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Crews battle brush fire off Kunia Road

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Sept. 4, 2019

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A section of Kunia Road in Wahiawa was reopened about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday after being closed several hours as firefighters battled a brush fire near the Hawaii Country Club.
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The road was closed from Anonui Street to Kunia Drive on Wednesday. Ming Fai Wong had been waiting for six hours along Anonui Street for Kunia Road to open.
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Farmer Viane Scanlan waited in a van, along Anonui Street, for Kunia Road to open on Wednesday. The Honolulu Fire Department said a total of 21 units and 62 personnel were on the scene of the brush fire, along with Air 1.
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The fire, which was burning for most of Wednesday afternoon, branched off into two different areas, said HFD spokesman Capt. Scot Seguirant.
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The Wailua side of the blaze was reported at 75 percent contained just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, while the Palawai side was 50 percent contained.
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The Palawai side of the fire was moving toward the Kunia Farm lots, where structures were possibly being threatened on Wednesday.
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Honolulu police officers monitor traffic at the closure of Kunia Road and Anonui Street on Wednesday.
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