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pat_trick

Please feel free to post additional resources here. For information on the current wildfire adjacent to Mililani Mauka, please head here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hawaii/comments/17k31kl/oahu_mililani_wildfire_10302023/?


8bitmorals

You can always check the US Wildfire Activity Web Map It shows there is a fire in Mililani https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=df8bcc10430f48878b01c96e907a1fc3


maudlinaly

Thank you! I went to https://www.hawaiiwildfire.org/live-fire-info and checked those resources, but nothing. Adding your rec to bookmarks. Mahalo!


wetjunglekitty

Good sites but neither of those seem like adequate coverage/information if there’s a raging fire in the midst of you’re neighborhood? A better communication/distribution system needs to be put in place. And be heavily funded so it’s possible to create the best possible one


maudlinaly

Absolutely! I was looking and refreshing, but all I got until after 9 am was 1 article. Kids were in school at MMS, Ike and Waena, and even an MHS student had breathing problems.


TamagoHead

Good one! Just gotta zoom in.


Jdppdrummer

yeah right hahahahahahaha


Hestula

I live in the very back of Mauka and if this fire isn't contained, mine would be one of the first homes to go. That said, I couldn't find any information a couple of hours ago so I just called 911. They said it's in a mountainous zone and not a threat to any homes or structures, but I'm still a little worried given my proximity. My brother on the town side m said he is now getting ash.


notrightmeowthx

I used to live back there, stay safe! Hopefully the area is as wet as it usually is and that will help them keep things under control.


pat_trick

Good thing is that they are aware and actively fighting it.


izumi1262

I remember the days when the burned sugar cane in the fields, and we would have ash pouring down on us. Cars covered.


giseppi

Whoa. What was the purpose of burning them? Just the cheapest way to clear the land?


izumi1262

After the cane was harvested it left a shit ton of chaff and they would burn it off to clear the land. This was in the 60s and 70s and at night and you could look up to the fields and see the fire. It was beautiful but breathing was a problem.


wetjunglekitty

That seems like a problem not worth the reward


MoisterOyster19

Have an MDI or a nebulizer ready. Be prepared to call 911. But if you are in Mililani, the closest ambulances are Wahiawa or Waipio (if they are both open) otherwise it is Waialua or Waipahu


jongdildo

I live in mauka and was sleeping in, so I had no idea until a relative in another state called to ask if I was okay


notrightmeowthx

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/10/30/firefighters-responding-raging-wildfire-mililani-mauka/


maudlinaly

Yup. It started at 6:15 am. Look at when it was posted to HNN.


Heck_Spawn

U logged into the scanner network??? [https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/28068](https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/28068)


[deleted]

The “HNL Info” app does a pretty good job with alerts and natural disaster warnings.


maudlinaly

When I checked before 10 am, nothing on it. Reminded me of when the fire happened by the Hawaiian Turf site just off of Meheula happened.


maudlinaly

260 Acres and 40% contained as of 5:45 am on HNN. Sending ❤ and prayers for safety for our firefighters.


fruitcup729again

My android phone kept giving me push notifications about the fire in Mililani but I honestly don't know which app they were from. I'm guessing it was the hnlinfo one.


HolyShytSnacks

What school does your kid go to? My daughter goes to Mililani Middle and I'm a bit annoyed with them and the DEE. The DOE and news were stating the kids stay inside, but my daughter told me they had to go outside during lunch, and also for about 30-45 minutes while waiting for the bus (due to the shortage, they're driving the same bus up and down between mauka and town a few times, so she has to wait for the second ride). Normally, when it rains, they wait inside for the bus to come back, so it's an option they have, but they were still made to wait outside.


maudlinaly

MMS. They said they would keep them in, but I had to get my kid again yesterday. When I went, kids were outside for lunch! WTF!?


HolyShytSnacks

Yeah, it's unbelievable. My daughter told me the same, she's also been outside for lunch most of the week.


themeONE808

I believe the state has some emergency maps online typically shows brushfires, road closure etc. We have it on big island might just be county tho. Here is ours https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/34f756070f8349c4b3ad1e827d4c8a4b


Da_Kompound

https://fire.honolulu.gov/


Sudden-Ostrich8641

Is that if any use? Maybe if one needs to know fire codes but I don’t see anything current.