Woman dies after vehicle falls from parking garage in downtown Honolulu

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An 84-year-old woman was pronounced dead after her vehicle fell from a high-rise parking garage in downtown Honolulu Friday afternoon.

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According to the Honolulu Police Department, the woman was driving north on the fifth floor of the parking garage at 1088 Bishop Street. Her vehicle struck and broke through a retaining wall and fell about five stories before landing on its roof on the sidewalk along S. Hotel Street.

Emergency crews responded to the scene on Hotel Street just before 3 p.m.

Crews were seen around the SUV, which was crushed upside down outside the CU Hawaii convenience store.

There was visible damage to the fourth-floor railing of a parking structure directly above the vehicle.

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EMS pronounced the woman dead at the scene.

Police said she was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Hotel Street was closed between Bishop and Bethel streets as police investigated.

Authorities have not yet determined if speed, drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.

This is the fourth non-traffic fatality on Oahu this year, compared to zero at this time in 2025.

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