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Hawai‘i Fuels and Wildfires

O'ahu

Hawai‘i kahala kai, Cenchrus ciliaris Mar 2022 (credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Wa`ahila Ridge, O`ahu, Apr 2021, Guinea Grass Re-Growth (Credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Waialua, O`ahu Dec 2020 (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Waahila, Oahu Sept 2020 fire (credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Waialua, O`ahu Dec 2020 (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Wa`ahila Ridge, O`ahu, Sept 2020 (Credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Wa`ahila Ridge, O`ahu, Sept 2020, Survival Of Furcreae Foetida (Credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Waialua, O`ahu, Aug 2020 (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Waianae Kai Aug 2018 (Credit Mike Walker DLNR)

Kea`au Valley, O`ahu, Dead Wiliwili Stand, Aug 2018 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Makaha Valley, O`ahu, Aug 2018. (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Palehua, O`ahu Dec 2017 (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Kipapa National Wildlife Refuge, O`ahu, Nov 2016. Continuous Fire Spread in Uluhe (Credit: DLNR)

Palehua, O`ahu, March 2016. Continuous Guinea Grass Beneath a Eucalyptus Canopy (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Nanakuli, O`ahu, March 2016 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Nanakuli, O`ahu, March 2016. Burned Haole Koa & Guinea Grass (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Palehua, O`ahu, March 2016. Fire Burned Through Mixed Guinea Grass and Haole Koa & Stopped At A Grazed Paddock. (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Wa`ahila Ridge, O`ahu, March 2015 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Kipapa, O`ahu, May 2015. Burned Native Forest (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Wahiawa, O`ahu, Aug 2015 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, O`ahu, Aug 2014 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Palehua, O`ahu, Aug 2014 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Wai`anae Ranch O`ahu, Apr 2014, Well Cured, Mixed Guinea and Buffel Grass With Scattered Kiawe (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Molasses Grass, Aug 2014 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Guinea Grass, Wai`anae, O`ahu, Apr 2014 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Palehua, O`ahu, Aug 2014 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Kaukonahua, Wai`Aanae, O`ahu, Nov 2013, The Grassy Fuels and Scattered Shrubs Were Completely Consumed, Whereas Trees Show Severe Canopy Scorching. (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Water Drops by the U.S. Army, Wai`anae Mountains, O`ahu, Oct 2013 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Central O`ahu, Nov 2013, Fire Increases in Rate Of Spread And Intensity As It Moves Uphill On A South-Facing Slope. (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Guinea Grass Fire, Helemano, O`ahu, Sept 2013 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Palehua, O`ahu Dec 2017 (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Waianae Kai Aug 2018 (Credit Mike Walker DLNR)

Hawai‘i Island

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, Mau'umae, with akiaki grass

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, Mau'umae, with milo

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, Mau'umae with milo

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, Mau'umae

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, Mau'umae, with kiawe

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, south border of Spencer Beach park

5 mo. post-Aug 2023 fire, Mau'umae mulched

Leilani Fire, August 12, 2022 (Credit: Hawai‘i DLNR)

Leilani Fire, August 11, 2022 (Credit: Hawai‘i DLNR)

Leilani Fire crew, August 12, 2022 (Credit: Hawai‘i DLNR)

Leilani Fire, August 11, 2022 (Credit: Hawai‘i DLNR)

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Mar 2022 Dodonaea Viscosa Regeneration After Fire (Credit: JB Friday)

South Point, Bothriochloa pertusa Mar 2022 (credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Hamakua, Melinis minutifolia under eucalyptus plantation, Mar 2022 (credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Parker Ranch fountain grass Mar 2022 (credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Parker Ranch Bothriochloa bladhii Mar 2022 (credit: Kevin Faccenda)

Ohia killed from fire, March 2022 (credit: JB Friday)

Kilohana, Mauna Kea wildfire stopped by R1 Sept 2021 (credit: JB Friday)

Mauna Kea Fire, Hawai‘i Island, Sept 2021 Bare Soil (Credit: JB Friday)

Mauna Kea 6 weeks post fire, Sept 2021 (credit: JB Friday)

Mauna Kea firebreak bulldozer Sept 2021 (credit: JB Friday)

Mauna Kea post fire grass recovery 6 weeks w dead eucalyptus windbreak, Sept 2021 (credit: JB Friday)

Paauilo grass fire 2 mo post fire, Aug 2021 (credit: JB Friday)

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Aug 2020 Acacia Koa Regeneration 2 Years Later (Credit: JB Friday)

Waikoloa Fire, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 (Credit: Melissa Kunz)

Keahou Fire, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 Burned `Ōhi`a & Pukiawe (Credit: Melissa Kunz)

Keahou Fire, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 Grass Recovery in Burned Koa Forest (Credit: Melissa Kunz)

Waikoloa firebreak Feb 2020 (credit: JB Friday)

Puako Fuel Break HWMO

Mauna Kea firebreak, July 2020 (credit: JB Friday)

Hawaii Volcanoes NP ohia, Nov 2018 (credit: JB Friday)

Guinea Grass Re-Growth After Waikoloa Fire, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 (Credit: Melissa Kunz)

