Body recovered from truck plunge on Kauai

The body of a Wainiha man was recovered Friday afternoon in a pickup truck that ran off a cliff and fell into waters off Kuhio Highway in Haena on Kauai.

The man had been driving a Dodge pickup truck north on Kuhio Highway when he apparently veered off the roadway and fell about 20 feet off a cliff, Kauai police said in a news release. A bystander reported it to police about 7:15 a.m.

Police and firefighters found the man unresponsive inside the truck. Police believe he was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

Kuhio Highway was closed in both directions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. while crews recovered the body and the pickup.

This was the fifth Kauai traffic fatality this year.

Suspect sought in Waipahu bank robbery

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for robbing Bank of Hawaii’s Waipahu branch at 94-712 Farrington Highway on Friday.

The male entered the bank, approached the teller, and demanded money about 11:15 a.m. He fled on foot in an unknown direction.

The suspect was described as being in his 60s and about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build. He had a white goatee and was wearing a black pullover sport shirt, light-colored shorts and a dark brown baseball cap.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on a cellphone.