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The body of a 25-year-old Kapaa fisherman was recovered Friday in waters off Kauai’s North Shore.
Preston Ikehara-Yasay was found at about 1:30 p.m. between Kalihiwai Bay and Kauapea Beach, Kauai police said. He was last seen Wednesday walking with his fishing gear in an area known as Dragon’s Breath. Firefighters launched a search at about 6 p.m. that day after witnesses reported seeing a body in the water.
2 are killed after being hit while standing in roadway
A man and woman died in South Kona on Friday after they were hit by a car while standing on a highway near a macadamia nut field, Hawaii island police said.
Police identified the woman as 54-year-old Roxane Cho of Kailua-Kona; the man had not been identified.
Hawaii police Sgt. Bradley Freitas said the crash happened about 8:15 p.m. on Highway 11 near the 84-mile marker. The two victims, who Freitas said were “for some reason standing out in the middle of the roadway,” were struck by a southbound Nissan sedan driven by a 55-year-old Ocean View woman. The driver and her passenger were not hurt.
The two deaths are Hawaii County’s first traffic fatalities of the year compared to four a year ago.
