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CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
MEDIA UPDATE Date: August 8, 2018
Time: 1300
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Update: 1
Incident: Keauhou Ranch Fire
This is a Civil Defense wildland fire update for Wednesday, August 8 at 1:00 in the
afternoon.
The National Park Service reports that the Keauhou Ranch Fire on Mauna Loa, which is
mainly within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, continues to burn in multiple locations
and is two miles north of Highway 11. The fire more than doubled in size overnight and
is now 3,205 acres. No structures are threatened at this time. Hawaii County, State
Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and volunteer firefighters are all assisting the National
Park Service in their fire suppression effort.
Mauna Loa Road inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has been closed to the public
since May 11.
Please drive carefully on Highway 11 as smoke may impact driving conditions.
We are on watch 24-hours a day for your safety.
This is your Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency.