Crime Statistics

In an effort to limit possible exposure to staff and inmates, all non-essential programming has been temporarily suspended.

Police say those arrested allegedly took “substantial steps” to meet up with those “minors” for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual acts with them.  However, instead of minors, these offenders were actually met and arrested by law enforcement officers, police said.

Maui police responded to 7 burglaries, 5 vehicle thefts and 9 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 8 to March 15, 2020.

As part of the Department of Public Safety’s COVID-19 prevention efforts, Hawaiʻi correctional facilities are implementing enhanced screening at entry points.

On Friday, US Attorney Kenji M. Price for the District of Hawaiʻi urged the public to report suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 by calling the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (1-866-720-5721) or to the NCDF e-mail address disaster@leo.gov.

Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating missing person, 51-year-old Wade Marwood, who failed to return home to Canada.

The Maui Police Department announced changes to its normal business hours in the Records Section due to the precautionary health and safety measures that are being taken with COVID-19.

The Hawaiʻi public is being urged to beware of, and report, scams and price gouging related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Starting this Friday, March 13 and continuing through St Patrick’s Day on Tuesday, March 17, the Maui Police Department Traffic Division will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols at various locations.

Maui police responded to 12 burglaries, 8 vehicle thefts and 8 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 1 to March 7, 2020.

Lynsey Jio, 23, of Kula, Maui was arrested this morning following a grand jury indictment related to a fatal motor vehicle crash that claimed the life 19-year-old Hannah Brown last year on the Kūihelani Highway. 

Maui police responded to 8 burglaries, 7 vehicle thefts and 11 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 23 to Feb. 29, 2020.

According to court documents, on June 22, the defendant indicated he wants to go to trial. A pretrial conference has been set for Sept. 14, 2020.

Ikaika Reinhardt, 38, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday for the receipt of firearms while under indictment, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

The Maui Police Department was able to locate a missing California boy with the help of a resident who utilized Tesxt-to-911 to notify police of the boy’s whereabouts this morning.

From the two and a half day operation, 10 adult males were arrested and $38,110 was recovered. Officers targeted “Johns” by setting up what’s known as a Reverse Prostitution operation. In situations like this a female Police officer posed as a prostitute to target suspected “Johns.”

As alleged in the Indictment[1]: From at least June 2019, and continuing to in or about January 2020, Arthur Brun (aka “Ata”), Maluelue Umu (aka “Malu”), Kelvin Kauwila Kai (aka “Kauwila”), Steven Keliikuli, Kaniu Huihui, Sheena Millare, Efren Yanos, Kirsten Makanoe Ayau (aka “Makanoe”), Orlando Manuchei (aka “Ole”), Robby Silva, Haidee Sueyasu and Phrystal Bacio, the defendants, and others known and unknown, co-spired to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.

“The suspects under indictment today were identified as part of a major drug trafficking organization that has been supplying a significant amount of methamphetamine throughout the community,” said Chief of Police Todd G. Raybuck

Lori Vallow Daybell has no scheduled visits today at the Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center, however her new husband, Chad Daybell was allowed a one-hour visit yesterday afternoon, according to officials with the Department of Public Safety. 

Maui police responded to 8 burglaries, 6 vehicle thefts and 10 vehicle break-ins in Maui County last week.