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Phone Service for County of Maui Offices with 270 prefixes to be restored by Wednesday morning

County of Maui phone service provider, Wavecom Solutions, formerly known as Pacific LightNet, was among those affected by the fiber optic outage early this morning in the Molokai Channel.  The company anticipates restoration of service to 270 prefix numbers by tomorrow morning.  Affected offices include the County of Maui building in Wailuku, DMVL and Real […]

Attempted Murder investigation launched following Waiehu shooting on Maui

Posted by Wendy Osher Maui Police are investigating a shooting incident over the weekend that resulted in the hospitalization of a 30-year-old man for a gunshot wound to his thigh.  The incident was reported at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday when officers responded to multiple reports of shots being fired in Waiehu.  While en route to […]

Gun recovered from Maui shooting, driver identified

By Wendy Osher Maui police have released the name of the man who was driving the pickup truck that allegedly struck an officer early Sunday morning.  Maui police say 19-year-old Austin Pierman of Kihei was the driver of the vehicle involved in the incident.  He was arrested for suspicion of attempted murder I and transported […]

Three teens and an officer injured following shooting near Honolua on Maui

Posted by Wendy Osher Police have launched an attempted murder investigation following a reported shooting in West Maui early this morning (Sunday, July 18, 2010). According to police reports, an officer responding to the incident was struck by the suspect vehicle and three teens were transported to the hospital for injuries. Officers initially responded to […]

One man dead after altercation at Little Beach

One man is dead and another was arrested following an altercation at Little Beach last night (Saturday, July 3, 2010). The fight was reported at 7:20 p.m. at the area of Makena Beach Park known as Little Beach. Maui Police say the victim died at the scene of injuries suffered from the fight. Positive identification […]

Drug investigation launched: 17 year MPD veteran turns himself in

A 17-year-veteran of the Maui police department turned himself in on Monday following an Information Charging Arrest Warrant.  39-year-old officer Ryan Masada was released from the Wailuku Police Station without incident after posting $10,000 bail.  The counts in the warrant include Promotion of a Dangerous Drug in the 3rd Degree and Prohibited Acts Related to […]

Tavares to Unveil FY 2011 Budget

Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares unveils her 2011 Fiscal year budget on Monday, March 15, 2010. The County Charter requires that the Mayor and her Administration submit to the County Council a proposed operating budget in March of each year. Last year, the mayor proposed a $573 million budget that included CIP funding for a new […]