A car collision at the intersection of Waialae Avenue and 6th Avenue in Kaimuki left three people hospitalized in serious condition Wednesday afternoon. Honolulu Emergency Medical Services treated a 69-year-old man, a 64-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman at the scene before all three were taken to emergency rooms.
The crash happened around 1:47 p.m. Wednesday, according to KITV, which reported that Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the motor vehicle collision at that busy Kaimuki intersection. The outlet's report notes that none of the patients' injury types have been disclosed.
What Remains Unknown
Suspected contributing factors, including speed or impairment, have not been reported in connection with Wednesday's crash, per the same account. The report also states that roads were not closed because of the accident, meaning traffic in the area was able to continue moving despite the collision.
No details have been released about how many vehicles were involved. A driver turned left into a driveway before the collision.
Another Serious Crash on Oahu
A head-on collision in Waianae sent three people to the hospital, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. That crash's patients were a 59-year-old man, a 63-year-old woman and a 38-year-old woman, all transported to an emergency room in serious condition, the paper reported.
Kaimuki in particular has seen a string of serious traffic incidents over the past couple years. In April, a 31-year-old moped rider suffered head and leg injuries in a Kaimuki collision and was taken to an emergency room in serious condition, KITV reported at the time. In June, a 33-year-old e-motorcyclist was critically injured after colliding with a vehicle in Kaimuki, the Star-Advertiser reported.
In March 2025, a vehicle and a moped collided on Waialae Avenue near Kapahulu Avenue in the Kaimuki area, with the moped operator taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to the Honolulu Police Department. In that case, police said speed, drugs and alcohol did not appear to be contributing factors, though the investigation was still ongoing at the time of that statement — a determination specific to the 2025 crash, not Wednesday's incident.
Concerns about traffic safety in Kaimuki are not new. Back in 2022, residents raised alarms about a different intersection nearby, at Waialae Avenue and 16th Avenue, with one resident telling Hawaii News Now she had seen her share of crashes there, including one the previous June. A Department of Transportation Services spokesperson said at the time the department was looking at potential options to reduce collisions, while then-Council Chair Tommy Waters requested a new study, three years of collision history for the intersection and a permanent speed-feedback sign on Waialae Avenue.
No information has been released connecting Wednesday's crash at Waialae and 6th Avenues to those earlier safety concerns, and the condition of the three patients hospitalized this week has not been updated beyond the initial serious designation.
