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Police arrest suspect in Kakaako stabbing

A 44-year-old homeless man is in custody after he allegedly stabbed another man during an argument Tuesday night in the Kakaako area.

Emergency Medical Services said paramedics treated 59-year-old man for stab wounds in the chest and arm at 10:23 p.m. and then took him to the hospital in serious condition.

The incident occurred at Coral Street and Ala Moana Boulevard.

Police said the two men were arguing when the suspect slashed the victim twice. The suspect fled, but police later arrested him on suspicion of second-degree assault on Keawe Street about an hour later.

10 responses to “Police arrest suspect in Kakaako stabbing”

  1. allie says:

    This is becoming a scary area

  2. Pocho says:

    is it that Crime is increasing or is it that more Crime is being reported? Surely though we need a better vetting process to make sure people buying any knife, bolo, hatchet, etc. are mentally fit to buy one.

    • Morimoto says:

      Depends what time period you’re comparing it to. If you’re comparing it to the 1970s, 80s and early 90s crime is definitely way down, both in Hawaii and across the country. Crime goes up and down to a certain extent every year but as far as I know there hasn’t really been a trend towards more crime in the past decade, although if you just rely on what’s reported in mass media it may seem like crime is increasing. A good source for crime statistics is the Uniform Crime Report from the FBI.

  3. lokela says:

    Nothing new here folks.

  4. sailfish1 says:

    Do not ever mess with these homeless people. They ALL are armed with knives and bats. It’s mostly to protect themselves in that jungle they live in but they will use it on you if you get in their way.

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