UPDATE:  No longer considered a Traffic Fatality.  Case has been assumed by the Criminal Investigations Division.

On Saturday, August 6, 2022, at about 9:20 P.M., a Fatal pedestrian motor vehicle collision occurred on near the H-1 freeway and Wai Kui Street in the Kahala area.

It was reported to the Honolulu Police Department, Traffic Division, Vehicular Homicide Section that a 53-year-old female motorist was traveling eastbound on the H-1 freeway when she collided with the pedestrian, a 29-year-old male who was attempting to cross the freeway, outside of a marked crosswalk.

As a result of the collision, the 29-year-old male was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries and died.

The 53-year-old female motorist was not injured as a result of the collision, nor were the two passengers.

At this time, neither speed, drugs, nor alcohol appear to be contributing factors. The investigation is ongoing.