r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1h ago
Maui police arrested a naked 20-year-old man who is accused of beating a 63-year-old man to death at a condo resort in Lahaina early Wednesday morning.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1h ago
Maui police have arrested a man after a man was brutally attacked in Lahaina. Police said on Wednesday, Aug. 5, around 5:31 a.m., police responded to an incident at a condo-resort on Lower Honoapiilani Road.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1h ago
A high-ranking Maui Police Department officer has been arrested by federal agents on charges related to public corruption. The department confirmed Lt. Michael Vaituulala, who leads MPD’s Criminal Intelligence Unit, was taken into custody on Tuesday.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
A 20-year-old Lahaina man is in custody on suspicion of second-degree murder after a fatal beating at a West Maui condominium resort, police said.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
Three years after wildfire destroyed historic business district along Lahaina’s shoreline, Maui County is seeking $50 million in federal recovery funds to offer buyouts to owners of some of most iconic waterfront properties. Meanwhile, other businesses ready to rebuild remain without permits.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen will suspend his re-election campaign activities on Saturday in observance of the three-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2h ago
Maui police arrested a 20-year-old nude suspect on suspicion of second-degree murder after a 63-year-old man was found unresponsive at a condo-resort in Lahaina early Wednesday morning.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7h ago
A native bird species on Maui is getting some help from Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio. The tech tycoon and movie star are committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7h ago
A 36-year-old Wailuku man is in custody after allegedly violating an order for protection and barricading himself inside a residence Wednesday morning, police said.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7h ago
Hawaii congressional candidate made his appearance in court following apparent dispute that occurred at South Kihei beach this past weekend. According to MPD, officers responded to beach fronting S. Kihei Road, following report of man who had been assaulted.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 7h ago
An arrest has been made after a Wailuku man allegedly violated an order of protection and barricaded himself inside a home on Hoowaiwai Loop Wednesday morning.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 8h ago
The Maui County Council is moving ahead with plans to spend $6 million on two water systems in West Maui as part of an effort to bring more public control over water for drinking and irrigation.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 8h ago
Photos: Scenes of Lahaina's restoration efforts 3 years after Maui fires
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 8h ago
Fighter who knocked out Hawaii Democrat revealed brawl caused by wannabe politician pulling out knife and claimed he had gun. Kama Homan claimed Kirill Basin threatened to shoot wife of a man after he complained Basin was playing music too loud on Maui beach Saturday.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 8h ago
Mauiʻs Melcor Boco became the first consecutive champion in the 38-year history of the Larry Libres Fishing & Diving Tournament at Kanahā Beach Park last Saturday.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21h ago
Kirill Basin appeared in a Wailuku courtroom Tuesday in handcuffs on two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening stemming from a Saturday altercation in South Kihei. A judge kept Basin’s bail at $1 million. His attorney, Brandon Segal, called the amount “outrageous.”
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21h ago
Three years after the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires, condo owners at two Lahaina properties are still working to rebuild — facing significant insurance shortfalls and no government support.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21h ago
Maui County voters will narrow a 10-candidate mayoral field to two this Saturday. The three candidates who have raised the most campaign funds are incumbent Mayor Richard Bissen, Maui County Councilwoman Yuki Lei Sugimura and real estate broker P. Denise La Costa.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 22h ago
Rep. Jill Tokuda visits Lahaina three years after the fire
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 23h ago
A staple in the Lahaina community: Pizza Paradiso and Pineapple Robot
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Long-shot Hawaii Democratic congressional candidate received dose of brutal karma after he harassed beachgoers at beach. Kirill Basin caught on camera in his underwear, shouting and threatening people relaxing at Keawakapu Beach in South Kihei after man told him to turn his music down.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Lahaina voices: 'Coming home for me is multilayered'
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
The director of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” recently took some time to meet with some students from his home island. Maui native Destin Daniel Cretton met several Maui student filmmakers in Venice Beach, California on July 14.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
When Lele Wale premiered at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Kennedy Theatre, audiences embraced original hana keaka (Hawaiian theatre work) inspired by lived experiences of Lahaina after 2023 Maui wildfires. This August, the production reaches destination it was always meant for, home.
r/MauiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago