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Machete-wielding man robs Kahala convenience store, police say

Honolulu police are looking for a male suspect after an armed robbery involving a machete in Kahala early Wednesday.

The robbery occurred at Aloha Island Mart at 4339 Waialae Ave. at about 12:35 a.m.

Police said the suspect grabbed unspecified merchandise from the convenience store and threatened the cashier with a machete before fleeing on a black moped.

Police have opened a first-degree robbery investigation.

The suspect was wearing a black mask, black hoodie and pants and sunglasses, police said.

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