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After four years at the helm, Chief Pelletier's tenure is at a pivotal point as the Police Commission considers whether to place him on leave and investigate claims that he was a co-conspirator in a rape orchestrated by rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs in 2018.
The Maui High School boys volleyball team is off to a 3-0 start and appears to be the team to beat in the Maui Interscholastic League as the 2025 season begins.
The Maui Interscholastic League will field nine teams in the first season for girls flag football. The state is set to have 58 teams compete in the sport this spring.
“I’ve got to say we’re the closest we’ve ever been to the county owning a ferry," said Maui County Council Member Gabe Johnson, who holds the Lānaʻi residency seat.
While Maui County's mayor has requested Police Chief John Pelletier to be put on administrative leave, the power to hire or remove a police chief rests with the nine-member, volunteer Maui Police Commission.
Maui Police Department spokesperson Alana Pico said: “We are confident that the evidence will demonstrate these claims to be false and will expose those who are deliberately trying to manipulate the legal system to spread misleading narratives."
Several standout marks happened at MIL track and field meet No. 2. Lahainaluna four-time state champion wrestler wrapped up her college career as a member of the team champions from the University of Iowa.
Contractors worry a rise in costs could make it harder for people to afford rebuilding burned homes.
The land went on the market for $3.5 million last year, but the price recently dropped by $1 million.
Four Honolua Surf Co. stores, two Quiksilver, two Billabong and two Volcom stores are set to shut down on Maui after their current inventory sells out, probably near the end of April.
The West Maui Greenway, which also could be used for evacuations during emergencies, received a $15.4 million federal grant in January that the county has nine years to use.
Kamehameha Schools Maui's Mikah Labuanan becamae the first boy from the Maui Interscholastic League to win four state wrestling crowns at the state tournament on Feb. 22. Baldwin's Jahlia Miguel became just the fourth MIL girl to ever win three state titles.
Ben Zeigler-Namoa, Konnor Palmeira, Dylan Waite and David Vergel de Dios make up the first foursome of Maui players ever to play on the same University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa baseball team.
The number of homes allowed on a lot could double in some areas under a bill that the county says would help address a housing crisis made worse by the fire.
The projects at Lahainaluna on-campus gym, and the county-owned Lahaina Civic Center and War Memorial Gymnasium, have made it difficult for sports teams to practice at the youth and adult levels.
A council committee backed the $1.7 million purchase of land that could be used in the short term to house volunteers helping with rebuilding and to store construction materials.
