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Brothers arraigned in Maui labor trafficking case

Local News August 11, 2026

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

Local News August 11, 2026

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 ...

Canadian pleads guilty to posing as airline pilot in wire fraud case

Local News August 11, 2026

A Canadian man has pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud after admitting he posed as a commercial airline pilot to obtain hundreds of free flights on three U.S.-based airlines. According to federal prosecutors, Dallas Pokornik, 34, of Toronto admitted using a fictitious airline employee ID card to secure the flights between January 2020 and Oct. 28, 2024. Prosecutors said Pokornik, a former flight attendant for a Canadian airline, was indicted in October 2025, arrested in Panama and extradited to Hawaii to face the charges. Under his plea agreement, Pokornik agreed to pay ...

West Maui keiki invited to inaugural Ka‘anapali fishing tournament

Local News August 11, 2026

West Maui children ages 5 to 15 are invited to participate in the inaugural Kā‘anapali Keiki Fishing Tournament End of Summer Bash on Aug. 22 at the Kā‘anapali Golf Courses. The free event, hosted by the Pilikahakai Foundation in partnership with the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai‘i — Maui Chapter, will feature a catch-and-release fishing tournament along with outdoor recreation and educational activities promoting mālama ʻāina, or caring for the land. The event will run from 8 to 11 a.m., with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. Participants will have ...

Photo of the Day: Moonbow

Local News August 11, 2026

Send your best photos from Maui County to mauiphotos@mauinews.com for a chance to see them featured on our website and in our weekly print edition.

Barry Wurst: Directed by Maui native, new ‘Spider-Man’ movie is refreshingly dark, moving

Columns August 10, 2026

The biggest obstacle facing a new “Spider-Man” movie wasn’t the question of where the story would pick up. We know that Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) now lives in a world where his friends and even MJ (Zendaya), the love of his life, don’t remember him. Clearly, the story ...