HONOLULU (KHON2) — A Leeward Oahu family is mourning the loss of a 19-year-old woman who was hit and killed Tuesday morning while crossing Farrington Highway near Pua Avenue on her way to work.
Her death is the second fatal crash in the area in just a week.
Woman, 19, dead following Nānākuli crash; separate crash hospitalizes 1
A recent graduate of Nanakuli High School, 19-year-old Tehya Mahelona was an aspiring pilot.
“She was so intentional with everything that she did and her relationships and friendships and she was so confident in herself,” said her mother, Amanda Mahelona. “Like her coming to work at four o’clock in the morning, catching the bus out here to get to work before her boss said she would always come early, half an hour, even if it was five o’clock, she’d be here early.”…