Charges of arson have been filed against two of the three people who were arrested last week in connection with a series of suspicious brush fires in Central Maui.
Police made the arrests as part of an investigation into six brush fires that started between 1 and 2:30 p.m. in Central Maui on Thursday.
A civilian witnessed one of the fires being intentionally set and called police. Furnished with a description of the male suspect and his vehicle, police arrested John Hlis, 34, of Ha'iku, according to Assistant Police Chief Randy Esperanza who spoke at a press conference on Friday.
Hlis and Krystale Kaneakua, 33, of Pukalani, were both charged with second degree arson. The two were identified in surveillance footage, entering a store and purchasing a gas can, lighter fluid, charcoal and Lysol prior to start of brush fires, according to AC Esperanza.