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Court finds probable cause in murder case involving shooting death of Maui officer

A Maui judge found that the state has established probable cause to try a man accused of murder in the shooting death of beloved Maui Officer Suzanne O, on Aug. 15, 2025 in Pāʻia. The decision came after two days of testimony from five witnesses during a preliminary hearing, with a detective, an officer and a forensic pathologist testifying on Friday.

Makawao man found unresponsive at Mākena State Park

Maui police say foul play is not expected in a miscellaneous accident involving a Makawao man found unresponsive at Mākena State Park, Thursday afternoon.

Unattended death in Kāʻanapali

An investigation is underway into an unattended death reported over the weekend near a golf course in Kāʻanapali along Sunday’s marathon route.  The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. on April 27, 2025.

A mysterious death in Pāʻia: What happened to Mana Foods baker John Palicki?

Family and friends of John Palicki are seeking answers to the question: “How did he end up naked and dead in a cane field alongside the Pāʻia bypass on Memorial Day?”

At this summer camp Maui students process crime scenes and watch an autopsy

Ten Maui high school students learned about crime scene photography, scene diagramming, evidence identification, documentation and collection, testing for blood and seized drugs, fingerprints, cybercrimes, impression evidence and pathology at the Maui Police Deparment’s 10th CSI Camp.

Unattended Death: Human Remains Found in Spreckelsville

Police responded to Stable Road in Sprecklesville regarding the discovery of human remains at around 9:45 a.m. on Saturday.

Maui Police identify driver in fatal Kihei crash

(Posted 11:14 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, 1010) Maui police are investigating the cause of a fatal single car collision in Kihei Monday night.  Authorities identified the victim as 58-year-old Terry Eoff of Kihei.  According to police reports, Eoff was traveling east on Kilohana Drive when the vehicle he was driving veered to the left, collided […]

Body Found by Fisherman at Honolua Bay

By Wendy Osher Maui Police have launched an investigation into the discovery of a body found at Honolua Bay early Wednesday morning.  The decomposed body was found by a local fisherman at around 1:15 a.m. on the beach between Honolua Bay and Windmill Beach in West Maui. Authorities are making efforts to identify the body […]

Services Set For Three Maui Victims Of Deadly Crash

Services have been set for two brothers and their cousin who were victims of a single-car crash last week in Waihee. Brothers Na’ilima Jacob Henry Kana, 20, and Jared Kalamaku Kana, 17, along with their cousin Tyson Kepo’ikai Latham, 20, will be laid to rest at a small cemetery in Keanae. The three succumbed to […]

KAHULUI STABBING VICTIM IDENTIFIED

Maui police have identified the man killed in a stabbing in Central Maui on Monday as 33-year-old John Shaniyo of Kahului.  An autopsy performed on the man today revealed that he died as a result of a single stab wound to his abdomen which severed a main artery.  A 23-year-old woman, Rachael Berta was charged […]

KAHULUI STABBING VICTIM IDENTIFIED

Maui police have identified the man killed in a stabbing in Central Maui on Monday as 33-year-old John Shaniyo of Kahului.  An autopsy performed on the man today revealed that he died as a result of a single stab wound to his abdomen which severed a main artery.  A 23-year-old woman, Rachael Berta was charged […]