The city Medical Examiner’s Office has identified an 18-year-old man who died Sunday after collapsing during a hike in the Pearl City area and a 79-year-old man who died after being hit by a truck in Waianae on Thursday.
The Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday identified the hiker as Michael Almerol of Ewa Beach.
An autopsy was conducted Tuesday, but the cause of death is pending further study.
Police said witnesses called 911 after the victim collapsed at 7:40 p.m. Sunday after hiking on the Manana Trail. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.
The Medical Examiner’s Office said Monday the traffic accident victim is Robert Sadamaru of Waianae.
Police said Sadamaru was in a marked crosswalk at 6:55 a.m. Thursday on Farrington Highway in Waianae when he was hit by a Nissan truck driven by a 60-year-old man, also from Waianae. Sadamaru was taken in serious condition to a hospital, where he died Friday.
Robbery of visitor brings arrests, charges
Two people have been charged with various offenses on Hawaii island after a Texas man reported being robbed at Kaloko-Honokohou National Historical Park in Kona.
Justin Matias, 27, of Kona was charged Monday with robbery and two counts of car theft. His bail was set at $45,000. Briana Pama, 23, of Kealakekua was charged with resisting arrest and two counts of car theft. She posted $4,500 bail.
Police said a 25-year-old Bellaire, Texas, man was at Kaloko Fishpond at about 7:15 p.m. Friday when he saw another man rummaging through his bag. He told police the man punched him in the face and fled with his cellphone and prescription glasses.
Responding officers tried to stop a Chevrolet Impala that was leaving the area. On Saturday officers located the Impala, which had been stolen from a rental car company, in a parking lot at Kealakekua Bay. Through an investigation, they determined Pama had been driving the Impala and that Matias was her passenger. Police said they later determined Matias robbed the victim. They recovered the victim’s cellphone as well as the keys to another stolen car that had been found Friday at the historical park.
