Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 13th of July.
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🚧 Accidents
On Friday, an electric scooter fire at a multi-unit building in Kalihi burned a woman, and the Honolulu Fire Department warned residents to handle lithium-ion batteries with care—warning of similar hazards in the future.
On Friday, the Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call for a building fire at 1516 Haka Drive in Kalihi — first responders arrived at 6:25 p.m. and found light exterior smoke, an extinguished electric scooter fire, and a woman with burns who received basic life support before being transferred — with no injuries to firefighters.
Fatal traffic deaths on Oahu have risen to 43 this year from 19 last year, as lawmakers urge safer driving after a 41-year-old moped rider was fatally hit by an alleged drunk driver in Waimanalo — a 37-year-old driver also died in a speeding crash in Ewa Beach.
A 37-year-old man died and three others were injured in a rollover crash in Ewa just before dawn today when paramedics arrived at 5:40 a.m.—EMS reported that a 72-year-old man and two teen boys with multiple injuries were taken to hospitals.
🚨 Crime
The Honolulu Police Department is searching for Dante Miller (51) who is considered armed and dangerous after he allegedly shot a 22-year-old man in Kalihi on July 7 shortly before 9 p.m. and left his victim in serious condition, with Miller described as bald, 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing about 245 pounds with multiple tattoos on his face, neck, chest, arms and hands.
🏛️ Government
Forty-two additional beds are now available at the transitional shelter Kumu Ola Hou in Iwilei Center to help working men achieve housing independence through a 90 day program led by the Institute for Human Services — the expansion builds on an earlier phase that welcomed its first cohort on June 12 and fits into the City’s broader redevelopment plan.
Honolulu Fire Department Chief Hao discussed on the One O‘ahu Podcast how the Māʻili wildfire began on July 6 near 87-253 Pa‘akea Road and was contained by 29 units by 1:24 a.m. on July 7 — a blaze that claimed the life of a 94-year-old woman — while urging residents to call 911 if they see a fire and follow emergency instructions to protect their ‘ohana.
A Honolulu Fire Department rescue boat answered a 911 call at 3:54 p.m. after a 28-foot sailboat & three people onboard became adrift off Waikiki due to steering issues, and it safely towed the vessel to Ala Wai Boat Harbor at 4:45 p.m. after the boaters fixed the steering while under tow.
🏈 Sports
Chad Owens will host the inaugural Hawai‘i Family & Sports Expo — a one-day event on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall where Oahu families can enjoy interactive games, fitness demos and youth sports challenges while visiting booths from local athletic organizations.
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