A 22-year-old woman was rushed to the emergency room Friday after a motorcycle struck her at the intersection of University Avenue and South King Street in Moiliili, leaving her with serious injuries including facial trauma. Honolulu EMS treated the pedestrian at the scene before continuing care en route to the hospital.
According to Hawaii News Now, the woman suffered several serious injuries in the collision, though details about the motorcyclist and the circumstances leading up to the crash have not been released. It remains unclear whether the pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk at the time or what factors investigators believe contributed to the impact.
A Corridor With a Troubled History
Friday’s crash adds to a growing list of serious collisions along this stretch of Moiliili, a dense commercial and residential hub that serves the nearby University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus. Just months earlier, in June, a 17-year-old e-motorcycle rider was critically injured in a hit-and-run on South King Street after being struck by a left-turning vehicle outside a 7-Eleven, as Hoodline previously reported.
In December 2025, a hit-and-run driver struck a 43-year-old pedestrian using a marked crosswalk on University Avenue at Coyne Street, just blocks from Friday’s crash site, according to Hoodline’s earlier coverage. And back in June 2025, a hit-and-run collision along South King Street near University Avenue left another pedestrian in critical condition, underscoring a pattern of traffic risk that has persisted along this specific corridor for more than a year.
Oahu’s Deadly Year on the Roads
The crash also lands amid a sobering statewide trend. Between January 1 and September 2 this year, Hawaii recorded 58 traffic fatalities statewide, including 25 on Oahu alone, according to the Hawaii Department of Transportation. Those Oahu deaths included 8 pedestrians, 4 motorcyclists, one moped rider and one scooter rider, figures that reflect just how often vulnerable road users bear the brunt of serious collisions…