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A pedestrian who was struck and killed Wednesday night on Kaahumanu Avenue in Kahului has been identified as Lynette Kealoha, 61, of Wailuku.
The collision occurred at about 9:43 p.m. as Kealoha was walking north across Kaahumanu Avenue outside a marked crosswalk, according to the Maui Police Department.
Police said Kealoha was struck by a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox traveling east in the inner lane near the intersection with South Wakea Avenue. Kealoha was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a 70-year-old Wailuku man, was wearing a seat belt and was not injured. The investigation is ongoing.
Kealoha's death was Maui County's eighth traffic-related fatality of 2026, compared with 12 at the same time last year.