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🚨 MEDIA RELEASE – Big Island Woman Killed In Pedestrian Traffic Collision in Hilo 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: October 23, 2026 Hawai‘i Island police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a female pedestrian died following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision on Thursday evening, Oct. 22, 2026, in Hilo. Responding to a traffic collision at 7:15 p.m. at the intersection of Kanoelehua Avenue and East Kahaopea Street, police learned that a 2023 Kia four-door sedan was traveling Hilo bound on Kanoelehua Avenue when the vehicle struck a female pedestrian. The woman was initially reported to be crossing the road and was not in a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian was unresponsive at the scene and pronounced deceased at 7:25 p.m. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death. The identity of the pedestrian is being withheld at this time pending positive identification and notification of next of kin. The driver of the 2023 Kia four-door sedan, a 39-year-old Pāhoa man, was not injured as a result of the collision. The Area I (East Hawai‘i) Traffic Enforcement Unit responded to the scene and is continuing the investigation. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/woman-killed-in-pedestrian-traffic-collision-in-hilo/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/woman-killed-in-pedestrian-traffic-collision-in-hilo/ 🔍 Search Reports: sshsearch.com 📧 Submit Reports: sshreport.com