Freeway reopens; suspect surrenders in road rage stabbings
COURTESY GO AKAMAI
All Waianae-bound lanes on the H-1 freeway near the Kunia off-ramp were reopened by 8:19 p.m. after police investigated a stabbing that sent two men to the hospital.
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Two Waianae-bound lanes of the H-1 freeway near the Kunia off-ramp were closed tonight as police investigated a stabbing that sent two men to the hospital.
A suspect surrendered in Ewa Beach tonight after an apparent road rage incident on H-1 freeway that closed part of the freeway during rush hour and left three men with stab wounds, one of them with critical injuries.
Police had surrounded the Halolani Street home, which is apparently the home of the stabbing suspect, for more than two hours. A Halolani Street resident said at about 8 p.m. that the man had surrendered, but police were still at the scene investigating.
Another Halolani Street resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said at about 6 p.m. that an officer told him to stay inside because the suspect may have firearms.
He said it wasn’t the first time his neighbor had trouble with police and the man was the subject of a police barricade situation about three years ago. He said some residents fear the man because he swears at people and appears to have an anger management problem.
“I don’t like living like this,” he said. “Nobody likes him on this street.”
Police reopened all lanes by 8:19 p.m. About a half hour after, traffic was still heavy and backed up through Aiea.
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Police shut down two Waianae-bound lanes near the Kunia off-ramp to investigate after the incident happened about 3:20 p.m.
Traffic was backed up to the Moanalua area and drive time from the Pali Highway to Kunia Road was estimated at more than two hours.
Shayne Enright, spokeswoman for the city’s Emergency Services Department, said paramedics responded to stabbing and treated two men.
Paramedics transported a 22-year-old man to a hospital in critical condition with three stab wounds to the abdomen and other areas. Also, they took a 23-year-old man to a hospital in serious condition, with a stab wound to his arm.
A witness who only gave his first name, Charles, said he noticed a white sedan and a red Camaro pull up on the left shoulder of the freeway. He saw two men get out of the white car and one man step out of the Camaro. The men from the white car chased after and punched the Camaro’s driver.
Charles said he pulled over to help and another driver in a BMW had also stopped.
He said the BMW’s driver had approached the group to help, but returned and told Charles the driver of the red Camaro had stabbed him in the hand and stabbed the other two men. He said the BMW driver drove himself to the hospital.
Charles jumped into his vehicle and tried to pursue the Camaro, but the driver sped away with a female passenger.
Charles said he recognized the driver from another incident last week.
He said in that incident the driver was driving the same Camaro about 30 mph Waianae-bound on H-1 during rush hour traffic and drivers behind were honking. He said the Camaro was near the Moanalua freeway merge and Charles drove up alongside the car to get a look at the driver.
He said it was the same man in the incident today.
The Halolani Street resident who said the suspect had a previous run-in with police said Monday night that the red Camaro was at the house that police had surrounded. He said the woman in the Camaro was likely the man’s wife.
He said suspect has told people he is a military veteran. In the previous barricade situation, a police SWAT team responded after officers were trying to restrain the man, who was carrying a firearm, but he ran into his home. He said police eventually detained the man.
“It’s like nothing happened,” he said. “He’s back to his normal self.”
54 responses to “Freeway reopens; suspect surrenders in road rage stabbings”
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Couldn’t have picked a better day? Look at that mess! Brahhhhhhhh!
Unreal
Unreal…..
Democrats
delete your account
OMG can it already.
“lespark” … please move to North Korea …
ha ha
yikes! Road rage is getting out of hand out here.
I don’t think this is your traditional “random” road rage allie. this dude seems to have a repeat pattern of anger and aggression.
“FarmerDave” … I agree
I don’t see the need to inconvenience tens of thousands of people with 3 lane closures at the peak of traffic rush hour for a fight in a car. How about they use some common sense and move their investigation to the side of the road like any other traffic incident.
HPD seems to lack any sense of urgency when they do lane closures or shut downs, they don’t seem to care or give any thought at all to the people affected by their actions. Shutting down the H1 freeway should only be done when there is no other option available. The world doesn’t stop turning because someone got stabbed in a car on the H-1, neither should traffic.
Dittos. Took over 3 hours to get home. Once again, HPD takes the cake. Either it is poor procedures and incompetence or perhaps it is a bid to make rail look better. Either way, it sucked (over 1/8 tank of fuel…)
I agree 100%. Moving traffic for thousands of people is IMPORTANT. No need to block so much traffic after the injured were off to the hospital.
