The Hawaiʻi National Guard helicopter crews flew 13 hours on Wednesday, making 58 drops with 150,000 gallons of water for fire suppression. Sniffen said there will be an additional capacity of 2,000 seats for the 1,500 or so passengers that want to leave the island Thursday. The buses pickup people in West Maui and bring them to the airport. Maui County will be running more buses on Thursday. Sniffen said 600 people would be staying at the airport Wednesday night, and be “accommodated,” to get them ready for the early Thursday morning flights. Maui County ran nine buses on Wednesday to get 450 to 460 people out to Kahului Airport to ensure people flew on the flights Hawaiian Airlines had added. Now we have Honoapiʻilani Highway and the Lahaina Bypass open going east to make sure we get everybody to the airport.” “Poles were down, and thereʻs wires jumping across the highway in different areas. “Even with that, we still had some empty seats on the flights because today the Highway was shutdown for most of the day and for good reason. to get as many people off Maui as possible,” Sniffen said. “Southwest has dropped its fares and Hawaiian Airlines is operating until 2 a.m. To get more visitors off the island, the transpacific flights - Alaska, Delta, United and American - have increased capacity by bringing in larger planes to get more seats. County transportation officials said bus evacuations for visitors will resume Thursday at a Lahaina location and time to be announced. “We are trying to get the travelers who need to leave, off the island,” he said at a news conference Wednesday night.Ī mass evacuation for visitors at Sheraton Maui Resort in Kāʻanapali ended late Wednesday. On Wednesday, the evacuation of West Maui visitors continued, with more than 11,000 travelers and 400 airline personnel leaving Maui, said Ed Sniffen, director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation. Only Kahakuloa residents may enter Kahakuloa via Waiheʻe.ġ1,000 travelers, 400 airline personnel leave Maui in mass visitor evacuation: Motorists already in West Maui may exit the area via Māʻalaea and Waiheʻe. Below are updates, which are posted as they become available.Įntry into Lahaina remains restricted as firefighting efforts continue. Maui fire crews continue to battle three large wildfires–one in Lahaina, one in Pūlehu that has traveled down to Kīhei and one in Kula, which has burned more than 1,000 acres since it was first reported early Tuesday morning. Lahaina Front Street photo journey: West Maui wildfire aftermath: Video also captures some imagery of the Kelawea Mauka/Lahainaluna area. This video shows crews exiting Kuialua Street and heading makai on Lahainaluna Road and then onto the Bypass. Work crews who had been conducting repairs were evacuated late Tuesday. WEST MAUI FIRE VIDEO: Video shows the devastation caused by high winds that resulted in a flareup of the West Maui fire on Tuesday.
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