Local musician Keikilani Lindsey was critically injured Thursday in a car crash in Wyoming.
Lindsey’s two sons, Leo and Kaneala, sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. The three men, who perform as Meleuhane, were visiting the state as part of a tour of the mainland.
According to Lindsey’s cousin Karen Ann Rose, who started a GoFundMe account to help cover medical costs, the car the family was traveling in encountered bad weather and flipped several times. Lindsey was ejected from the vehicle, sustaining multiple injuries and suffering a heart attack.
He was transported to a hospital in Loveland, Colo., where he remains in intensive care with severe injuries to his head, liver and spleen, according to Rose.
Based in Kona, Meleuhane garnered a 2018 Na Hoku Hanohano nomination for best alternative album for “Anaspond.”
As of Friday, Lindsey’s GoFundMe drive (gofundme.com/keikilani-emergency-medical-fund) had collected more than $24,000 toward its goal of $30,000.
Woman kidnapped, sexually assaulted in Aiea
A 20-year-old man allegedly threatened a 20-year-old woman with an unspecified dangerous instrument, then kidnapped and sexually assaulted her in Aiea, police said.
The attack occurred between 9:30 and 10:18 a.m. Wednesday, and police arrested the suspect at 2:10 p.m. Thursday.
He was in custody Thursday night pending investigation for first-degree burglary, first-degree terroristic threatening, fourth-degree sexual assault, kidnapping and a contempt of court violation.
Man chokes Kapolei woman, police say
A 21-year-old Kapolei woman with a restraining order against a 22-year-old man allegedly was choked by him Thursday morning, police said.
The man later turned himself in to police. He was being held in custody on suspicion of second-degree assault, abuse, abuse in front of a juvenile witness and violating a protective order.
