Landing operations at Kahului Airport back to normal after brush fire

MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A brush fire and heavy smoke near Kahului Airport on Friday temporarily suspended landings, but all operations have since re...

August 5, 2023
11:54 AM

MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A brush fire and heavy smoke near Kahului Airport on Friday temporarily suspended landings, but all operations have since returned to normal, the state Department of Transportation said. The brush fire broke out in an area near Stable Road and Hana Highway around 11 a.m., the Maui Fire Department said. DOT sent out a tweet around 11:20 a.m., informing the public that the Federal Aviation Administration closed landing operations due to the brush fire and smoke. A DOT spokesman said operations were back to normal around noon.

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