A head-on crash on Kaumualii Highway on Kauai critically injured one person and seriously injured two others early Saturday morning.
Police said a Mazda sedan was heading east on the highway at around 2:40 a.m. when it apparently crossed the center line and struck a Toyota sedan head-on.
Paramedics transported a man, 36, in the Toyota to Wilcox Hospital before he was medevaced to the Queen’s Medical Center in critical condition.
The male driver, 39, of the Mazda and his female passenger, 47, were taken to the hospital in serious condition.
Woman hurt by boat propellers during race
A Hawaii island woman was critically injured during the Maui-to-Molokai Pailolo Challenge outrigger canoe race when she was apparently caught in the propellers of a boat.
The incident occurred around 8:54 a.m. Saturday in waters off Fleming Beach Park in Kapalua, Maui. The woman, from Kurtistown, believed to be in her 60s, was transported to Napili Park, where a medevac helicopter was waiting to take her to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Windsurfer is found face down in water
A man from Toronto was in critical condition after he was found floating face down Friday in the ocean off Maui.
The man, 68, a part-time resident of Kihei, fell while windsurfing and became separated from his board, firefighters said. A family member went to check on him and saw him face down about 70 yards off the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall on Uluniu Road.
Someone brought him back to shore and bystanders started CPR.
The patient was taken in critical condition to Maui Memorial Medical Center.
