Firefighters Extinguish Brushfire East of Kahului Airport; Runways Reopen

Firefighters extinguish brushfire east of Kahului Airport; runways reopen

The Maui Fire Department took out a brushfire near the Kahului Airport that caused its runways to temporarily close on Wednesday morning.

UPDATE: 3:27 p.m.

HDOT: Active flames put out near Kahului Airport, flights resume

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Maui Fire Department and State Airport firefighters are working to address a brush fire near Kahului Airport. According to the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the brush fire is in the area of Haleakala Highway and Lelepio Place. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You While no action is needed at this time, MEMA strongly advises the public to avoid the area to "allow first responder…