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H-1 freeway reopened in both directions at the Makakilo off-ramp after ‘emergency situation,’ HPD says

UPDATE: 5:13 p.m.

Police said the man who threatened to jump from the bridge over the freeway has come off the ledge. The freeway has reopened. No other details were immediately available.

4:20 p.m.

H-1 freeway has been opened in the eastbound direction, police said.

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Honolulu police have closed the H-1 freeway in both directions at the Makakilo off-ramp due to an “emergency situation,” according to an HPD alert issued just after 3 p.m.

Police later said officers were responding to a man threatening to jump from the bridge over the freeway.

An HPD recommends that motorists “use alternative routes,” according to the alert.

The freeway remained closed as of 4 p.m., clogging westbound traffic at the start of the evening rush hour. Traffic on nearby Farrington Highway is also affected.

No other information was immediately available.

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This breaking news story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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