Mauna Loa Road fire, Pteridium regeneration Nov 2018 (credit: JB Friday)

Mauna Loa Rd fire Acacia koa and grass, Nov 2018 (credit: JB Friday)

Kikuyu Grass, March 2016 at Waiki`i, About to Be Grazed for Fuels Reduction (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Fountain Grass, West Hawai‘i, July 2015 (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Puu Kapele post fire regeneration Eucalyptus saligna, Feb 2014 (credit: JB Friday)

Kamoamoa Fissure, Napau Fire, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, March 2011. (Credit: DLNR)

Mauna Kea, Aug 2010. Fire Backing into Wind Through Continuous Surface Fuels Amid Hawaiian Dry Forest Trees. Note The Longer Residence Time of The Fire in The Heavier Woody Fuels. (Credit: Jay Hatayama)

Kaua'i

Pu`u Kapele, Waimea, Kaua`i, June 2019. (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Limahuli Kaua`i, June 2019. (Credit: Mike Walker, DLNR)

Pu`u Kapele, Kaua`i, Feb 2014 Sida Fallax Regeneration After Fire (Credit: JB Friday)

Lihue, Kaua`i, Dec 2014. Continuous Guinea Grass Cover Adjacent to The Airport (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Maui

Kula Fire, Pohakuokala Aug 2023 (Credit: Melissa Chimera)

Kula Fire, Aug 2023 (Credit: Melissa Chimera)

Lahainaluna, Maui, Aug 2018 (Credit: Hank Oppenheimer)

Kahikinui, Maui Damage After Fire, May 2016 (Credit: Hank Oppenheimer)

Pohakea, Maui, June 2010 (Credit: Hank Oppenheimer)

Kula Forest Reserve, Maui, Mar 2009 (Credit: Hank Oppenheimer)

Hana`ula Iki, Maui, July 2008 (Credit: Hank Oppenheimer)

Video

Aerial drone footage of fuel breaks at Kealia National Wildlife Refuge, Maui after 2018 central valley wildfires (credit Mike Walker, DLNR)

Western Pacific Island Fuels and Wildfires

Guam

Acacia Plantation Wildfire, Guam, Aug 2019 Showing Flame Heights (Credit: JB Friday)

Soil Erosion Control, Guam, Aug 2019 (Credit: JB Friday)

Soil Erosion After Fire, Guam, Aug 2019 (Credit: JB Friday)

Pandanus Re-Planting After Fire, Guam, Aug 2019 (Credit: JB Friday)

Eucalyptus Re-Sprouting Guam, Aug 2019 (Credit: JB Friday)

Fire Break Road, Guam, Jan 2018 (Credit: JB Friday)

Cetti Bay, Guam, March 2018 (Credit: JB Friday)

erosion control, wattle, Guam (credit: JB Friday)

Jute erosion control, Guam (credit: JB Friday)

Palau

Palau, Oct 2013. An Example of What Happens When Fires Stop at A Dense Tropical Forest Edge (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Area Behind Agricultural Center, Palau July 2013 (Credit: JB Friday)

Yap

Savanna Fire, Yap, Aug 2019 (Credit: JB Friday)

Yap, May 2014. Fire Self Extinguished at Forest Edge (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Rumong, Yap, May 2014. Typical Micronesian Savanna (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Yap, Oct 2013. A Burned Savanna Reveals Old Ag Ditch Systems. (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Rumong, Yap Oct 2013 Fire Self Extinguished At Forest Edge (Credit: Clay Trauernicht)

Hawai‘i & Western Pacific Satellite Images

O'ahu

Fire Scars, West O`ahu, Aug 2017 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Fire Scars, West O`ahu, Aug 2018 (Source: Modis Imagery)

Hawai‘i Island

Waikoloa Fire Scar, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Keauhou Fire Scar, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Waikoloa, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

Keauhou, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai‘i Island, Aug 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

Maui Nui

Kahikiui fire scars (August 3, 2020)

Kahoolawe fire, March 7, 2020 (Source: Landsat8 natural)

Kahoolawe Fires 1999-2019 (Credit: C. Trauernicht)

Kahoolawe Fire, Feb 25, 2020 (source: Sentinel PMscript)

Kaho`olawe Fire Scars, March 2020 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

Maui Fire Scars, 2019 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

Maui Puunene Fire Scars, September 2, 2020 (source: Sentinel-2 SWIR)

Maalaea Fire, Maui, Oct 3, 2019 (Source: Sentinel SWIR)

Pukalani, Maui, July 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

West Maui Fire Scars, Sept 2018 During Hurricane Lane (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Kahikinui, Maui, Aug 2016 (Source: Landsat 8, Natural Color)

Kaua'i

Waimea, Kaua`i, June 2017 (Source: MODIS Imagery)

Waimea, Kaua`i, May 2015 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Western Pacific

Manell, Guam, Feb 2019 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

South Guam Fire Scars, March 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Saipan Fire Scars, March 2018 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, SWIR Visualization)

Yap, March 2019 (Source: Sentinel 2 Imagery, Natural Color)

Palau Melekeok firescars, March 3, 2020