Typical Monday on the first day of the month; but at least it’s payday.
Why take it unto your own hands? Call HPD
“Pocho” … last time I tried calling 9-1-1 it took over 4 mins before the Operator answered … by then the girl that ran out of the car and the driver chasing her down … well I lost track of them … 9-1-1 here is a JOKE …
Three people in critical condition due to a road rage incident and all people can comment on is the traffic mess. Are we a cold callous society or what?! So sad.
Yes when it’s due to the stupidity of the people involved.
Were you in it? Over hours to go 10 miles. If you read saywhatyouthinks post, they were talking about the HPD investigation. I agree, it was a stabbing, the witnesses were in the hospital, why you need to keep the fwy closed for hours.
You assume Comment Section represents society. Society reads this article, understands when it says one (1, not 3) person is in critical condition, and moves one without commenting or even reading comments.
Don’t mess with the guy while he chasing Pokemons!!
Sounds like the guy in the Camaro has a good self-defense argument, since the two from the white car stopped behind him, punched him first, and then gave chase, at least according to this report.
You would think so, but he got out of his car and that will blow his defense.
Your not allowed to defend yourself? I might have done the same thing. However, I usually feel bad if I make a bone-headed traffic move ( like we all do from time to time) and am apologetic about things not confrontational. You never know what the other guy is going to do and I don’t want to get punched, stabbed or shot over some stupid driving incident. Cool heads should prevail for the betterment of us all.
we need rail!
we need another highway! superior infrastructure, don’t settle for lame rail.
We need a gas chamber.
Nah a slug between the eyes would be much faster. To bad he surrendered.
People will be more irritated when crowded and having to stand over an hour in a rail car. It also will be easier to knife people in a rail car.
The longest rid on the rail will be 40 minutes. Have you ever used rail before and experienced riding past all the cars stuck on the road? It’s the greatest thing to just glide past all the traffic and get to your destination without having to fight the traffic and the inconsiderate drivers.
ALL rail commuters have to take feeders bus at BOTH ends of the rail line. The buses would have been stuck in traffic as well
Inverse, how both ends? If I stop along one of the rail stations, no bus needed.
“batatade” … Bruddah will need “RAIL” after the Judge revokes his Drivers License
How do the EMTs get to the scene when there is a seat rage incident. 70 seats for 200 people per car.
West side action
scary westside
Suspect from ewa. Chinese guy. He actually bait people with road rage tatic. Go look 77goatman youtube. Poor neighbors. This time he lock up for sure. Mahalo ke akua.
“Nanakuli Boss” .. is this guy HPF or an HPD wannabe reject … went to YouTube for that “77goatman” video …
Look at ROAD RAGE HONOLULU POLICE, youtube. The clown driving is the nut and his wife is on video. Baiting motorist on H1
This is the video I think Nanakuli is referring too. Listen to the audio, the guy is definitely angry and looking for things to gripe about. Watch toward the end when the guy he’s mad at…turns out to be a cop…lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDKu2NM-2bA
There needs to be tighter knife control laws…
Yeah, plastic knives is good enough. Just keep your teeth in tip top condition though
Need to legalize the right to carry, now.
the second amendment confirms the right to carry firearms.
hawaii needs someone with the financial backing to challenge hawaii’s restrictions on open carry.
NRA..it is about time the good guys have a chance with the opala.
The right to carry would of left all dead. Just look at what goes on in the Mainland. Hawaii has its issues but keep handguns out of the Islands.
And the problem with that is?
yes. Much better that people can’t protect themselves and rely on government to help them after they have been raped, robbed, or worse. Gun violence on the mainland seems worse because most of it is drug related. Fortunately, Hawaii doesn’t have the same level drug/gang related violence as that evidenced in Chicago, L.A., etc.
This issue is a bad argument for right to carry. Obviously this was a voluntary act for both cars to pull over to fight. Your reasoning would be better to shoot each other in a fight than stab? I don’t think think the second amendment was for this reason brah. Sure exercise your right to carry but please don’t shoot anybody cause you don’t like their driving.
5 hours to investigate a stabbing. Really
for real though..milking the ot
Just Google Halolani Street HPD barracade. Then Google suspect name in youtube.
He’s back to his normal self. His normal, neighbor-hating, road-raging, cursing, fighting, stabbing self. Sounds like he could use the cooling off period the judge should’ve given him after the last standoff with SWAT.