On December 22, 2024, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 10:09 p.m. for a boat fire at the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor at 1651 Ala Moana Boulevard in Waikiki and responded with 7 units staffed with 27 personnel. The first unit arrived on scene at 10:14 p.m. to find a 33-foot sailboat that was secured to the dock with smoke emanating from it.

Fire fighters secured a water supply and initiated an aggressive fire attack with hand lines and brought the fire under control at 10:33 p.m. and extinguished at 10:47p.m. All searches for occupants resulted in confirming that there was no one in the boat during the incident. The State of Hawaii Ala Wai Harbor Master was informed of the incident to handle notification to the boat owner.

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 completed.