Hibiscus Drive shootings
Hibiscus Drive neighbors keep spirits up and move forward together
A personal reminiscence of the Hibiscus Drive neighborhood before and since the Jan. 19 shootings and the fire that gutted the heart of the block. Read more
Want to help families affected by the devastation on Hibiscus Drive? Multiple online fundraisers underway
A fund drive is underway to help Gisela Ricardi King and her family recover after a fellow tenant attacked her and their landlord and fatally shot two police officers before allegedly torching the Diamond Head home. Read more
Five days after Hibiscus Drive shooting and fire
Honolulu Medical Examiner identifies 1 set of remains found in Hibiscus Drive rubble as homeowner Lois Cain
The cause of death is pending investigation. Read more
Hibiscus Drive violence could have been prevented, landlord’s friend says
After the reopening of Hibiscus Drive, a woman and man stood at a window overlooking the field of ashes where a few charred fragments and a white fence remained standing. Read more
Possession of guns key to potential lawsuits
Multiple firearms were recovered from the debris at 3015 Hibiscus Drive might serve as a linchpin in the likely litigation of a Sunday crime spree. Read more
Guns found at Hibiscus Drive not registered to homeowner or late husband, Chief Ballard says
Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard said today that multiple firearms have been recovered from the debris at 3015 Hibiscus Drive. Read more
Hibiscus Drive landlord Lois Cain was quirky, caring
Lois Kiehl Cain was a quirky former belly-dancing University of Hawaii librarian who had a soft spot for taking in strangers to her home on Hibiscus Drive where they lived rent free, including defecting Russian fishermen, a family escaping Asia’s economic downturn and the man suspected of killing her and two Honolulu police officers on Sunday. Read more
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Residents on Hibiscus Drive allowed to return to homes
Raymond Teruya Sr. had the widest smile Wednesday as he returned to his family’s Diamond Head home after police pulled down most of the crime scene tape that has surrounded Hibiscus Drive since Sunday. Read more
Outpouring of support for grieving HPD
The names of Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama were added Wednesday to the Honolulu Police Department’s “Roll of Honor” plaque at the main police headquarters, joining 48 other officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Read more
Residents return to gutted Diamond Head neighborhood
Honolulu Police Commission pays respects to slain officers
Ballard said the funeral services for both Enriquez and Kalama have not been set. Read more
Hula Bowl to donate $5 from each ticket to families of slain HPD officers
Organizers of the 2020 Hula Bowl said they plan to donate $5 from every ticket sold to the families of fallen Honolulu police officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama. Read more
Roads reopened, power restored to gutted Diamond Head neighborhood
Some residents and Hawaiian Electric workers were finally allowed to access the community late today. Crews plan to work through the night to restore power to about 40 homes. Read more
Homeowner’s friend recalls elder abuse, says guns were stored in the house
Lois Cain, who has been missing since fire broke out in her home at 3015 Hibiscus Drive and consumed it along with six other homes Sunday, was generous and caring, according to the accounts of neighbors and Janice Morrow, who was a houseguest of Cain’s at the time. Read more
Hawaii lawmakers consider ban on lending of guns
State lawmakers said Tuesday that they were considering changes to Hawaii gun laws this session even before Sunday’s shooting deaths of two Honolulu police officers at a Diamond Head home presumably at the hands of a man who had no permit to own any guns. Read more
Mourners gather to remember Honolulu police officer
Hundreds turned out Tuesday for a candlelight vigil for fallen Honolulu police officer Tiffany Enriquez, bringing an emotional end to a day that was as much about celebrating lives as it was confirming losses. Read more
GoFundMe campaigns for slain officers’ families pop up; 1 is suspended
A verified campaign must include who the organizer is, where he or she is from and their relationship to the parties who would benefit from the funds. Read more
Mental health worries spike after Honolulu shootings and firestorm
NAMI Hawaii’s executive director, Kumi Macdonald, says the most common calls she receives at the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness come from worried family members. Read more
Honolulu police officers consoled over deaths of 2 officers
The head of Hawaii’s police union wiped away tears as a fellow board member shared how police officers are grief-stricken over the deaths of officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama, who were gunned down Sunday after they responded to an assault call in connection with a landlord-tenant dispute in a Diamond Head neighborhood. Read more
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