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The state Department of Health Maui District Health Office is warning the public of a man impersonating an inspector of the Food Safety Branch.
At around 8:30 a.m. on June 6, the man approached a food truck in Honokowai wearing a green badge and no inspection tools, according to a DOH news release Friday. He identified himself as the new food safety inspector for Lahaina.
According to the victim, the impersonator told the operator that they weren't allowed to prepare food in the food truck. The man then removed the green "pass" placard and told the operator to come to the office with paperwork showing approval to operate the food truck in order to get another placard.
DOH said that it does not remove placards without replacing them at the time of inspection, and that inspectors carry tools and badges that contain their name, job title and photograph. A manager can ask to examine the badge or may call the Maui Food Safety Branch at (808) 984-8230 to verify the person's identity.