Fire-ravaged Lahaina, Maui, faced ‘near-riot’ as 100 drivers clash with cops
At one point Friday, roughly 100 people began challenging police to gain access to Lahaina via Honoapiilani Highway, with officers telling the Honolulu Star Advertiser they were facing a near riot.
Traffic initially was smooth through the Maalaea checkpoint, with police screening motorists to ensure only Lahaina residents with identification, or visitors who could prove they were hotel guests in West Maui, could be let in. By 6 p.m., the highway at Maalaea reopened to traffic outbound from Lahain,a but remained closed to vehicles headed toward West Maui.
/Maui County officials released a statement, saying, “The road to Lahaina was opened for local residents to provide medication and supplies to their families that remain in homes on the west side and in need of such assistance outside of the fire/biohazard zone.”
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