Hawaii Firefighters Respond After Home Collapses in Aina Haina
I still remember reading the first reports coming in just after sunrise—it was 4:40 a.m. when neighbors in Aina Haina were jolted awake by sirens and smoke. Within minutes, ten fire units from the Honolulu Fire Department were racing down Lawelawe Street.
When they arrived, the scene was already overwhelming: a single-family home completely swallowed by flames, the roof collapsing in on itself. Firefighters had to move fast—not just to battle the blaze, but to keep it from spreading to the house right next door.
By 5:30 a.m., crews had the fire under control, but the damage was done. The home was gone, reduced to smoldering rubble. Firefighters stayed for hours more, working until 8:48 a.m. to put out stubborn hot spots…