Police say a man in his 50s may have been sneezing when he was hit by a city bus and killed in Chinatown on Thursday night.
Honolulu Police Department Lt. Baron Lee said witnesses saw the man on the sidewalk, bent over as he sneezed when he was struck by the bus on Hotel Street.
The man was close to the curb, and it is unknown whether he fell into the street or got too close as the bus was pulling up to the stop, Lee said.
Police dispatch received the call at 7:34 p.m. in front of the Chinatown Gateway Plaza. Police shut down Hotel Street in both directions between Nuuanu Avenue and Bethel Street for the investigation.
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Pair charged in bank heist
Maui authorities charged a 50-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, both from Kahului, with first-degree robbery in connection with a bank robbery in Lahaina, police said Thursday.
Michael Soto and Sandra Kahikina were arrested March 10 for allegedly robbing the Territorial Savings Bank in Lahaina, police said. They were both charged March 11.
Police said a man armed with a gun entered the bank Feb. 26, gave the teller a bag and demanded she place money inside. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Police did not release details about the involvement of a female suspect.
Bail was set at $250,000 for each of the suspects, police said.
They are both scheduled to appear in court for their preliminary hearing April 6.
Man surrenders to police
Hawaii County police Wednesday arrested a 35-year-old Pahala man who was featured on the cable access TV show “Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted,” which began airing March 11.
Jon Garcia, who was indicted by a grand jury on drug and weapon charges, turned himself in at the Hilo police station Wednesday evening.
He was arrested and charged with first-degree meth trafficking, being a felon in possession of ammunition, two counts of promoting a dangerous drug and two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.
His bail was set at $66,000.
He posted bail and was released.
