Man dies during Hawaiʻi honeymoon as bag, car stolen

The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said they responded to a 911 call at 10:27 a.m. on Thursday, June 1.
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[@SV-nk2we]

I hope whomever took the bag does the right thing and return it. My prayers go out to the family.

[@asynchronicity]

Whoever.

[@main2333]

Thieves will never do that. It’s about them! If they cared about others. They would have never stole in the first place.

[@rhemawilliams4983]

”Took" you mean stole. I hope they leave it where the police is able to recover it and didn't throw it in the trash when they found no money.. More than likely they themselves won't turn it in since they are not trying to be arrested and after this tragedy they certainly don't want to answer any questions for sure

[@bearhakuna514]

who hell thieves will bring it

[@SourBogBubble]

Weird way to spell die in a car fire.🤔

[@piratejoan]

That poor woman will never be the same. My heart goes out to her.

[@user-wu2er4zd1d]

nobody is the same, your body cells are renewed every day😂

[@rais.3817]

​@V wow what a lame comment to leave in this situation smh

[@user-cu3xn4xj3i]

​@@rais.3817 Right! No excuse for that comment. It's demonic.

[@sokhna-sl4fp]

Life is a test, we all taste sweetness and bitterness. We are here for lessons, each lesson teach us how to better live with ourselves and others, enjoy what our Creator, has given us, and be mindful in the present moment. I wish her the guidance of Almighty Allah Az-Zawajel, ameen ya Rabbi ❤

[@LauraHalvar]

​@@sokhna-sl4fpAmeen. 🤲

[@snadraholdway830]

This where our rental car was stolen as well on a trip from Canada. The police recovered the car undamaged. We rented from Hertz rent a car for a month. Even though we were covered by insurance, Hertz never gave us a replacement car for our last 2 weeks and permanently banned us from ever renting another car from them again. We later found out that vehicles are regularly stolen from this location. Tourists should be very careful here. 3:15

[@DUpProductions]

Electric beach is a pretty rough place to be

[@susiechevalier221]

That’s terrible I’m sorry

[@cathybaldry7822]

And the rental company says nothing to the renters about this

[@briezzy365]

Classic Rental car companies are the worst

[@chrishackworth5745]

Had the same thing happen and they wouldn't give us a replacement for the rest of our vacation. Had to pay a guy $150 to drive us back to the airport at 5am.

[@marlaroberts2087]

Dear God, please be with this poor woman and bring her the comfort she must desperately need. 🙏

[@cooperscreditconsultingint6792]

Amen

[@mkhanman12345]

May Allah bless her during these times

[@beloveddaughterofthelordmo8622]

Amen. Surround her with Your Holy Spirit, strength and peace.

[@Mike-DuBose]

It's all part of the Lord's mysterious ways! 🙏

[@deniseallee2802]

Amen

[@brockjennings]

As a person who grew up on O'ahu, it saddens me to watch the Aloha Spirit errode over time. Comfort and prayers to the bride and both families as they try to make sense of this tragedy.

[@___chief866]

Thank the good ol USA and its parasitic capitalism. It created poverty which creates crime.

[@jcougar55]

too many westside "victims"!

[@ClarkKent-tg6ls]

Don't come to the west if u know what's best tourists.

[@jcougar55]

@@ClarkKent-tg6ls lol! I'm a lifetime resident born and raised!! I go where I want to go not afraid of scum! Hard to understand the "Westside Pride"...

[@lokahi27]

You got that right!

[@hidinginsight1879]

Somewhere out there is someone who KNOWS who did this. They need to speak up. Here in Hawaii, what goes around, comes around. Worse will happen to them or their loved ones. MAKE IT PONO, DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

[@obijuankenobi420]

When I visited I was warned about local tweakers stealing stuff and breaking into cars.....I'm sure the locals knows who does what....its on the locals to take action....and they're not doing anything about it

[@FVWhimsy2010]

Oh, c'mon...it's the same old sad song. Meth is king in Hawaii...and generations have grown up addicted to it.

[@PatriciaMartinez-qw4eq]

Hiding insight wonder if stealing was worth doing in time eventually u get caught but to take someone life is terrible .I guess when I step out is what scares some ppl cause of all what goes on is u defend urself

[@lokahi27]

And if they get caught you get the same ole " oh, he or she was such a good person!" Oh please, turn em in and stop denying the wrong doing.

[@kookietherapy9398]

@@FVWhimsy2010 Plus+++ cops in on it. Them their bros.

[@zeeraViewer]

I've been in HI 2 years and I've never had so much stuff stolen. It may look like paradise to the casual observer, but HI is a pretty ruthless place.

[@LilyGazou]

It’s really sad. A small percentage of people are like wolves. I was more stressed visiting some places there than I was in NYC subways.

[@Sora_Digital]

Oahu I’m guessing.

[@JJerseyGirl]

We went to Hawaii years ago , our cousin who lives there told us to be careful .

[@paradise6606]

@@Sora_Digital Westside as always.

