Chief Pelletier is named in a lawsuit alleging criminal conduct connected with the embattled rapper.
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Posted inPublic Safety
Makawao Family Struggles With Loss of Troubled Woman Shot By Police
The family of Macayla Deponte’s boyfriend took her in and accepted her as family. But when the young couple broke up, she locked herself in a room with a knife.
Posted inMaui
Maui County Faces Huge Funding Gap For Wildfire Recovery, Draft Plan Shows
The county is hosting public meetings on the plan starting Saturday. Billions of dollars from other funding sources must be identified to achieve long-term goals.
Posted inEnvironment
Federal Cuts May Clip Wings Of Hawaiʻi’s Endangered Birds
Workers who had hoped to spend their careers supporting these at-risk local species have been let go. Now, who might take over remains up in the air.
Posted inOpinion
Kirstin Downey: Devastated Lahaina Restores Its History First
What will surround them remains in doubt, but many historical buildings are making a comeback in the burn zone.
Posted inMaui
Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home
It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.
Posted inHawaiʻi Fires
Few Property Sales, High Prices in Lahaina As Victims Try To Recoup Losses
Sales have increased in recent months, but real estate agents say sellers of burned-down homes have no other choice.
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Maui Man Released After 30 Years In Prison For A Murder He Says He Didn’t Commit
Gordon Cordeiro was convicted for the 1994 killing of a Maui man during a drug deal robbery.
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Maui Beachside Explosion Injures Several People
Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion may have involved liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies common area BBQs.