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Eh, nice Maui police officer who keeps Pono alive!
Pono is alive! My husband and I, who live full time on the Westside, were relaxing at Airport Beach last week. The next morning, a police officer came walking up our driveway towards my husband. The...
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Hawaii state Legislature opens with new bill on police body cameras
So the state Legislature went back into session this week, and that means a steady stream of news over the next few months about new bills that may or may not improve our lives. One of the earliest...
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Hawaii News Now reports FBI investigating Maui Police theft/bribery case
Back in October, when stories of Maui Police officers getting arrested for all manner of alleged crimes seemed to pop up in the news on a nearly weekly basis, we called on the Federal Bureau of...
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Maui Police arrest another of their own officers, this time over alleged...
Sorry we’re a little late in posting this latest Maui Police Department press release on the latest officer they’ve arrested for something, but yesterday was press day. Anyway, here’s what the...
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Quizunderstood: How well do you know Hawaii’s history with sit-lie laws...
1. Which of the following bills did NOT recently pass the Hawaii House of Representatives, according to a Mar. 3 press release from the state House? A. HB 1814: Appropriates funds to provide training...
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Maui Police starts St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign TODAY
Starting today, look for more Maui Police officers–and DUI checkpoints–on the roads than usual. That’s because the MPD is starting their annual St. Patrick’s Day Impaired Driving Enforcement Campaign,...
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New Hawaii bill reaffirms public’s right to film law enforcement
Let’s talk briefly about Senate Bill 2439, introduced by Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran, D–Kahului. It reaffirms the public’s right to record or photograph “a law enforcement officer while the officer is in...
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Drew Toonz welcomes medicinal marijuana and Dunkin’ Donuts to Maui
Illustration: Andrew Miller The post Drew Toonz welcomes medicinal marijuana and Dunkin’ Donuts to Maui appeared first on Maui Time.
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UPDATED: Maui County Parks Director On Administrative Leave Pending Maui PD...
M aui County Parks & Recreation Director Glenn T. Correa is on administrative leave pending the outcome of a Maui Police investigation into county workers’ alleged golfing at Waiehu Municipal Golf...
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Maui Police Department to test body worn cameras again
It’s been about a year since the Maui Police Department’s last field test of body cameras, and the department is now conducting another field test of officer body cameras. It began on July 8 and will...
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UPDATED: South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing deals with traffic bench warrant after...
State Representative Kaniela Ing, D–South Maui, is only now dealing with a bench warrant dating Feb. 18 of this year, after MauiTime inquired on the matter. The $250 warrant was issued by the Second...
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South Maui Rep. Kaniela Ing releases statement on arrest; MPD releases...
Last night, state Representative Kaniela Ing, D–South Maui, released a statement on his July 26 arrest on a $250 traffic infraction bench warrant issued back in February of this year. Here’s Ing’s...
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The Maui Police Department wants you to have coffee with a cop
Yeah, this week the Maui Police Department will take part in what’s billed as the “first annual Coffee with a Cop Day.” The phrase “first annual” always struck me as a bit optimistic, but who knows....
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Using newly declassified documents, we examine the legacy of Elmer Cravalho,...
Elmer Cravalho was a rare individual who made a mark on both Maui and Hawaii history. A man of considerable intelligence and energy, he wielded tremendous power on state and county stages for 25...
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Republican 10th District Candidate Chayne Marten arrested on sex assault charges
The 10th District state House race (which spans from West Maui to North Kihei) got a whole lot more complicated with the Oct. 11 arrest of Republican Chayne Marten, who is once again challenging...
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The challenges the topless activists of Free The Nipple face on Maui
For more than two years, Maui’s branch of the Free The Nipple organization has been strutting their topless selves at Rainbow Park and down Baldwin Avenue in Paia Town. This past August, they walked...
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Quizunderstood: How well do you know Lanai?
1. Friday, Aug. 1 marked the last run of the Sugar Cane Train on the Westside. But the Aug. 2 Maui News reported that “community leaders” are trying to raise money “to temporarily save” the train...
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Libertarian author Steven Greenhut talks public employees at Maui County Club
In case you were wondering, some of Maui’s richest and most powerful landowners and developers had lunch together on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 24. Peter Martin, Charlie Jencks, Everett...
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We talk story with ACLU Hawaii Legal Director Mateo Caballero about Trump’s...
If you exhibit any empathy at all, reading the news these days is a terrible depressing experience. Every day it seems, the President “Baby” Donald Trump and Republican-controlled Legislatures across...
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Quizunderstood: How much do you know about Hawaiian Airlines’ return to...
1. On Mar. 2, the Maui Police Department announced that they had a new scent-tracking dog. According to the news release, the dog is a Labrador. What is the dog’s name? A. Jim B. John C. Jack D. Joe...
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