long-term norm.

Largest fires on record in Hawaii

  • Mana Road Fire202140,000 acres
  • Highway 190 Fire201818,000 acres
  • Lalamilo200514,200 acres
  • Waikoloa Fire20079,139 acres
  • Waiko Rd.201915 structures destroyed9,000 acres

Emergency resources for Hawaii

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Hawaii Emergency Management AgencyAlertsState alerts, shelters, and disaster response.dod.hawaii.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

Fires near a city in Hawaii

HonoluluLahaina

Nearby states

California (107)Oregon (92)Washington (39)Wyoming (28)Montana (27)Arizona (24)