{"id":1260,"date":"2026-06-12T11:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2026-06-12T11:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:04:23","slug":"motorcyclist-dies-after-crash-on-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist dies after crash on Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>MAKAWAO (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; A 48-year-old Haiku man has died after a motorcycle crash in Makawao.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1259\">Monk seal pup born at Waikiki beach to be relocated<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It happened on Wednesday just before 10:30 p.m. near the intersection of Mahiai Place and Piiholo Road in Makawao.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Maui Police Department, a black and red 2006 Honda CRF223F motorcycle was traveling northbound on Piiholo Road when the rider failed to make a left bend in the roadway and went up an embankment.<\/p>\n<p>The motorcyclist was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1257\">Human remains in Washington identified as missing Hawaii man decades later<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>MPD said they are withholding the man\u2019s identity for 24 hours to allow his family to notify extended family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing, and police have not determined if speed, drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>This is Maui County\u2019s fifth traffic fatality of 2026, compared to 11 at the same time last year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1255\">Hawaiian Airlines unveils first of three live-action \u2018Moana\u2019 aircraft liveries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police said a man was traveling northbound on Piiholo Road when he failed to make a left turn, traveled up an embankment and was ejected from his motorcycle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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