Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a robbery that occurred following a traffic collision in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision.
On January 2, Ka‘ū Patrol officers responded to a reported traffic collision at the intersection of Aloha Boulevard and Lotus Blossom Lane and determined that a 67-year-old woman from Ocean View was operating a silver 2008 Toyota sedan on Aloha Boulevard when her vehicle was broadsided by a silver 2007 Ford SUV traveling southbound on Lotus Blossom Lane.
The driver of the sedan and two passengers, a 47-year-old woman and an 8-year old girl, both from Ocean View, suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision.
Following the collision, the 47-year-old passenger exited the Toyota sedan to check on the female driver, and sole occupant, of the Ford SUV.
As she approached the vehicle, a gray pickup truck pulled up next to it. The driver got out and physically assaulted the woman, brandishing a small handgun and demanding her cellular phone.
The man and the driver of the SUV fled the area in the gray pickup truck and were last seen traveling south on Lotus Blossom Lane towards Seabreeze Parkway.
The victim did not sustain any life-threatening injuries as a result of the assault.
The SUV driver is described as a local woman in her 30s, with a heavy build and a tan complexion, 5 feet 4 inches tall, with reddish-blonde dyed hair. The male suspect is described as 55 years old, with a dark complexion, 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 pounds, bald, and clean shaven.
The gray pickup truck is believed to be an older model two-wheel drive Toyota or Nissan pickup truck. The license plate is unknown.
Investigators also determined that the Ford SUV had been reported stolen in November 2025 from a residence on Seabreeze Parkway in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision.
Police ask anyone with information regarding these incidents to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118 or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiipolice.gov.
