{"id":2311,"date":"2026-07-07T09:34:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2026-07-07T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T09:34:57","slug":"6-cars-stolen-from-honolulu-used-car-lot-after-thieves-cut-gate-lock-break-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2311","title":{"rendered":"6 cars stolen from Honolulu used car lot after thieves cut gate lock, break safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Honolulu police are investigating a burglary at a Mapunapuna used car lot where thieves broke in and drove off with six vehicles worth an estimated $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2309\">Woman killed in H-1 Freeway crash near Aala St. overpass identified<\/a><\/p>\n<p>General manager Tianqi Li said he locked up City Auto Sales on Ahua Street on Sunday at noon. When he returned Monday morning at 8 a.m., he discovered the vehicles were gone.<\/p>\n<h2>How the burglary unfolded<\/h2>\n<p>Li said the burglars cut the lock on the front gate, smashed through the front office door, broke into a safe and got the keys. The lot is located next to Nimitz Highway.<\/p>\n<p>The stolen vehicles are:<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Li said the six vehicles were the most expensive on the lot. He estimated the cost to replace the keys at about $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>During the burglary, the thieves cut cords to the security camera system and took the hard drives. Li said there is no security video available because the previous manager, who had the passwords, recently passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2308\">Volunteers stage in Hawaii ahead of Typhoon Bavi relief efforts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The burglars also broke into a drawer and took dozens of car titles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey knew what they were doing,\u201d Li said. \u201cThey know. They were very professional because they also stole the file.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A blow to struggling business<\/h2>\n<p>Li spoke to Hawaii News Now just a few hours after he discovered the crime and police were on scene. He said the used car business has been struggling due to high gas prices, making recovery difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShock and angry of course,\u201d Li said. \u201cHow could you do this to someone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully police help us,\u201d Li added. \u201cAt this point, we hope government helps, because there\u2019s not much thing we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2307\">Hawaii\u2019s film tax credit expanded to delight of industry workers<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Police said the investigation is ongoing and had no additional information.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honolulu police are investigating a burglary at a Mapunapuna used car lot where thieves broke in and drove off with six vehicles worth an estimated $150,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2311","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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