KOKEE – Kauai police report that due to a flare up in the Kokee wildfire, Kokee Road, from the Kokee/Kekaha Road junction, is closed until further notice. A county press release indicates traffic is being diverted to Waimea Canyon Drive.
KOKEE – Kauai police report that due to a flare up in the Kokee wildfire, Kokee Road, from the Kokee/Kekaha Road junction, is closed until further notice.
A county press release indicates traffic is being diverted to Waimea Canyon Drive.
There is no immediate threat to any structures.
However, power has been shut off to a nearby area where Department of Water storage tanks are located. As a cautionary measure, the Department of Water is requesting that Kekaha residents and visitors conserve water and restrict water consumption to essential uses only until power can be restored.
Updates on the water conservation request will be given as more information becomes available.
Kauai firefighters have added Air 1 to the fire fighting effort as they continue to assist the Department of Land and Natural Resources in containing the blaze.
