I got e-mails while I was on the road about the fire up in the Polipoli forest reserve (the only legal 4WD trail on Maui)... Went into the office when I got in yesterday and spoke with the Asst Chief (our office was providing mapping support for the fire dept)... The fire did burn through the main part of the forest (here's a photo of the area taken a year ago):



As of last night, it was still burning... The burn area includes Skyline Trail and the area the locals call "Ball Park" (I've posted pictures of those areas before)... It will eventually grow back, but it's sad that all those big old trees in the photo are probably charcoal by now...