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Police described the suspect as 6-foot-1, 200 to 210 pounds, with dark hair and a medium build. He was wearing a yellow poncho, a black long-sleeve shirt, khaki pants, black sunglasses, black gloves, and a white surgical mask.

Honolulu police were asking for the public’s help finding a man who robbed a Kapahulu bank while wearing a yellow poncho.

Police said the man entered the First Hawaiian Bank, 433 Kapahulu Ave., at about 9:25 a.m. Friday, approached the teller and demanded money.

The teller gave the man an undisclosed amount of money, and he ran away.

Police opened a second-degree robbery investigation.

Police described the man as 6-foot-1, 200 to 210 pounds, with dark hair and a medium build. He was wearing a yellow poncho, a black long-sleeve shirt, khaki pants, black sunglasses, black gloves, and a white surgical mask.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or send in anonymous web tips through the CrimeStoppers website.

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