 Residents of about 200 homes in Kaumakani, a rural community on Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands, were evacuated as firefighters tried to stop a windswept brush fire that broke out around noon on Monday. Two shelters were opened. The fire was threatening multiple structures, and overnight the Kauai Fire Department confirmed that an outbuilding had been destroyed. Witnesses said that within half an hour of noticing the fire in the mountains, it had moved to two football fields away from the town. People were running out with suitcases, and the air was filled with smoke. I'm Jennifer King.