KIHEI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Six people were injured Sunday when a second-story balcony collapsed at the Shores of Maui Condominiums on South Kihei Road.

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Four people fell to the ground when the balcony detached from the building. Firefighters rescued two others who were trapped on the balcony.

The balcony is now resting on a rock wall below the building. A building inspector and property manager were on site, and people are still staying in some units.

Dawn Griffiths and her family were staying at the condos when the collapse happened.

“We just started to hear a loud rumble, and I think it was my grandson that said, ‘What’s that?’ And then we started hearing just crashing and then we heard lots of sirens,” Dawn said.

The noise they heard was right around the corner.

Dawn’s husband, David, said emergency responders were treating injured people when he arrived at the scene.

“The EMT guys were still on their way to deal with some of the injured people, and there’s somebody down here which surprised me. I don’t know if some debris hit them or if they fell off the top of the balcony,” he said.

Injuries and response

Officials said four men and two women, ranging in age from 30s to 50s, suffered head, neck, back, arm and leg injuries.

Five were taken to a hospital.

The Griffiths say it was traumatizing to watch.

“We saw them load up three people and it was just pretty scary for the whole neighborhood seeing as they would they kept us in our distance then. But it was scary,” Dawn said.

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Firefighters stabilized the balcony.

Officials have not said what caused it to collapse.

“We can’t use our lanais, anybody in the place, so it makes it a little bit difficult,” Dawn said.

“The association put a restriction until they do some investigation on the rest of the structure,” David said.

County officials placed a red tag placard on the building on Tuesday, designating it an unsafe structure.

“A code case review has been initiated for the unsafe balcony,” a county official said in a statement. “The DSA Building Inspector also viewed the exteriors of other balconies at the location and spoke with a property representative regarding temporary safety measures. At this time, further research is being done regarding the structures at the property.

County officials said Department of Public Works, Development Services Administration (DSA) has a process in place to perform unsafe structure inspections at the request of property owners.

“The County encourages any property owner to utilize these services if they have any concerns,” the county official said.

Learn more about DSA Miscellaneous Inspections here.

The property manager declined an interview and referred questions to the condo’s attorney. Hawaii News Now is still waiting to hear back.

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