Wildfire Risk in Honolulu, HI
Risk Level: Very High — Score 7/10
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Key Risk Factors
- FEMA rates Honolulu's county as Relatively High risk
- Estimated annual loss of $27M from this hazard type
- 11 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- Active in the 12 months to Aug 9, 2026 (6 events)
- Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk
Peak season: June-November
Last significant event: Wildfire - Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (2026-07-17) — 42,700 people exposed
Highest Risk Cities for Wildfires
How Honolulu Compares
Notable Wildfire Events Near Honolulu
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable wildfire events near Honolulu, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Fire Weather/Red Flag Warning - Leeward Hawaiian Islands and Big Island Interior, Hawaii, USA (July 2025) — 1,090,000 people exposed; $561,086M capital exposed.
Fire Weather/Red Flag Warning - Leeward Hawaiian Islands and Big Island Interior, Hawaii, USA
July 31, 2025 — WARNING
1,090,000 people exposed; $561,086M capital exposed
Wildfire - Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
July 17, 2026 — WARNING
42,700 people exposed; $13,918M capital exposed
Wildfire - Kunia, Hawaii, United States
August 20, 2025 — WARNING
470 people exposed
Wildfire - Maili, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
July 7, 2025 — WARNING
297 people exposed
Wildfire - Molokai, Hawaii, United States
August 20, 2025 — WARNING
100 people exposed
Wildfire Preparedness Tips
- 1.Create defensible space around your home — clear brush within 30 feet
- 2.Use fire-resistant building materials for roofing and siding
- 3.Keep an evacuation go-bag packed and ready
- 4.Sign up for local emergency alerts and evacuation notifications
- 5.Know at least two evacuation routes from your area
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How this data is built
Honolulu, HI wildfire risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live wildfire monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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