On Sunday, September 4, 2022, at about 2:04 a.m., a critical motor vehicle collision occurred in the Kapolei area involving a motorcyclist.
It was reported to the Honolulu Police Department, Traffic Division, Vehicular Homicide Section that a Kawasaki motorcycle operated by a 23-year-old male, was traveling northbound on Kualakai Parkway at a high rate of speed. As the motorcycle neared the bend in the roadway north of Kapolei Parkway, it collided with a chain-linked fence on the center median.
The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Speed appears to be a factor in this collision. It was unknown if drugs or alcohol were contributing factors.
This investigation is ongoing.