Maui County Child Passenger Safety

05/30/2026

05/08/2026

To the moms-to-be this Mother’s Day weekend: Your safety is their safety. 🤱✅

The question isn’t IF you should wear a seat belt, but HOW. ⤵️

04/26/2026

Safety first around here! Is your child using the right car seat for his/her age, weight and height? Use the NHTSA Car Seat Finder to learn more: https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/right-seat

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04/16/2026

With Target’s car seat trade in event coming up we wanted to raise awareness that a Target online third party seller is offering pregnancy seat belt adjusters.

These products are extremely dangerous and not recommended. You can visit https://hcpvs.org/seat-belt-adjusters for more information.

04/13/2026

A load leg limits forward rotation in a frontal crash by transferring crash energy down to the vehicle floor. If your car seat has a load leg, check your vehicle manual to ensure the vehicle allows its use. Next, check the car seat manual for instructions on installing your car seat using the load leg. Don't have a load leg? Don't worry! Car seats keep children safe by managing crash forces in many different ways.

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04/09/2026

Child Seat Inspection.

On Saturday, April 11, 2026*, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., the Maui Police Department, in collaboration with the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will host a child safety seat inspection event with...

04/07/2026

⚠️Graco Recall ⚠️

Graco has issued a voluntary recall for select SnugRide Turn & Slide models made Jan–Mar 2026 due to a structural issue found in post‑production testing.

This does NOT affect the EasyTurn, Turn2Me, and all other SnugRide models.

Model numbers affected:
2231809 - Noir / Black
2231887 - Sandstone / Tan
2231806 - Mulberry / Girl-Plum
2231885 - Sandstone / Tan
2231881 - Noir / Black
2231884 - Noir / Black
2231810 - Base
2243083 - Modes next travel system with turn and slide

If your model number is listed, stop using the seat with the base immediately. The carrier can still be used without the base while you wait for your free replacement.

Replacement options include:
Snugride Snugfit DLX and base Maison
Snugride SnugFit Gotham and base
EasyTurn Solae
Turn2Me Brighton

*If you are registering a base-only product (model 2231810), you will receive SnugRide SnugFit base (2120612) only. Base-only registrations are not eligible for full car seat replacement options.

Visit:
https://recalls.gracobaby.com/
Owners can contact Graco at 1‑800‑345‑4109 for support.

03/04/2026

The tether reduces head movement in a crash and should always be used for forward‑facing car seats—no matter how the seat is installed. This one step makes a big difference. Get more car seat safety info: https://www.safety-connection.org/caregiver/

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02/27/2026

02/20/2026

The minimum age to go forward facing is two in Hawaii but that’s the minimum.