High school lockdown lifted after Maui psychiatric patient found

Published: May 2, 2016 at 4:32 PM HST|Updated: May 2, 2016 at 8:09 PM HST

WAILUKU, MAUI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Police have found a man who escaped from the psychiatric ward at Maui Memorial Medical Center on Monday.

Aukanaii Kalalau, 26, escaped about 9:15 a.m., police said. He was found about 1:10 p.m., and arrested for second-degree escape.

Baldwin High School was on a modified lockdown as police searched for Kalalau.

Baldwin High's principal said the lockdown was a precautionary measure.

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