Hawaii Large Wildfire History

Name: Hawaii — large wildfire history (1,000+ acres)
Creator: National Interagency Fire Center
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

Since 1987, 10 wildfires of 1,000 acres or more have been mapped in Hawaii. The largest burned 10,938 ac; together they cover about 38,468 ac.

Fires by decade

'80

'90

'00

'10

Largest in Hawaii

Uila · 198710,938 ac Luhi Fire · 20034,943 ac Napau · 19923,997 ac Kawaihae · 20153,884 ac Kupukupu · 20023,851 ac Keauhou Ranch Brush Fire · 20183,787 ac Panau Iki · 20032,119 ac Napau · 20112,076 ac Kipukanene · 19871,866 ac Broomsedge · 20001,008 ac

All mapped large fires

Keauhou Ranch Brush Fire3,787 ac

2018 · perimeter dated August 8, 2018

Kawaihae3,884 ac

2015 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Napau2,076 ac

2011 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Luhi Fire4,943 ac

2003 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Panau Iki2,119 ac

2003 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Kupukupu3,851 ac

2002 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Broomsedge1,008 ac

2000 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Napau3,997 ac

1992 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Uila10,938 ac

1987 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Kipukanene1,866 ac

1987 · perimeter dated January 21, 2021

Source: National Interagency Fire Center, Interagency Fire Perimeter History. Only fires with a mapped perimeter of 1,000 acres or more appear; the state is inferred from the responsible unit code. A record of past fires is not a forecast. See About the Data.