Sprinkler system kept harbor fire from spreading (Kahului Harbor, Maui)

Witnesses saw a teenager use a cigarette lighter to start a fire in a new canoe hale, built from traditional materials of dried palm leaves.  The fire damaged about a 100 square feet of the structure before a sprinkler system kept it from spreading.  The sprinkler system was installed to bring the structure into compliance with Maui’s building codes.