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Lanai Plane Crash Leaves 3 Dead, 3 Injured

Hawaii Public Radio | By Molly Solomon

Published February 27, 2014 at 4:18 PM HST

AP / Russell DeJetley

Maui County is in mourning after a plane crash Wednesday evening that resulted in the death of the pilot and two female employees of the Maui Department of Planning. Three other county employees were injured in the crash and are being treated at Queens Medical Center for second and third degree burns. HPR’s Molly Solomon gives us an update.

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Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.

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