Helicopters are battling a wildfire in remote mountainous area of Hawaii's Central Oahu as flames burn native koa and ohia trees
November 01, 2023 at 2:45 am PDTHONOLULU — — A wildfire in Hawaii's Central Oahu has grown to cover more than a square mile in a remote mountainous area and has burned native koa and ohia trees, officials said Tuesday. No structures or homes were threatened and no evacuations were ordered.dropped buckets of water on the blazeMililani and Wahiawa are the towns closest to the flames, but they weren't at risk.
Video footage shot by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources showed white and brown smoke rising from green forests. Black and grey patches covered already scorched hillsides. Firefighters battled flames from the air because the terrain is rough and inaccessible. The fire was moving east on a ridge and was 30% contained by midafternoon Tuesday, the Honolulu Fire Department said in a news release.Hawaii's tropical forestsInvasive plants often grow on burned lands, which increases the risk of future wildfires, according to afor koa forests. The report said climate change was expected to worsen Hawaii's wildfire problem.
Oahu is currently going through a dry spell even though the winter rainy season began in October. The
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