Police were holding a suspect in what they described as an "unprovoked attack" on a man who had parked his car in front of Mayor Wright Homes early Thursday morning.
Paramedics took the victim to a hospital in serious condition with several stab wounds, police said. He was later upgraded to stable condition.
The victim had just gotten out of his car on Liliha Street when a man confronted and stabbed him just before 2 a.m., police said.
Police arrested the man on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder.
It was the third stabbing at or near the public housing complex in the past year.
On Jan. 27 a 32-year-old man died from stab wounds, and three others were seriously injured. Police arrested a 33-year-old Mayor Wright tenant, but released him after the prosecutor’s office said he acted in self-defense.
On Sept. 10 police arrested 21-year-old Takson Krstoth for the fatal stabbing of TJ "Tipuk" Mori, 24, after an argument at the complex. Krstoth is awaiting trial after being charged with second-degree murder.
To help stem the violence, the Public Housing Authority hired Matt Levi Security to provide security at the complex beginning last month.
Hakim Ouansafi, executive director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority, issued a written statement to point out that Thursday’s incident "did not in fact occur on the Mayor Wright Homes property," which the agency manages.
"While the HPHA cannot comment on an ongoing investigation by the Honolulu Police Department, we are pleased to see that our recent efforts at securing the property are having an immediate effect," Ouansafi said.
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