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Phone scams target nurses and medical professionals statewide

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The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs is warning medical professionals, particularly nurses, about a phone scam in which fraudsters impersonate state officials. Individuals posing as state officials are contacting current and former LPNs, RNs and APRNs and falsely claiming that an investigation has been opened against them. Scammers may request personal information or, in some cases, solicit wire transfers. While recent incidents have primarily targeted nursing professionals, dental professionals, pharmacists and other medical licensees have also been targeted. Here are ...

Haiku woman dies after May 10 wreck on Honoapiilani Highway

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A woman from Haiku died Sunday from injuries sustained in a traffic collision May 10 on the Honoapiilani Highway in Kihei. According to Maui police, Teresa Campisi, 55, was driving a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta south on the highway at about 9:45 p.m. May 10. According to the preliminary investigation, Campisi was approaching the intersection with North Kihei Road when the Jetta drifted left across the grass median into oncoming traffic. The Jetta sideswiped a 2016 Dodge van before colliding head-on with a 2022 Volkswagen Atlas. Campisi was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center with ...

Maui Waena student wins Dr. King Peace Poem Award

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Seventh grade student Veronna Jhen M. Santiago from Maui Waena Intermediate School has been awarded the Maui County grand prize in the 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Awards. Her poem was selected out of more than 520 entries from Maui public and private schools. “We’re happy to receive work of this caliber from this young Maui poet,” said awards coordinator Melinda Gohn. Gov. Josh Green’s Maui representative Leon Bolosan and Maui Mayor Bissen congratulated winners who recited their poems to an audience of more than 150 people at the University of ...