Honoka‘a motorcyclist killed in Waikōloa crash

A 45-year-old Honoka‘a man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding struck another vehicle Friday night on a Waikōloa roadway.

Hawai‘i Police Department officers responded at 9:16 p.m. to the crash.

David Franklin Roland was driving a gray 2006 Honda VTX1300C east in the westbound bicycle lane near the 2-mile marker of Waikōloa Road (Highway 19) when he sideswiped a gray 2023 Jeep Wrangler SUV that was heading west.

Roland was pronounced dead at 9:33 p.m. at the scene.

The 45-year-old man driving the Jeep and a 43-year-old woman passenger were uninjured.

A coroner’s inquest investigation is underway by the Hawai‘i Police Department Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit.

Anyone who might have witnessed the crash is urged to contact Officer Dayson Taniguchi at 808-326-4646, extention 229, or via email at dayson.taniguchi@hawaiicounty.gov.

Those who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300.

This was the 10th traffic fatality on the Big Island in 2025, which is 4 less than the 14 by this time last year.