{"id":1633,"date":"2026-06-20T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:04:34","slug":"teen-driver-killed-in-pali-highway-crash-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"Teen driver killed in Pali Highway crash identified"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; The Honolulu medical examiner has identified the 16-year-old driver who died Thursday morning after losing control on Pali Highway as Kalena Abelmann.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1631\">Tulsi Gabbard exits role as director of national intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police said Abelmann was speeding when she hit a concrete barrier, went airborne, dropped about 50 feet and was thrown from her vehicle into the ravine below.<\/p>\n<p>Abelmann was pronounced dead at the scene. 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