The Maui Police Commission has picked Deputy Chief Gary Yabuta to be the county’s new police chief.

Yabuta will succeed Tom Phillips, who is retiring June 1. The 55-year-old Phillips has been chief for more than a decade.
Yabuta joined the Maui Police Department in 1983.
He has previously served as bureau commander for investigative services. He also was a police captain in the Criminal Investigation Division.
Yabuta graduated from the University of California, Northridge.
As police chief, he will oversee 367 officers and 143 civilian employees.