A few minutes before the Maui County officials' press conference today on last night's crash of an Maui Air charter flight on Lanai that killed three people and injured three more–five of which were county employees–a county staffer circulated the Mayor's Lounge, where the conference was to take place. As TV crews set up in the front of the room and county officials like … [Read more...] about Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa: ‘We lost two of our own last night’
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3 Killed, 3 Injured In Lanai Plane Crash
[NOTE: County officials rescheduled the press conference listed below to 11:45am today.] County of Maui officials are reporting that three people died and three others badly injured last night when a twin-engine charter aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Lanai Airport. Names of the deceased and injured haven't been officially released yet, but County of Maui … [Read more...] about 3 Killed, 3 Injured In Lanai Plane Crash
BREAKING: Mokulele Aircraft That Landed In Wailea Had 2009 Accident On Molokai
At about 7pm this evening a Cessna 208B commuter aircraft operated by Mokulele Airlines made an emergency landing on Pi'ilani Highway in Wailea near the Kilohana intersection. According to this Maui News story, the plane's eight passengers and two pilots were all safe and accounted for. Most of the photos published of the plane (including the one I took) showed emergency … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Mokulele Aircraft That Landed In Wailea Had 2009 Accident On Molokai