 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. Hawaii County posted that power has been shut down to parts of the grid in the Waimea area from Hala to Hanapepe. In addition to dropping water on the fire from helicopters, firefighters and landowners were using heavy machinery to create brakes to push the fire away and prevent it from spreading. I'm Jennifer King.