Firefighters from the state Division of Forestry and Wildlife say a wildfire that has been burning since Thanksgiving Day and posed a risk to hundreds of homes will soon be completely contained.
The blaze, called the Kahauiki Last Char fire, started on land below the Honolulu Forest Reserve on Thursday and by Friday had moved to state land.
Up to 21 firefighters and support staff have been responding since Friday to the fire which was estimated Sunday to have burned about 50 acres.
State Division of Forestry and Wildlife firefighters will be on fire watch today to ensure the fire has been extinguished.
Division of Forestry and Wildlife Incident Commander Jason Misaki said today that crews were putting water, by hand and by helicopter, on stubborn hot spots still burning or smoking in the ironwood-dominated forest.