A 64-year-old man in a wheelchair was hospitalized in serious condition Tuesday afternoon after apparently being hit by a vehicle in Aiea, suffering injuries that included a possible head injury. The collision happened at about 4:20 p.m. near Moanalua Road and Kaamilo Street, a stretch of roadway that has seen several serious pedestrian crashes in recent years.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and treated the man before transporting him by ambulance to a hospital, according to KITV. No road or lane closures were reported in connection with the incident.
What Investigators Haven't Said
Police have not reported whether speed, alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash, per the same outlet's reporting.
The Kaamilo Street area has been the site of other serious pedestrian crashes. In September 2024, a 75-year-old pedestrian was struck in a hit-and-run near Kaamilo Street and Kalawina Place and was initially listed in serious condition before being downgraded to critical, the Honolulu Police Department reported in a statement.
A Pattern Along Moanalua Road
Just blocks away on Moanalua Road near Ualo Street, a 76-year-old woman crossing in a marked crosswalk was struck by a motorist in December 2025 and taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Honolulu Police Department. Months earlier, in February 2025, a 71-year-old pedestrian involved in a collision in the same area later died from his injuries, the department said in a separate statement tied to what it identified as Oahu's 15th traffic fatality of that year — compared with six fatalities at the same point in 2024.
The crash occurred amid a year of elevated traffic deaths statewide: 102 people died in Hawaiʻi traffic crashes in 2024, a 10% increase from 93 in 2023, the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation reported. Those figures include all road users and do not establish a trend specific to Aiea or to pedestrian crashes, but they provide broader context for the serious collisions described along Moanalua Road.
Aiea has also seen young pedestrians struck in recent crashes. A separate 2026 incident in the area left a child believed to be a 12-year-old boy with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle, KITV reported separately.
A state safety assessment using 2015-2020 crash data found that people walking and biking accounted for 34% of fatal and serious-injury crashes, despite making up 23% of all injury crashes. The assessment also found that 44% of fatal and serious pedestrian crashes happened while someone was crossing in a crosswalk; 66% of those crashes occurred on roads with four or more lanes, according to the Hawaiʻi Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment. The statewide findings do not identify a cause for this Aiea collision.
No further details about Tuesday's crash, including the driver or vehicle involved, had been released as of the initial report.
