Police were not notified until more than an hour after the incident, which took place in a county building.
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Maui’s Last Wild Beaches: Locals Fear Upgrades Will Sideline Them
Some members of the Maui community worry that proposed upgrades to Mākena State Park could pave the way for more transformative changes in the future.
Posted inMolokaʻi
Will Patient Death Halt Kalaupapa Access? ‘No One Really Knows’
The National Park Service is working with the late Meli Watanuki’s estate and tour operators on options to continue.
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Maui’s Speed Bump Bonanza Is Driving Some Locals Crazy
The county has installed dozens of traffic-calming devices to improve public safety. Some residents say it has gone too far.
Posted inEnergy
EPA Just Walked Back Hawaiʻi’s Plan To Retire Its Dinosaur Power Plants
By throwing a wrench in the state’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, advocates say HECO can sidestep rules years in the making.
Posted inMaui
Maui Council Races Could Reshape Power Balance
This election will bring new faces — and possibly a progressive majority — to the county’s nine-member lawmaking body.
Posted inEnvironment
People Usually Get Away With Harming Hawai‘i’s Seals Despite Tourist Case
A Seattle visitor was arrested a week after lobbing a rock at an endangered seal on Maui. But cases involving people killing the seals are rarely prosecuted.
Posted inStorms 2026
Despite A Death And Damage, Maui Stalls On Chronic Kīhei Flooding
Residents remain frustrated by the county’s lack of progress in addressing the decades-long problem facing the burgeoning South Maui town.
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Hawaiʻi Balks At Funding Maui Fire Victim Health Study
Lawmakers did not pass a bill that would have funded the continuation of the most comprehensive study of the long-term health effects of the wildfires.