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Melvin Santos

Case from Kahului, HI dated Jul 25, 2016

Victim Details

Melvin Santos

Male

Pacific Islander

Kahului

HI

2016-07-25

24

Melvin

Santos

07/16/2026

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Melvin Bautista “Inong” Santos, a 24-year-old man from Kahului, died in the early hours of July 25, 2016, after violence erupted at a Kea Street home where people regularly gathered for late-night card games. He had been born in the Philippines and built a life on Maui, working in local kitchens and leaning into cooking as both a craft and a future he was trying to protect.

That night, after the game ended, Santos and others were still at the house cleaning up when the calm snapped. ...
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  • Maui police searching for men who fatally shot man in Kahului
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