The following is an update on the conditions surrounding the ongoing Big Island brush fire:

All evacuation shelters have been closed.  The Hawaiʻi County Police Department has opened Waikoloa Road from Paniolo Drive to Highway 190.  Highway 190 has also been opened from Waimea to the Daniel K. Inouye intersection.  In addition, the Old Saddle Road is open.

The fire remains stable, though not yet contained.  Fire crews will continue to work and monitor the fire.