#machete maui

Maui police are investigating an alleged machete attack reported early Thursday morning in the Piʻihana Farms area of Wailuku.

“By shifting the focus from the gruesome details of our Alex’s death to how we can prevent another family from suffering the loss of a loved one, Alex’s death will not be in vain,” said Cerezo’s mother, Patricia Villarruel.

Proceedings in a Maui murder case involving a machete attack in a mall restroom, have been suspended while a mental health examination is conducted.

An 18-year-old Lahaina man was arrested on assault charges for allegedly attacking a man and woman with a machete during an altercation in Lahaina late Thursday night, Oct. 30, 2014, police said.