A 20-year-old Haiku woman was killed and two other women hospitalized following a two-car crash in Paia on Tuesday afternoon, Maui police reported.

The female driver of one of the cars, Sydnee L. Apao, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her front seat passenger, a 19-year-old female from Paia, was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center emergency room in critical condition.

The collision occurred at 5:27 p.m. on Baldwin Avenue, west of Mahiko Street in Paia.

A blue 2011 Nissan Altima four-door sedan driven by Apao was traveling east on Baldwin Avenue, when it crossed left of center on a right curve in the roadway, colliding with a white 2015 Tesla two-door sedan traveling west. The Tesla was driven by a 65-year-old woman who was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.

Maui police said Apao and the Tesla driver were wearing their seat belts, but that the front seat passenger of the Altima was not wearing her seat belt.

This is Maui County’s eighth traffic fatality in 2016, compared with four at this time last year.

Suspect sought over counterfeit money

Hawaii island police are asking for help in identifying a man whose image was captured on surveillance cameras in connection with the passing of counterfeit money at a Hilo store.

On May 27, a man in his mid-40s purchased items from a Hilo store using counterfeit money. The incident was captured on video surveillance cameras.

The man is described as Caucasian, 6 feet tall, with a thin build and sandy brown hair. He walks with a noticeable limp and has a large oblong scar on one of his calves.

Police ask anyone who knows the identity of the person in the photo to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or officer Joshua Gouveia at 961-2213.

Violent robbery has police on the hunt

Honolulu police and CrimeStoppers are asking for help in finding two suspects in a violent Waikiki robbery captured on security camera video.

Police said a 55-year-old woman was talking on her cellphone on May 28, in a parking garage at 2215 Aloha Drive at about 5:19 p.m., when a 2004 Honda Accord pulled up.

The security camera video shows a man dressed in a blue shirt and black shorts approach the woman and punch her in the head. The man goes back to the Honda, then walks back to the woman and grabs her phone, dragging her about 10 feet until she lets go of it. The gold Honda’s license plate, SSZ 680, can be seen in the video.

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

Suspect held in attempted murder

A traffic accident in Kahuku on Tuesday ended with a violent argument and a 31-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Police said the traffic incident started at 2:09 p.m. on Kamehameha Highway. During the confrontation the suspect, who listed no home address when arrested, allegedly attacked a 47-year-old man with a dangerous instrument.

The suspect was arrested by police an hour later on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder and unauthorized entry into a vehicle.