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Maui Fire Department Chief David Thyne announced recently that he will retire July 1. MFD photo
After rising through the ranks at the Maui Fire Department during a more than 33-year career, Fire Chief David Thyne is retiring.
He announced his retirement, effective July 1, at a Fire & Public Safety Commission meeting Thursday, said commission Chairman Kyle Ginoza.
“He did an exemplary job for the county,” Ginoza said Friday. “What I appreciated was his openness and willingness to share with the commission different aspects of the department.”
Under Thyne, Fire Department employees would give presentations about their sections at commission meetings.