Each year, homes and businesses across the State of Hawaii are endangered by hundreds of wildland fires, particularly during periods of little or no rainfall. Residents can mitigate the effect of wildland fires by properly discarding their cigarette butts , as well as with activities in their yard , gutters , roof , and landscape . Properly discard your cigarette butt in the appropriate receptacle.
Cigarette butts start many of the wildland fires in Hawaii County.
Clear debris around your house. Shrubs, brush, and combustible debris on your property should be removed - especially within a radius of 30 feet at the base of your home. Trees maintained by the City or the State may not be pruned or removed by homeowners. Homeowners should contact the Highway Maintenance Department of the Public Works Division at 961-8349 to report a hazardous tree. Click here for additional information.