Nearly half of a wooden storage shed on Robinson family property at the proposed Kapalawai resort area was destroyed by fire Friday. The fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, also ignited an adjacent garage and nearby brush, but
Nearly half of a wooden storage shed on Robinson family property at the proposed Kapalawai resort area was destroyed by fire Friday.
The fire, the cause of which remains under investigation, also ignited an adjacent garage and nearby brush, but was quickly brought under control by firefighters responding from the Waimea and Hanapepe fire stations, according to police reports and a fire department spokesman.
About half of the wooden tool shed was destroyed, as it was engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived.
Bruce Robinson, family spokesman for the land owner, estimated damage to the shed of $1,000, and $500 damage to an adjacent garage that also caught fire.
No one was injured.
The shed, 20 feet by 30 feet, was behind one of the occupied small plantation houses scheduled to remain if the family gets permission to build its 250-unit cabin resort on land between Pakala and the Russian Fort makai of Kaumuali’i Highway.
In an unrelated story, friends of a family that lost their home to another fire two weeks ago are trying to help them put their lives back together again.
Fire devoured a Ha’ena apartment home rented by Jason Irons, Kaulana Malone and their children, Titus, 5, and Jacob, 7.
Since the fire, the family has been living in a guest room of Jason’s mother’s house.
Their landlord had homeowners insurance that covered the structure, but the contents of the apartment were not insured.
Jason and Kaulana will have to replace all of their belongings, including beds, clothing, kitchen supplies and other basic necessities.
They’ve received a few furniture items from friends and neighbors to make the apartment seem more like a home but “things are still up in the air,” said Julie Kaneali’i, a family friend.
To help this ‘ohana put their lives back together again, a bank account has been set up at Bank of Hawaii under the name of “Irons Relief Fund.”
