#fatal Maui

A preliminary investigation reveals that a black 2006 Honda Ruckus motorcycle was traveling northbound on Pūlehu Road when it veered off the roadway and collided with a tree.

A Maui man suffered fatal injuries in a fall while hiking in the Kailua area of East Maui on Saturday afternoon. The incident was reported at 12:43 p.m., Feb. 8 near mile 6.75 of the Hāna Highway.

A 42-year-old Wailuku man was killed in a single vehicle collision in Kula, Maui on Friday. The accident was reported at 3:37 p.m. on Jan. 17, on Pulehuiki Road, about a half mile east of Lower Kula Road.

A 71-year-old man suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross South Kīhei Road on foot, outside of a marked crosswalk, police said.

The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an active investigation into a deadly incident overnight that forced the closure of the Honoapiʻilani Highway in Waikapū for five hours.

In light of a troublesome 17% increase in Hawai’i’s traffic fatalities compared to 2023, the Maui Bicycling League calls for increased vigilance on Maui’s roads.  

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation reports that 59 people have been killed in traffic related crashes statewide from January through July 27, 2024; a 17% increase from 49 fatalities at the same time last year.

A fatal hit-and-run collision in Kapalua on Friday claimed the life of a 39-year-old Lahaina woman. Police say a preliminary investigation reveals that the woman was attempting to retrieve a chicken carcass out of the roadway and walk back to the southbound makai shoulder when she was struck by a white 2014 BMW X5 traveling northeast on Honoapiʻilani Highway.  The operator of the BMW did not stop or render aid to the pedestrian and fled the scene northeastbound on Honoapiʻilani Highway, according to police.

A fatal motorbike accident occurred on Haleakalā Highway overnight, resulting in the temporary closure of the mauka bound lanes from North Firebreak Road to Keahua Road. The closure went into effect at 11:25 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024.

A Makawao man suffered fatal injuries in a crash reported early Friday morning on the Haleakalā Highway.

A 24-year-old Kula man suffered fatal injuries when he was struck by a car while walking on the asphalt shoulder of the Hāna Highway in Kahului on Thursday night, police said.

Police believe speed may be a factor in a fatal traffic collision that claimed the life of a bicyclist on Pūlehu Road in Kahului Thursday.

Maui recorded another pedestrian fatality, this time as the result of a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Puʻunēnē Avenue in Kahului Tuesday night. The Kahului accident involved a 49-year-old woman who was walking in the middle of the road on Puʻunēnē Avenue, outside of a marked crosswalk, according to police.

A 34-year-old Lahaina man suffered fatal injuries in an early morning single-vehicle crash on the Lahaina Bypass, Wednesday.

A Wailuku man suffered fatal injuries in a motorcycle crash on Maui Veterans Highway early this morning.

Police say speed and alcohol are suspected as factors in a head-on crash that claimed the life of a Haʻikū man on the Hāna Highway last night.

North Kīhei Road is closed between Honoapiʻilani Highway and South Kihei Road due to a motor vehicle crash reported earlier this morning. The road closure went into effect at around 6:30 a.m.

A memorial fund has been established for Kahiau Kamuliwai Hill who was tragically killed in a weekend car crash in Waiehu.

A deadly crash in a remote section of the Kahekili Highway on Maui claimed the life of the driver on Monday afternoon.

A 72 year old Kīhei man suffered fatal injuries in a moped crash reported Thursday night on the Piʻilani Highway in South Maui.