Police are investigating a fire that destroyed a small, uninhabited structure early Sunday morning in Holualoa.
At 3:46 a.m., officers responded to the 76-6000 block of Mamalahoa Highway for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, officers observed a resident of the property attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose.
It was determined that the structure was uninhabited and that a 20-foot-by-20-foot section was burnt. Hawaii Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and extinguished the remnants of the fire.
It is undetermined how the fire started. No injuries were reported and based on the condition of the structure, there was no assessment of the damages.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.