A brush fire that broke out Sunday in remote terrain above Piilani Highway in Kahikinui has burned about 330 acres and was 80% contained as of this morning, Maui County officials said.

A fast-moving brush fire fueled by fierce winds has forced the evacuation of over 100 homes on the Hawaii island of Maui, about 60 miles from the scene of a devastating fire two years ago that killed more than 100 people in the historic town of Lahaina.

Maui County officials issued emergency alerts on Sunday, as the Kahikinui wildfire grew to approximately 500 acres by 7 p.m. The blaze, located mountain side of the Piiilani highway between Mile Markers 24 and 25,

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 officials reported that the brush fire has been mapped at approximately 330 acres and is 80% contained.

An emergency evacuation order has been issued near Kahikinui due to an active brush fire, estimated to be up to 20 acres big, on Sunday morning.

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.

A fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon damaged a building and nearby church and displaced two people in Waiehu, according to the Maui Fire Department.