Posted by Wendy Osher (Update: 5:50 a.m. 7/12/10) A 15-year-old Kahului female suffered life-threatening injuries when she was ejected from a vehicle involved in a weekend accident at the main Hana Highway, Dairy Road intersection in Kahului. The accident was reported at around 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, 2010 and involved two SUV vehicles.  [...]

A Maui man died Sunday of injuries suffered in a single-car crash in Wailuku over the weekend.  Authorities have identified the man as 39-year-old Rafael Purugganan of Wailuku.  The accident was reported at 2:04 a.m. Saturday, July 3, 2010 on the Honoapiilani Highway, about 1,711 feet south of Kuikahi Drive in Wailuku.  According to police reports, [...]

One person is in critical condition and two others are in serious condition following an early morning accident on Maui today (Saturday, July 3, 2010). The single-car accident was reported at 2:04 a.m. on the Honoapiilani Highway between Kuikahi Drive and Waiko Road. According to police reports, a 2005 Infinity G35 sedan, operated by a [...]

By Wendy Osher Maui Police issued an estimated 350 speeding citations during a three-day enforcement effort on Maui roads this week.  On Tuesday and Wednesday, the effort was focused on major highways including Mokulele, Kuihelani, Hana and the Honoapiilani Highway.  Then on Thursday officers ventured into secondary roadways where complaints had surfaced from residents during [...]

Two teens suffered critical injuries in a single car crash in Waikapu early this morning. The accident was reported at about 1 a.m. Saturday, May 08, 2010 near mile marker 3 of the Honoapiilani Highway. According to police reports, all three occupants of the car were ejected when the driver of the 2008 Chrysler Sebring [...]

A second traffic accident in as many days claimed the life of a Maui resident.  The latest accident was reported shortly before noon today (Wednesday, January 27, 2010) on the Haleakala Highway. The accident occurred when a 1995 Dodge Neon four-door sedan traveling north on the highway lost control while negotiating a curve.  The vehicle [...]

By Wendy Osher A Maui woman was arrested following an early morning traffic accident that forced the closure of South Kihei Road for more than 8 hours on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Authorities responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at 3:18 a.m. When arriving on scene, officers from the Kihei Patrol District [...]