Maui News

A long-time Maui police officer was indicted today on four counts of sexual assault in the third degree following allegations of sexual misconduct by a 15-year-old juvenile female.

Terry Jones, who has worked for the Maui Police department for more than two decades, was credited for her involvement in coordinating the department’s annual Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics.

Authorities say the caller falsely identifies themselves in association with the County of Maui Office on Aging or other government agency, making claims that the recipient qualifies for free diabetes supplies.

The work will run from Monday, June 4th to Wednesday, June 6th. Repairs include re-grouting and patching cracks in the concrete bowls.

County officials say the road closure is to ensure the safety of pedestrians during the Makawao Town Party event, which happens on the third Friday each month at the location. The proposal was pending approval by the Maui Police Department at last report.

A corrugated metal roof on a 30- by 40-foot container blew off, taking out nearby power lines, before coming to rest against a neighbor’s home, said Maui Fire Services Chief Lee Mainaga.

The Maui couple arrested yesterday following the unexplained death of a four-year old boy, has since been charged with allegations of second degree murder.

There was no tsunami threat following a 3.5 magnitude earthquake reported at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2012 on Hawai’i Island.

The search for a missing hiker in ‘Iao Valley ended Wednesday evening when the missing man made it out safely on his own. Authorities say the search was launched at 7:05 p.m. by crews from the Maui Fire Department’s Engine 1 from Wailuku and Rescue 10 from Kahului.

A Nahiku home was destroyed by fire overnight, when the homeowner left the oven on and unattended, officials said. The fire was first reported at 11:46 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

A 62-year-old male visitor was transported by Medivac to the hospital after falling about 15-feet off the trail above Kaihalulu Bay in East Maui, authorities said.

Maui police say the four-year-old child was brought to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for treatment by his father at around 10:57 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, after being found unresponsive within the shower of his home.

A $1.4 million funding appropriation has been released for the installation of a new pipeline system a the Upcountry Maui Watershed.

Both the Old and New Wailuku pools will be closed for maintenance on Thursday and Friday, May 31 and June 1, 2012. When the Old Wailuku Pool opens up next week, it will be used exclusively for lap swimming during lunchtime hours this summer.

The funds are in addition to the $240,000 that Maui County has also appropriated for the project, and another $280,000 towards the project in the 2013 fiscal year budget.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources announced the opening of archery, muzzleloading rifle, and high-powered rifle hunting seasons for feral goats on Kaua‘i.

The EPA plan is designed to achieve progress toward achieving visibility goals at both the Haleakala National Park on Maui and the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawai’i Island.

Today marked the one week anniversary of a fatal police-involved shooting in South Maui that claimed the life of Maui resident Marshall Langford. Family members said all they want is peace and to know that something will be done.

A 6-year-old Maui boy was transported in critical, but improving condition after being found floating in the pool of a South Maui condominium. The incident was reported at 12:46 p.m. at the Maui Gardens Condominiums, located at 1450 South Kihei Road.

The woman got caught in the rip tide and was sucked up into the propellers of a double hulled catamaran that was actively loading and off-loading passengers at the time.