Suspect dies after jumping from Waipio apartment fleeing from kidnapping incident

WAIPIO, Hawaii (Island News) — A 44-year-old man died after jumping from an apartment building in Waipio trying to escape an alleged kidnapping incident on Thursday afternoon.

The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) responded to a report of an argument at a home on Hulukupuna Street in Waipio before 3:42 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026. According to police reports, a 44-year-old man broke a mirrored glass window, which injured a 66-year-old man.

The suspect allegedly threatened a 54-year-old woman with a shard of glass, preventing her and the man from leaving the room…

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