Police look for suspect in Kailua knifepoint robbery

Honolulu police are looking for a man in his late 20s who robbed a 20-year-old man at knifepoint in Kailua Tuesday night.

Police said the victim was walking through a vacant parking lot when a vehicle drove up and the suspect got out of the vehicle and brandished a knife at about 8:45 p.m. The suspect allegedly told the victim to get into the vehicle and then demanded property from the victim, who managed to escape and contact police. 

Police did not give an exact location of the incident and did not provide a description of the suspect.