A 70-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection with an Aug. 23 fire in Kunia, according to the Honolulu Police Department.

HPD’s Criminal Investigation Division’s Major Crimes Detail secured an arrest warrant for Antonio Vierra, the suspected arsonist of the Aug. 23 Kunia fire.

At 8:55 a.m., HPD’s Strategic Enforcement Detail arrested Vierra near North Kukui Street and Nuuanu Avenue on suspicion of second-degree arson.

His bail is set at $50,000.

It is not immediately clear if Vierra is a suspect in other recent Kunia fires that burned hundreds of acres and sparked evacuations.

On Aug. 13, HPD put out a plea asking for help finding a man who allegedly started a brush fire in the Kunia Loa Ridge Farmlands community at about 9:30 p.m.

A witness saw the man standing near

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