A fast-moving brush fire fueled by fierce winds has forced the evacuation of over 100 homes on the Hawaii island of Maui, about 60 miles from the scene of a devastating fire two years ago that killed more than 100 people in the historic town of Lahaina.

Maui County officials issued emergency alerts on Sunday, as the Kahikinui wildfire grew to approximately 500 acres by 7 p.m. The blaze, located mountain side of the Piiilani highway between Mile Markers 24 and 25,

KAHIKINUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura gives HNN the latest update on the Maui brush fire, Monday at 9:30 a.m. An Emergency Proclamation was signed Sunday at 6 p.m., by Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, in response to a brush fire on Maui.

Conservationists working to save Hawaii’s endangered, native birds are now using drones to deliver lab-reared, male mosquitoes over Maui. The male mosquitoes have a special purpose—to mate with wild females in the forests while carrying a naturally occurring bacteria that results in sterile eggs,

One of Hawaii’s oldest and biggest former pineapple producers is getting back into the farming business with a crop used to make tequila in Mexico. Maui Land & Pineapple Co. is ramping up plans to establish an agave tequilana farm on the Valley Isle.

The Rams are in Maui this week for minicamp and their practice field will have a special logo designed by a Hawaiian artist

Colorful songbirds known as honeycreepers were once abundant in Hawaii, filling the air with their chipper songs and vibrant plumage. However, these native creatures are now struggling to survive because of avian malaria,

KAHIKINUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui Fire Department is battling a brush fire in Kahikinui. The Maui Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert about the fire shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday. Officials said that first responders are on scene between mile markers 24 and 25, and asked the public to avoid the area.