Honolulu police had not announced an arrest in the Kalihi shooting reported Sunday night. The 18-year-old who reported the incident told police that he was confronted twice by a group near Mayor Wright Homes and that, during the second encounter, a man fired several shots in his direction, Hawaii News Now reported. The report said officers were called at about 8:10 p.m. and the suspect had left before they arrived, fleeing into the housing area.
Police have not released the suspect’s age or description. The investigation remains ongoing, and CrimeStoppers Honolulu is asking anyone with information to call 808-955-8300, according to the report.
Earlier cases are comparisons, not evidence of a trend
Two 2025 investigations provide distinct comparisons, but neither establishes what happened in Sunday’s case. On Nov. 1, gunfire and a stabbing near Mayor Wright Homes injured two people by gunfire and a security guard by stabbing, according to the Honolulu Police Department. Hawaii News Now later reported that the stabbing suspect was apprehended and would be charged with second-degree assault, while the gunman remained at large.
A separate shooting reported near 555 N. King St. on Nov. 23, 2025, also involved a suspect reported fleeing toward Mayor Wright Housing. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that a 22-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder and weapons-storage offenses. That case had a different reported outcome and should not be conflated with the current investigation.
Mayor Wright Homes is a 364-unit public housing complex in 35 two- and three-story walk-up buildings, according to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority. The complex’s size is background, not evidence about the circumstances of Sunday’s shooting.
Broader firearm figures also require care: the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported 790 Oahu criminal offenses involving at least one firearm in 2022 and 628 in 2023. Its 2024 figure, 468, was an estimate based on reports from January through July; the paper said 2025 statistics were unavailable. These island-wide counts do not establish a Kalihi-specific pattern.
