Man’s body found at base of Lanai cliff
A Hana, Maui, man suffered fatal injuries over the weekend in a 100-foot fall on Lanai, according to Maui police.
Authorities identified the man as 22-year-old Zachary Moloney.
Maui police say he was camping with friends in an area near Shark’s Bay by Sweetheart Rock on the south side of Lanai. Friends who were on the camping trip reported last seeing Moloney at about 11 p.m. Saturday, according to Maui Police Lt. Wayne Ibarra.
At about 7:20 a.m. Sunday, Moloney’s friends went looking for him and found his body at the base of a 100-foot cliff at Shark’s Bay, said Ibarra. Because of the difficulty ground crews had in reaching the area, police called the Maui Fire Department’s Air-1 helicopter to recover the body.
There was no foul play suspected, and the case has been classified as a miscellaneous accident.
Head-on crash injures Kauai woman
A 32-year-old Puhi, Kauai, woman was in critical condition Saturday following a head-on traffic collision in Poipu.
According to police, the woman was driving a Ford sedan on Poipu Road at about 5 p.m. when her car crossed the center line and struck a Ford convertible driven by a male tourist. The woman suffered severe head injuries and was transported to Wilcox Memorial Hospital.
The driver of the convertible and his female passenger suffered minor injuries and were treated by paramedics.
Police closed Poipu Road in both directions for about three hours while crews worked to clear the roadway.
4 seriously hurt in Kaaawa traffic accident
A head-on collision in Kaaawa on Saturday night left four people seriously injured and stranded motorists.
The collision happened just before 10 p.m. on Kamehameha Highway near Kaaawa Place and Kaaawa Valley Road. Honolulu Fire Department rescue personnel used a hydraulic tool to extricate the driver of one of the vehicles.
Police closed Kamehameha Highway in both directions for more than an hour, resulting in a significant traffic snarl.
