Wildfire burns 1,638 acres above Mililani Mauka, 90% contained

UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.

Honolulu Fire Department officials say that they are transferring command of the Mililani Mauka firefighting efforts to the U.S. Fire and Wildlife Service, now that the remote wildfire is 90% contained with only “isolated smoldering pockets.”

HFD also said it was suspending firefighting operations for today “due to impending darkness.”

“The majority of the involved area is within the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, managed by the U.S. Fire and Wildlife Service. Due to diminished fire activity and no current threat to the Mililani . . .