Hawaii firefighters continue to battle wildfire in mountainous Oahu

Helicopters have been dropping water to douse the wildfire (Dan Dennison/Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources via AP)

A wildfire that has burned forests in a remote mountainous area of central Oahu has moved eastwards and away from population centres, Hawaii authorities said, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

The flames have not threatened homes or property, and no evacuations have been ordered, but they have scorched some native trees.