Naalehu brush fire extinguished

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The Hawaii Fire Department has extinguished a brush fire that consumed about 15 acres east of Naalehu.

The Hawaii Fire Department has extinguished a brush fire that consumed about 15 acres east of Naalehu.

Fire crews around noon declared the blaze out, according to the Hawaii Fire Department. The fire ignited Wednesday evening in pasture land makai of Highway 11, near mile marker 63.