PAHOA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Big Island police are investigating a second fatal motorcycle collision in two days, this time happening in Pahoa on the afternoon of Feb. 3.
A motorcyclist, who police believe was in his 30s or 40s, was traveling Pahoa bound on Keaʻau-Pahoa Road and began passing multiple vehicles on the mauka shoulder. The biker then collided with a dump truck that was making a right turn into a driveway.
The motorcyclist was unresponsive when police arrived at the scene and was subsequently transported to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. He was not wearing a helmet.
The motorcyclist’s identity has not yet been revealed pending the notification of the next of kin.
A 67-year-old Hilo man was operating the dump truck during the collision and was not injured.
This is the fifth traffic fatality of 2025 compared to four at the same time last year. Anyone with any information is urged to contact Officer Jerome Duarte at (808) 961-2339 or at jerome.duarte@hawaiicounty.gov.