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Maui Police Department Chief Tivoli Faaumu delivers an emotional farewell speech as wife Deborah Faaumu looks on Friday morning at the Wailuku Police Station. Faaumu retires today after nearly 36 years on the job. â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
WAILUKU Whether it was handing out bottles of water while talking to Black Lives Matter protesters, walking in high heels to support survivors of domestic violence or tackling a fleeing fugitive, Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu left his mark.
“As the chief, I can’t just hide behind doors,” Faaumu said. “I have to go out. I have a civic duty.