State Unit Leads Criminal Probe Into Maui County

## What happened Hawaii’s state public corruption unit is leading a criminal investigation involving Maui County. The investigation concerns the county, but the specific conduct under review has not been identified.

## What the probe means A criminal investigation is a formal inquiry into whether laws may have been violated. Its existence does not establish that a crime occurred, and it does not by itself establish wrongdoing by any individual, department or county official.

## What is not established The public account linked here does not identify the people or offices under investigation, the laws being examined, when the investigation began, or whether charges have been filed. It also does not establish an outcome.

## What comes next The state public corruption unit will determine how the investigation proceeds. Any later charging decision, court filing or official statement would provide additional information about the case.