KAHIKINUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura gives HNN the latest update on the Maui brush fire, Monday at 9:30 a.m. An Emergency Proclamation was signed Sunday at 6 p.m., by Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, in response to a brush fire on Maui.

Maui County authorities are reporting the Kahikinui brush fire, which began Sunday mauka of Piʻilani Highway near mile markers 24, was at 85% containment as of 1 p.m. Monday. With better mapping, the fire is now estimated at 330 acres,

Maui Fire Department firefighters continue efforts to contain an active brush fire in the Kahikinui area. In an 8 a.m. update on Monday, June 16, Maui County officials reported that the brush fire has been mapped at approximately 330 acres and is 80% contained.

The Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) issued evacuation orders for homes near Mile Markers 24 and 25, with approximately 105 Kahikinui homestead lots in the area. Door-to-door evacuations were also conducted by Maui Police Department and MFD, according to an official update.

KAHIKINUI (Island News) -- A fast growing brush fire on Maui has many people on the move Sunday. As of late afternoon it was reportedly up to 200 acres. Evacuation orders were issued Sunday morning by the Maui Emergency Management Agency for dozens of homes near mile marker 24 and 25 in Kahikinui due to the fire fueled by strong winds.

KAHIKINUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Maui Fire Department is battling a brush fire in Kahikinui. The Maui Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert about the fire shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday. Officials said that first responders are on scene between mile markers 24 and 25, and asked the public to avoid the area.