A Maui woman says someone is deliberately poisoning stray kittens and cats near her property, and the death toll is climbing into the dozens.

• A Kula property owner has found dozens of dead or dying cats and kittens since July, managing to rescue only a handful.
• Lab tests on one surviving kitten found ethylene glycol, the toxic chemical in radiator fluid, in its system — and in large amounts, not a trace.
• She has had to bury around 20 kittens herself and suspects someone nearby is poisoning them on purpose rather than this being accidental exposure.
• Poisoning or harming cat colonies is illegal on Maui and can carry up to five years in prison, but the Humane Society's investigation was closed for lack of evidence.
• She's speaking out to raise awareness and is urging anyone with a cat problem to call animal control rather than take matters into their own hands.

Outlook: With the investigation closed, further action likely depends on new evidence or witnesses coming forward.