On May 26, 2024, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 7:58 p.m. and responded to a building fire at Makalapa Elementary School with 6 units staffed with 22 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 8:09 p.m. to find smoke and flames emanating from a small, single-story wooden structure.

Fire fighters initiated an aggressive fire attack to bring the fire under control at 8:12 p.m. All searches for occupants confirmed that there was no one in the building during the incident. Adjacent structures were searched to ensure the fire did not extend to other buildings. The fire was fully extinguished at 8:47 p.m.

All HFD personnel were accounted for with no reports of injuries.

The HFD Fire Investigator was requested to determine the origin and cause of the fire as well as provide damage estimates. An update will be sent out once the final investigation report is complete.