Despite successes with greenstrips in the continental United States, this novel approach to fuels management has not been attempted in Hawaii or the tropical Pacific. A study on Hawaii Island investigated the potential for greenstrips to reduce fire risk and promote restoration.

A look at how fuels and fire management can be complementary with ecological restoration goals.

The Pacific Fire Exchange is part of a nation-wide network of fire science exchanges. Learn more about our larger organization, its mission, and goals.

Get to know Orlando Smith and learn about his work to make useful maps for Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization.

Learn about  post-fire restoration efforts and results at the Waianae Kai - Makaha burn site on Oahu by watching a recorded webinar presented by staff from the Honolulu Board of Water Supply and UH Manoa.

Explores the driving factors of wildfire in the western Pacific, wildfire's impacts in the region, and ongoing and future fire management efforts.

Get to know Rhonda Loh and learn about her fire management-related efforts as the Natural Resources Manager for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

This fire burned over 1,300 acres of native forest immediately adjacent to Mauna Kea State Park.  It is important because it reveals the complexity and challenges of fire response, in addition to the vulnerability valued resources on the Hawaiian landscapes

Learn about how wildfire effects ohia by watching a recorded webinar presented by Mark Wasser, a biologist at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. 

Get to know Chelsea Arnott and learn about her experience in protecting watershed forests, including post-fire management.

Get to know Amy Tsuneyoshi and learn about her experience in protecting watershed forests, including post-fire management.

Ignition density mapping provides a key resource for assessing wildfire risk. View the ignition density maps and read this reference guide explaining them.

This PFX Training Module is a self-paced mini-course that will help you understand how fuel type, characteristics, arrangement, and environment affects fire risk and fire behavior. You will also learn to identify hazardous fuels types and arrangements on a landscape. 

Fire shaped the history of forest management in Hawaii in much the same way it did in the continental US. 

Share this intro to fire planning with others to start a conversation about how you can reduce wildfire risk on the lands you manage.

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Get to know David G. Smith and learn about his work as a land manager and ideas on pre- and post-fire management.

Get to know Jack Minassian and learn about his experience as a fire responder and fire science instructor.

Strategic application of grazing as fuels reduction tool in the Pacific, a summary of relevant research and identification of further research needs for practical application in reducing fire risk.

Links to recent media coverage on wildfire issues in Hawaii, highlighting work by PFX partners and the challenges facing firefighters during the current drought.

This guide addresses how to compile and present the information required in a pre-fire plan and lists the people with whom plans should be shared.  It also provides a checklist of features that should be included in a good fire plan.

Makapu‘u is the easternmost part of the island of Oahu.  Its an iconic area, famous for its beaches and the trail out to the lighthouse.

In September 2003, a wildfire burned about 10 acres of Hawaiian mesic forest on Kumaipo ridge between the Waianae Kai Forest Reserve and Makaha Valley on western Oahu.