Update/Open: Single vehicle collision on Thompson Road in Kula

Kula woman suffers critical injuries in motor vehicle collision on Thompson Road
Update: 8:56 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

An 84-year-old Kula woman was transported to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries following a single-vehicle collision on Thompson Road in Kula on Friday afternoon. 

The incident was reported at 1:11 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2025, on Thompson Road, one mile south of the intersection with Kēōkea Place.

Police say a preliminary investigation reveals a maroon 2019 Subaru Crosstrek was traveling northbound on Thompson Road when the operator lost control while negotiating a left bend in the roadway.  The vehicle ran off the roadway, collided into the dirt embankment, partially overturned, and landed facing southbound.

As a result of the collision, the operator sustained injuries and was transported to the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Police say an investigation reveals that the operator was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision. The involvement of speed, alcohol, and drugs has not been determined as the investigation is ongoing.

Update: 5:01 p.m., Friday, Nov. 21, 2025

Thompson Road in Kula is now completely open as of 5:01 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. It was closed earlier due to a single vehicle accident.

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Both sides of Thompson Road in Kula is closed, from 1373 Thompson Road, to about a 1/6 of a mile makai, on Thompson Road, just before Kula Highway. This is due to a major single vehicle accident. Maui police issued a road closure notice at 2:12 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.