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Pacific Permanente Group adds gastroenterologist on Maui

Pacific Permanente Group has added board-certified gastroenterologist Dr. Kimya Nguyen to its Maui team, expanding specialty digestive health care for local patients. Nguyen will provide inpatient and outpatient care at Maui Memorial Medical Center and the Maui Memorial Medical Center ...

Storm-damaged Kamaole Beach Park II reopens today

Kamaole Beach Park II, including restrooms, reopened Tuesday, along with the adjacent section of South Kihei Road that closed after damages from a Kona Low storm in March, according to the Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation. Sections of the park remain barricaded to protect ...

Brothers arraigned in Maui labor trafficking case

Maui police arrested two men Monday on labor trafficking, extortion and document-related charges following the execution of search warrants at a Kihei residence. Police said the investigation was conducted in coordination with the state Department of the Attorney General’s Special Investigation and Prosecution Division and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General. According to the state Department of the Attorney General, brothers Axel Camey Chajil, 35, and Brandon Camey Chajil, 31, were arraigned Tuesday on charges related to the alleged labor trafficking of a man ...

Molokai UTV crash victims identified

The two women killed Saturday night in a utility terrain vehicle crash on Molokai have been identified as Shyalyn Rapanot, 19, and Trinnity Napoleon-Lima, 20, both of Kaunakakai, according to the Maui Police Department. Police said Napoleon-Lima was driving a Polaris UTV with five passengers near Halawa Valley Park when the vehicle veered toward the shoulder, crossed Kamehameha V Highway and struck a large tree stump about 10:57 p.m. Saturday. All six occupants were ejected. Rapanot and Napoleon-Lima died at the scene. Four other Kaunakakai residents — two girls ages 16 and 17 ...