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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Hawaiʻi Island police urging public to drive sober this Memorial Day
HAWAII, Hawaii (KHON2) — Officials at the Hawaiʻi Police Department are reminding the public to drive safely on the roads while honoring our fallen heroes. Traffic fatalities almost doubled on the Big Isle in 2024 compared to 2023, with Hawaiʻi Island authorities saying that impaired driving was a significant factor in the dramatic surge in lost lives. Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawaii returns to Ala Moana Beach Park In 2024, HPD arrested more than 960 people for driving under the influence, which was a slight increase compared to the previous year. An additional 277 impaired drivers were involved in traffic collisions, with 71 of these drivers being under 21. DUI checkpoints will be established around the island to ensure safety. 'Let's honor our heroes by keeping our roads safe,' Hawaiʻi Police Department said in a statement. 'Drive sober. Drive with aloha.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Big Island police investigating fatal vehicle collision
HAWAII, Hawaii (KHON2) — Big Island authorities have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a deadly traffic collision involving a male pedestrian in Kurtistown on the evening of May 16. The victim was identified as 21-year-old Maxwell Robertson Sherwood of Keaʻau, according to authorities. Fresh flower lei prices soar as graduation season is in full swing Police say that a 30-year-old driver was operating an SUV when he struck Sherwood who was in the roadway, not in a marked crosswalk. Police say witnesses reported seeing vehicles in the area swerving around Sherwood to avoid hitting him in the street. As a result of the collision, Sherwood was taken to Hilo Benioff Medical Center, where he died later that driver was not injured, but was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and first-degree negligent homicide, Hawaiʻi Police Department said. He remains in custody in Hilo and has not been charged. This marks the 13th traffic fatality of the year for the Big Island, compared to 16 at this point last year. Those who have information regarding the incident are asked to contact Officer Joshua Rodby-Tomas at (808) 961-2339 or at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
29-04-2025
- General
- Miami Herald
Fisherman and his boat still missing weeks after vanishing on trip, HI cops say
A 42-year-old fisherman remains missing weeks after he set out on the water and didn't return home, police in Hawaii said. Earl Kekuanaoa Hind was 'last known to have launched his vessel from the South Point area' of the island of Hawaii on April 7, the Hawaiʻi Police Department said in an April 29 news release. Hind and his boat were spotted April 9 offshore 'near the Miloli'i area, heading in a northerly direction,' police said. But, despite 'extensive search and rescue operations' by the Hawaiʻi Fire Department and United States Coast Guard, 'Hind and his vessel's current whereabouts are still unknown at this time,' police said. Hind's boat is a 21-foot Force with a 2-foot extension, and it bears the name Makalapua Onalani, police said. The Coast Guard said in an April 15 news release that its crews and partners logged more than 240 hours searching 200,000-plus square nautical miles looking for Hind. The Coast Guard suspended its search that day, per the release. In a Maui Now op-ed published April 16, Hind's daughter, Makalapuaonalani Hind, urged officials not to give up. He's 'not only a seasoned seaman, he's a survivor. He knows the ocean like the back of his hand. He knows how to catch fish, collect water, and endure. He has the skill, knowledge, and resilience to survive for weeks, even months out at sea,' she said. She added that, 'He is out there. He is strong. He is waiting for us.'
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Yahoo
Kona crash leaves man, 75, in critical condition
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Hawaiʻi Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle traffic collision in North Kona that left a 75-year-old Kona man in critical condition. The accident was reported at 1:19 a.m., and officers determined that a pickup truck operated by the man was traveling north on Old Māmalahoa Highway when it crossed over the double-yellow lines and ran off the roadway. It then re-entered the highway, struck a rock embankment and overturned. Hawaii earns commitment from Isaac Finlinson, JUCO National Player of the Year The driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the incident. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Queen's North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital for medical treatment. He was then transported to Queen's Medical Center on Oʻahu, where he is still in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to contact Officer Dayson Taniguchi at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229, or through email at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Fatal Big Island vehicle fire under investigation
OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi Police Department is investigating a fatal vehicle fire in the Hawaiʻi Ocean View Estate subdivision on the afternoon of April 13. Police and fire officials were sent to the vehicle fire just before 3:30 p.m., on King Kamehameha Boulevard just off Highway 11. Thousands of racers traverse Waikiki streets for Hapalua Half Marathon When authorities arrived, they were met with a blazing four-door sedan. The fire was then extinguished, leading to the discovery of a body in the passenger area of the sedan. The identity of the deceased and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation, and an autopsy has been ordered to determine the victim's exact cause of death. Those with information on the incident are urged to reach out to Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 961-3118 or at Alternatively, the police department's non-emergency number can be called at (808) 935-3311. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
