Fast-moving brush fire on Hawaii's Maui island evacuates about 50 people. No structures have burned. HONOLULU — A fast-moving Hawaii brush fire fueled by fierce winds forced the evacuation of about 50 Maui residents on the opposite side of the same island where a devastating blaze killed over 100 people two years ago.

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.

A brush fire in Maui, Hawaii, was burning at 330 acres on Monday after it rapidly grew to 500 acres on Sunday, the authorities said.