Police identified the victim as Antonio A. Funes of Wailuku. He had been hired to direct traffic during paving work on the Honoa pi'ilani Highway widening project.

At 2:46 a.m., Funes was struck by a 2002 Chevy S-10 pickup driven by a 56-year-old Lahaina man, police said. The accident happened just north of the highway junction with North Kihei Road.

The 56-year-old driver, Bruce B. Mauvais of Lahaina, was charged with first-degree negligent homicide and is being held in lieu of $5,000 bail. Traffic investigators have not determined whether speed, alcohol or drug use were factors in the accident. Police said Funes was wearing high-visibility clothing and white gloves and was using a flashing light to direct traffic when he was hit.

Funes was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 5:48 a.m.

He had been retired since 1997, after 22 years with the Maui Police Department.