Motorist is killed in Big Island accident
An early morning collision Sunday on Keaau-Pahoa Road left one man dead and another in police custody.
According to Big Island police, a Subaru multipurpose vehicle operated by a 26-year-old Hilo man was traveling west on the highway when it attempted to overtake another car and collided with a Ford pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Subaru was killed.
The driver of the truck, identified as a 52-year-old Keaau man, suffered minor injuries and was arrested at the scene on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant.
Police are investigating whether speed or alcohol may be factors for the other driver as well.
There were no passengers in either vehicle.
An autopsy will be performed on the driver of the Subaru.
Police closed the highway for about five hours while an investigation was performed.
Spitting Cave jumper dies in hospital
A man taken to the hospital following a near drowning at the Spitting Cave area outside Maunalua Bay has died.
Police said the 19-year-old man died at the hospital after he was swept out to sea by a strong current after jumping from a ledge.
Lifeguards responding to an emergency call at 5 p.m. Saturday found the man about 10 to 12 feet underwater.
Lifeguards jumped into the water and used a rescue watercraft to bring the man to Koko Marina.
Lifeguards performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the man until paramedics took him in critical condition to the hospital.
Spitting Cave is a popular spot for ulua fishing and cliff-jumping in Portlock east of the Lumahai Street beach access. When waves roll into the cave and hit the back wall, white water is "spit" back out of the mouth of the cave.
A spokeswoman for the Emergency Medical Services Division said two friends with the man did not jump into the water because of the conditions.
Snorkeler found at Hanauma Bay dies
A 63-year-old man who was found motionless March 31 while snorkeling at Hanauma Bay died at the hospital, police said Sunday.
Emergency Medical Services said the man was snorkeling 15 to 20 yards offshore when lifeguards found him motionless just after 2 p.m.
Lifeguards brought him to shore and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation, then transferred him to an ambulance crew. He was taken in critical condition to the emergency room.
