Police investigating Kona brush fire
Police are investigating a brush fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday in Kailua-Kona.
At 2:40 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 75-500 block of Kuakini Highway near Hualalai Road for a report of a brush fire in an undeveloped area. Upon arrival, officers observed a large plume of smoke, but the fire was not easily visible from the roadway.
Hualalai Road between Kuakini Highway and Aloha Kona Drive was closed for a little over an hour as Hawaii Fire Department personnel extinguished the blaze. A 10-foot-by-20-foot area was scorched. However, no damages to property or injuries were reported.
A cause has not been determined.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.
