On September 13, 2026, at about 12:30 A.M., a critical motor vehicle collision occurred on Coral Sea Road in the Kalaeloa area.

It was reported to the Honolulu Police Department, Traffic Division, Vehicular Homicide Section, that a 48 year-old female motorist was traveling northbound on Coral Sea Road when it failed to negotiate a bend in the roadway. The 48 year-old female motorist drove off the roadway into the right shoulder and collided into a tree.

As a result of the collision, the 48 year-old female was transported to an area hospital in critical condition, where she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead. 

The 48 year-old female was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. 

At this time speed and alcohol appear to be contributing factors of this collision.

This is the 28th Traffic Fatality on Oahu this year, compared to 63 at the same time in 2025.

The investigation is ongoing.