Man critically hurt in hit-and-run in Aiea
Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident in Aiea that sent a man in his 20s to the hospital in extremely critical condition early Saturday.
According to police, the man was crossing Kamehameha Highway near Hekaha Street just after midnight when he was struck by a vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.
The injured man, who was not carrying identification, was transported by Emergency Medical Services to the Queen’s Medical Center.
Police said the man was about 79 feet away from a crosswalk when he was struck.
Speed may have been a factor in the incident, police said. It is not known if alcohol or drugs were factors.
Police closed the townbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway between Hekaha and Kanuku streets while Traffic Division officers investigated the incident, and reopened the lanes by 3:15 a.m. Saturday.
2 found unconscious in vehicle in ditch
Two people were taken to local hospitals in critical condition Saturday afternoon after they were found unconscious in a stranded vehicle at Kaena Point.
According to Honolulu Fire Department representative David Jenkins, a fisherman noticed the Jeep Wrangler on a trail popular with offroad drivers and later investigated when he noticed the vehicle had not moved.
The fisherman found the vehicle in a ditch with its engine running, windows rolled up and muffler submerged in water. He removed both people — a 33-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman — from the vehicle and performed CPR on the man, who had no pulse and was not breathing. Other witnesses called 911 and assisted with the woman, who was unconscious but breathing.
One of the witnesses drove the man to a nearby area where Emergency Medical Services personnel met them and continued CPR on the man. An HFD helicopter was used to transport the woman off the trail, Jenkins said.
Paramedics transported the man to Wahiawa General Hospital. The woman was taken to Pali Momi Medical Center.
22 rescued as high surf hits Oahu shores
Lifeguards performed 22 rescues and took nearly 1,450 preventive actions Saturday as high surf pounded the north and west shores of Oahu.
In one incident, a pair of lifeguards used paddleboards to reach two 24-year-old men who were caught in 30- to 35-foot surf in the Backyards surf spot on the North Shore. The lifeguards paddled the men to a safe area where other lifeguards on Jet Skis were able to pick them up and return them to shore.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
In all, Ocean Safety personnel performed five rescues and took 660 preventive actions on the North Shore. Lifeguards on the west side rescued 17 people and took 780 preventive actions, according to Ocean Safety spokeswoman Shayne Enright.
A high surf warning was in effect Saturday for the north and west shores of Oahu, Kauai, Niihau and Molokai, and the north shores of Maui.
Surf of 20 to 25 feet was forecast for the north shores, and 10 to 12 feet for the west shores. The warning was set to expire at 6 a.m. Sunday.
