Man jumps to death on Oahu Man jumps to death on Oahu ADVERTISING HONOLULU (AP) — Police say a man jumped to his death from a Honolulu freeway bridge, snarling traffic on a busy highway and clogging nearby streets during
Man jumps to death on Oahu
HONOLULU (AP) — Police say a man jumped to his death from a Honolulu freeway bridge, snarling traffic on a busy highway and clogging nearby streets during afternoon rush-hour.
Eastbound lanes of the H-1 freeway were closed for four hours after the man in his 30s jumped from the McCully Street overpass Monday at about 3:30 p.m.
Police say the man was hit by a bus and dragged about 100 feet.
Residents living near the freeway heard screeching brakes and a loud bang before seeing the man’s body.
Man dies after seeing shooting
KALAHEO, Kauai (AP) — Kauai police say a man is dead following a heart attack after witnessing another man shooting at neighbors and then committing suicide.
Bryant Hironaka suffered a heart attack and died after witnessing Saturday’s shooting in Kalaheo. Police say William Ray Seibert walked to a neighbor’s home and fired multiple shots through the front door. He then turned the gun on himself and died of a gunshot to the head.
The intended victims in the home were not injured. Hironaka was taken to Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital and then flown to a Honolulu hospital, where he died Monday.
350-ft. Waikiki hotel planned
HONOLULU (AP) — A California developer plans to build what would be Waikiki’s first new high-rise hotel since 2009.
Developer Pacrep LLC published a draft environmental assessment Monday for the planned 34-story tower with 459 condominium-hotel units. The $275 million project would be the first new hotel built in the tourist mecca since Trump International Waikiki Beach Walk.
The assessment says the project will expand lodging as tourism grows. An average condo unit in the project has a price tag of more than $654,000. The developer will need city council approval for the 350-foot tower to exceed height limits by 50 feet. Some neighbors are concerned it could block ocean views.
The public can comment on the assessment until Aug. 22.
