Maui Police Department

Maui police body-camera footage shows an officer fired his gun at a man who charged at him with a long object raised above his head and ignored commands to stop.

A Maui police officer shot and killed a man who advanced toward him with a weapon. Police didn't provide any details about the weapon they say the man wielded.

The Maui Police Commission will not seek disciplinary action against Police Chief John Pelletier, following a rocky few months. At a Wednesday meeting, Police Commission Chair Frank DeRego said third-party investigations did not sustain allegations from two sworn officers and one civilian worker.

The State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers, which represents officers statewide, surveyed Maui Police Department members and found that one-third of officers are considering leaving within the next two years. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

It’s still unclear if Gov. David Ige will sign a bill that would reform bail in Hawaiʻi’s legal system. The bill primarily covers nonviolent misdemeanors and Class C felonies. Activists on both sides of this issue want broader reform but remain far apart on how to get there. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

A former Maui police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he offered to pay a 13-year-old girl money for sex. U.S. prosecutors say Brandon Saffeels pleaded guilty to attempted child enticement.

Maui’s new police chief could receive a pay raise to $205,000 a year. The Maui Police Commission voted unanimously to recommend the raise — 29% more than the current police chief salary of nearly $159,000.

A former Maui police department officer who was scheduled to report to federal prison next month for soliciting sex from a woman he pulled over has been arrested again. This time, it's for allegedly offering money to have sex with a 13-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover officer.

According to a letter to the Maui Police Department obtained by The Maui News, the incoming chief has selected a colleague from the Las Vegas force to be his deputy chief. They will be sworn in at a December ceremony in Wailuku.

John Pelletier of Las Vegas has officially been appointed the new chief of the Maui Police Department.