Fire restrictions by state

Hawaii fire restrictions, county by county

Hawaii doesn't publish one county-by-county list we could watch, so this page won't pretend to show you a live status. What it can do: tell you who sets fire restrictions here and where today's answer actually lives.

Who declares fire restrictions in Hawaii

Hawaii has no county burn-ban list: open burning needs a Department of Health permit any day of the year, and each county fire department can shut outdoor fires down when wind and drought line up.

Statewide, start with the Hawaii Department of Health . Locally, the county itself has today's answer — the courthouse, the fire marshal, the sheriff's office, or your fire department.

Rules change fast in dry weather — confirm with your county fire marshal or burn line before you light.

Why it might be dry enough to matter

Restrictions follow dry ground — see this week's drought picture, state by state.

Heading onto national forest land? County rules stop at the boundary — check the forest's fire restrictions and what stage 1 and stage 2 mean.

Every Hawaii county

Each page below covers one county: who declares restrictions there, where to check, and how dry the ground is running.