Hawaiʻi’s New Remote Weather Stations Boost Wildfire Risk Assessment

Hawai'i has installed 16 new weather stations across Maui County since the deadly fires in August 2023 and plans to install more soon on other islands.

The solar-powered weather stations are capable of measuring multiple factors that contribute to weather conditions that make wildfires more likely, including air temperature, humidity and wind speed, according to Lance DeSilva, the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources’ forest management supervisor on Maui.