#Maui Police Department

Update: (3:09 p.m., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026) Maeda-Kalani was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Beginning Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, and continuing through Labor Day Weekend ending on Monday, Sept. 7, the Maui Police Department’s Traffic Division will participate in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign.

David Lewis, 38, of Kahului was reported missing by a concerned acquaintance on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. He last spoke with his acquaintance via phone in February of 2026.  Prior to this, Lewis had maintained regular monthly contact. It is further reported that he has not had any contact with several mutual friends or associates.

Johnstone was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

Two Maui men were arrested on eight criminal counts for alleged involvement in labor trafficking and extortion, following the execution of search warrants at a Kīhei residence on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.

Maui police have launched a second degree murder investigation into the death of a 71-year-old man in Kahului, Thursday night.

A ninth person was arrested in connection with an investigation into an assault and riot that occurred on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the pool area of Kāʻanapali Aliʻi in Lahaina.

Michael Vaituʻulala, 53, a lieutenant with the Maui Police Department, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, according to an announcement today from the United States Attorney Ken Sorenson.

The Maui Police Department confirmed the arrest of Lt. Michael Vaituʻulala by federal authorities on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. The United States Attorney’s Office, District of Hawaiʻi plans to issue a statement tomorrow, once the complaint has been unsealed.

The victim, a 63-year-old Lahaina male, succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Review of surveillance footage reveals that at approximately 1:45 a.m., a 20-year-old Lahaina man without clothing approached the victim’s office and brutally attacked him before feeling on foot.

Maui officers responded to a residence on Hoʻowaiwai Loop in Wailuku regarding a 36-year-old Wailuku man who had allegedly violated an Order for Protection and barricaded himself inside. The incident was reported at around 8:08 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026.

In just six years, Maui County’s budget has nearly doubled. Five new departments have been added, and the county absorbed the aftermath of the 2023 Lahaina wildfires — all while the administrative rules governing hiring and personnel matters have not been updated since December 2002, county officials told a Maui County Council committee Thursday.

Update: (4:49 p.m., Aug. 3, 2026) Mcclellan was located and found to be in good health. The Maui Police Department thanked the public for their assistance.

On Thursday, July 30, 2026, a 14-year-old Lahaina boy voluntarily turned himself in at the Wailuku Police Station.  He was arrested on the suspicion on riot.  On Thursday, July 30, 2026, a 14-year-old Lahaina boy voluntarily turned himself in at the Wailuku Police Station.  He was arrested on the suspicion on riot.  

Maui police officers responded to reports of an organized retail theft at a Wailea retail complex Tuesday evening, where three suspects allegedly stole luxury items valued at over $80,000. Two male suspects—an 18-year-old from Miami and a 15-year-old from Lahaina—were detained; while a third suspect, identified as a male juvenile, fled the area and remains at large.

Maui Now and its team of journalists earned multiple awards in the 2025 Hawaiʻi Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism awards, including second place for Best Overall News Site for the second year in a row.  

The Maui Police Department arrested three more teens in connection with the ongoing investigation into the assault and riot that occurred on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the pool area of Kāʻanapali Aliʻi, located at 50 Nohea Kai Drive in Lahaina. This brings to seven the total arrests made to date in connection with the case.

The Maui Police Department has made additional arrests in connection with the ongoing investigation into the assault and riot that occurred on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the pool area of Kāʻanapali Aliʻi, located at 50 Nohea Kai Drive in Lahaina. As a result of the continuing investigation, detectives arrested three teens on Monday, July 27, 2026.

Maui police are investigating an assault involving dozens of individuals reported in West Maui earlier this month. The initial call was for a disorderly incident involving approximately 30 people, reported at around 10:06 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the pool area of Kāʻanapali Aliʻi, located at 50 Nohea Kai Drive in Lahaina.

Maui firefighters and a Maui Police Department helicopter rescued a 30-year-old man Thursday morning after he injured his ankle while hiking in Makamakaʻole Gulch, according to the Department of Fire and Public Safety. The Maui Fire Department received the alarm at 9:41 a.m. Thursday for a report of a male hiker with an ankle injury […]