(AP) An independent investigation has found the Maui Police Department properly handled last year’s accident involving its chief backing his truck into a parked motorcycle at a shopping center. The Maui Police Commission asked their counterparts in Honolulu to investigate whether then-Chief Tivoli Faaumu should face any charges for leaving the scene of the accident and whether there was any misconduct. The Maui News reports the investigation found the department properly classified the accident at Queen Kaahumanu Center as a civil matter and followed police policies. Faaumu says he didn’t see anything behind him when he reversed his truck out of a stall.
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WAILUKU, Hawaii The Maui Police Department properly handled an accident involving its chief backing his truck into a parked motorcycle at a shopping center, an independent investigation concluded.
The Maui Police Commission asked their counterparts in Honolulu to investigate whether then-Chief Tivoli Faaumu should face any charges for leaving the scene of last year s accident and whether there was any misconduct.
The investigation found the department properly classified the accident at Queen Kaahumanu Center as a civil matter and followed police policies, The Maui News reported Tuesday.
Members of the Maui Police Commission are scheduled to review the report at a meeting Wednesday and discuss it with the investigator, Honolulu Police Commission Executive Director James Yuen.
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(AP) The first Tongan police chief in the state of Hawaii and first Tongan police officer with the Maui Police Department has retired from the department after 36 years. He is also part Samoan. The Maui News reported Saturday that Chief Tivoli Faaumu, who grew up in Tonga, joined the department in August 1985. Faaumu assisted the FBI in shutting down a major drug distribution ring in 2001 and implemented the use of body-worn cameras for police officers in 2017. He served as police chief for seven years. Faaumu and his wife will continue living in Maui. Deputy Chief Dean Rickard will serve as acting chief.
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Police solo bike Sgt. Gregg Rowe talks to 4-year-old Chase along with traffic Sgt. Kenneth Kihata (center) and traffic investigator Alvin Ota before the start of the Heroes & Helpers event Saturday morning at Puâunene Shopping Center. The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photos
PUUNENE With police officers delivering gifts and greetings along the way, there was no shortage of Christmas spirit as children in need picked up early presents during a drive-thru event at Pu’unene Shopping Center.
“This is very fun for us. They were excited the whole week,” said Wailuku resident Jay-Dee Kuaana, who has custody of her 4-year-old niece, Kaley, and 5-year-old nephew, Kaptyn. “They respect the officers. This is just another good connection for them.”