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lfujimoto@mauinews.com WAILUKU — A man who was reportedly frustrated when he couldn’t find his vehicle keys was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly setting his van on fire at a gas station in Kihei. Reynaldo Onnagan, 45, was charged with second-degree arson and habitual property crime. He had parked his van near the car wash at Kihei Texaco at 1281 S. Kihei Road in a location that was 40 feet from gas pumps, 50 feet from a propane tank and 7 feet from a gas refuel receptacle, Deputy Prosecutor Brant Yoshimoto said during Onnagan’s initial appearance Thursday in Wailuku District C...

lfujimoto@mauinews.com WAILUKU — A man who said he didn’t know a Makena beach was closed when he went hiking and swimming there last year was acquitted of violating public health emergency rules in the pandemic. A 2nd Circuit Court jury returned verdicts Feb. 4, also finding Jamal Strom not guilty of failing to abide by posted signs designating a closed area. Strom, 49, of Lahaina asked for a jury trial after he was issued citations for the offenses May 9. “Law enforcement has been a little bit overly aggressive towards the people of Maui and should issue more warnings, rather than alwa...

The Maui News WAILUKU — One traveler was sentenced to a 10-day jail term and another man agreed to return to the Mainland after the two arrived on Maui on flights from Los Angeles without proper COVID-19 tests this week. Anthony Mendoza, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to violating emergency proclamation rules. He arrived at Kahului Airport at about noon Wednesday. Although he had a negative COVID test, it wasn’t from a trusted state testing partner, said Deputy Prosecutor Rodney Char. “The defendant also did not have a location to quarantine and refused to board a plane back to California,...

The Maui News WAILUKU — Bail was increased to $20,000 for a woman who was allegedly driving a stolen truck when she fled from police Monday. Supiesi Tongi, 24, of Kihei was charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to a vehicle or property, first-degree resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, possessing drug paraphernalia and second-degree resisting an order to stop a motor vehicle. During her initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in Wailuku District Court, she pleaded not guilty t...

Matthew Tittor WAILUKU — A man who said he was going to stay on a beach when he arrived on Maui on a flight from Los Angeles agreed to return to the Mainland after he was arrested Tuesday for violating COVID-19 public health emergency rules. Matthew Tittor, 42, was sentenced to a two-day jail term, which he had already served, after he pleaded no contest to the charge Wednesday afternoon in Wailuku District Court. He appeared in court by videoconference from the Maui Police Department cellblock. When Tittor arrived at Kahului Airport at 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, he didn’t have a negative pre-tra...