HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi National Guard is using three helicopters to help Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense fight the Mana Road fire. This fire began on Nov. 7 on the slopes of Mauna Kea.
The Office of the Governor said that emergency crews have made 13 water drops totaling 6,700 gallons and have been using UH-60 and HH-60 Black Hawks and a CH-47 Chinook to do this.
Big Island fire now 60% contained, no evacuations or structures threatened
Reports have indicated that the weather had slowed some aerial operations over the weekend, but rain also helped ease the fire.
Gov. Josh Green’s office said the United States Army assisted the response by providing a refueling point at Pōhakuloa Training Area, which cut turnaround time and allowed faster water drops…