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Graphic Warning: This content contains photos, video and personal accounts that may be disturbing, triggering, or too upsetting for some people to engage in. Discretion is advised. Police released body cam footage and supporting material gathered from their investigation into the deadly shooting that claimed the life of beloved Officer Suzanne O.

At approximately 3:53 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, a 50-year-old Kahului man drove himself to the Kīhei Medic Quarters located off South Kīhei Road and reported that he had been shot. 

Graphic Warning: This post contains photos and personal accounts that may be disturbing, triggering, or too upsetting for some people to engage in. Discretion is advised. Emotional testimony was received Wednesday from a Maui police officer and a caretaker of the Pāʻia Sugar Mill who shared details during a preliminary hearing, of the deadly shooting that took the life of beloved Officer Suzanne O on Friday night.

The courtroom was overflowing with police officers who lined the halls just days after losing one of their own in the line of duty.

According to police, Clembert Kaneholani, 38, was being held on several charges including: first degree murder, second degree attempted murder, two counts of a felon in possession of ammunition, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, place to keep a firearm, and owning/possession of a firearm or ammunition prohibited.

Maui police have identified the fallen officer from Friday night’s fatal shooting in Pāʻia as Officer Suzanne O. Officer O began her service with the Maui Police Department in 2020, first working in the Kīhei Patrol District before moving to the Wailuku Patrol District in December 2021. 

The Maui Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own following an officer-involved shooting in Pāʻia, Friday night. Police say the caller reported that an unknown individual had trespassed onto the property and fired a weapon at them. Upon arrival, officers encountered the armed suspect, who discharged a firearm, striking one of the responding officers.

Maui police are investigating a report of an early morning burglary and sex assault at a Haʻikū home reported two weeks ago. Officers responded to the residence at approximately 4:08 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025 after receiving a report of an unknown male entering the home without permission.

By law, Hawaiʻi residents must respond to jury questionnaires. However, scammers may try to exploit this legitimate process by impersonating court officials or law enforcement officers and claiming you have an outstanding warrant for failing to appear for jury duty. Victims are then pressured to pay a “fine” immediately to avoid arrest.

A reward of up to $25,000 is now being offered for information that leads to the identification and apprehension of the suspect involved in an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at around 9:12 a.m., at the Bank of Hawaiʻi on South Kīhei Road.

Bermudez is the last defendant to be sentenced for his role in the Miske Enterprise. As part of his 2022 plea agreement, Bermudez admitted that he and other members of the Enterprise participated in a murder-for-hire conspiracy with co-defendant Michael J. Miske and other Enterprise members, according to the US Attorney’s Office.

The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a male suspect involved in an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at around 9:12 a.m., at the Bank of Hawaiʻi on South Kīhei Road in Kīhei.

Law enforcement officers from around the state conducted Operation Keiki Shield on the Island of Maui from June 27 to 29, 2025. The operation resulted in the arrest of six individuals for charges related to internet-facilitated sexual offenses against children, according to police.

Two men suffered injuries in an alleged assault reported early Saturday morning in Māʻalaea, police said. The victims, a 24-year-old Kīhei man and a 62-year-old Lahaina man were allegedly assaulted by a group of three to four unknown males near Slip 22 at Māʻalaea Boat Harbor.

Nearly 130 guns were turned in during the Maui Police Department’s gun buyback event held Saturday, June 14, at the Maui County Service Center in Kahului. The program is part of a broader effort to reduce the risk of gun violence and accidental shootings by removing unwanted and potentially dangerous weapons from homes and streets.

A veteran officer of the Maui Police Department was arrested for first degree sexual assault on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The 48-year-old Kahului man has been placed on administrative leave and his department-issued credentials and firearm have been temporarily removed pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two individuals involved in two armed robberies in Upcountry Maui on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The department released video in the hopes of obtaining new information.

The 43-year-old victim has since been identified as Janinekara Sturgeon of Kahului.  As of Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, the 41-year-old Kahului man arrested in conjunction with the case was charged with first degree murder.  He remains in police custody with no bail.

John B. Stancil, 37, of Waimanalo, was sentenced in federal court by US District Judge Derrick K. Watson to 240 months of imprisonment (the statutory maximum) followed by 3 years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy.

A 74-year-old man from Haʻikū, Maui was arrested and formally charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. The charges stem from an incident reported at 7:34 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, in which Central Dispatch received a report of a woman who had sustained an injury, possibly from a fall, at a Haʻikū residence.