[@RawOlympia]

and then there were those guys who urinated on this lady's head while were were in a spring on the big island

[@Manu-jj6jc]

This is so sad. I could hear all the sirens yesterday and thought it must be a really bad car accident, but I guess this is what happened. As a retired tour guide I would always tell my people, don't go to a beach that doesn't have a lifeguard, leave all of your jewelry and important belongings back in your hotel room safe, do not leave anything in your car rental, secure your wallet and car keys in a waterproof pouch attached to your person. I hope these thieves return the items. I feel so much Aloha for them.

[@dng6121]

Well said from an experienced concierge.

[@thebadgerette69]

One thing never leave your garage door opener in your car when parking for longer than a few hours. They steal your car and look up your address and head to your house.

[@lokahi27]

True story!🤙 Former tour guide from years ago, you hit everything on the head. Now days is wayyyy worse than 15 years ago. Unbelievable!

[@ahill4642]

Wise words. And times are changing all over. Many people seem more desperate and reckless, less conscientious. And we have to plan accordingly. But all of you right here prove that good people still exist. ❤️

[@jaybleu6169]

Yeah, don't leave anything that even looks like it might have value visible anywhere. I used to live in Germany, which has a very low crime rate, but Germans don't give crime a chance to happen. They lock everything, all the time. Keep honest people honest. Don't even present the temptation to steal.

[@lizo4357]

Most would say that they cannot imagine that kind of anguish but sadly, I lost my husband on our honeymoon 28 years ago, also in the ocean. It is supposed to be a fun beginning to a life together. Not everyone has a happy ending. My heart breaks for the bride, knowing this pain all too well. I hope that someone she knows sees this, so they can tell her that she is not alone. I am sending a virtual hug. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@LaurieWF]

So sorry for your loss 28 yrs ago. How tragic and on your honeymoon just like this couple. Can't imagine what you went through and this bride too. 🙏🏻❤️🥲

[@rickl1458]

Liz, I hope you found strength in life over the years that followed.

[@TEWMUCH]

Aw. I'm sorry. I hope you've lived a good life since.

[@30lindam]

So tragic. So sorry.😢

[@user-xl7kx7bi3l]

My sincere condolences to his wife . I apologize that our laws only arrest and release, if they are even ever charged .

[@tamarabradberry9299]

I am so so saddened to hear about this. My prayers to the woman who lost her husband.

[@shannonnishikawa7665]

May God bless that woman and her family.

[@mariahconklin4150]

God? What a joke. IF God cares he would have done something about it he chose not to. God's a coward.

[@icemeoutlikeelsa]

he clearly didn't bless her if that happened to her, it's like saying "may the robber be nice to that woman after he just robbed her"

[@Scythe_Voltage]

@@icemeoutlikeelsa I’ve seen the cat blender video, why didn’t god help the kitten trapped in a blender while someone pressed the button laughing while it spins getting it’s legs ripped off then picking up the kitten with pliers while it’s so terrified it can’t even breathe right, children daily getting r*ped sometimes even by their church leader. What kind of god allows this

[@Scythe_Voltage]

@@icemeoutlikeelsa the cat blender video messed me up, it survived a blender for 3 minutes, bottom half of kitten mutilated, in so much pain it’s clawing at the lid that someone’s holding down, the poor kitten was getting thrashed around inside a tiny blender for minutes then tortured outside of blender with tools, and god created these people? Ok

[@SuiGenerisAbbie]

Hawai'i has a down side, a REAL down side! It's disgusting. Theft is common, there. It always has been. But, the following is also always true: 1) Never, ever leave your belongings ANYWHERE unattended. People cannot be trusted ANYWHERE not to steal. 2) Put your belongings in the trunk of your rental car. 3) Use a safety pin to attach rental car keys to your swim suits or other swim wear. You can keep yourselves safe. Leaving belongings UNATTENDED, ANYWHERE is not the way to do it.

[@carlv8168]

I NEVER rents cars from any of the major rental companies in Oahu, but instead rented beaters from substandard car rental joints. Most of the cars are older and filthy, so you blend in just like a lower-working-class local, especially on the leeward side of the island where petty thieves, lowlifes and criminals live.

[@belinalug6928]

I won't even go there to mingle with those kinds of people, shame

[@carlv8168]

@@belinalug6928 I don't blame you. They're of my lineage, but I loathe all of these disgusting lowlife Island cretins. They're not part of the diversity & inclusion equation that I embrace.

[@tay4950]

@@carlv8168 if you feel so bad about the people on this side of the island why do you go there?! Visit somewhere else without “low class people” unacceptable to call people this! Just because there are people who have less then you doesn’t make them less of people you should never look down and feel like your better because you may find yourself in a low position one day!

[@carlv8168]

@@starletlianhua4235 Thank you!

[@null1808]

Brah, that is Kanaka land; 100% it was not some tourist who stole their items. Shame on whoever stole their items, and this should make known that just because you Hawaiian doesnt make you a good person.

[@ClarkKent-tg6ls]

No proof Hawaiians did em get bad people of all ethnicities.

[@sacredcrystal]

❤

[@GhostRanger5060]

preach it

[@GhostRanger5060]

@@annan7728 No, some places are worse than others... and that includes West Oahu.

[@kakelinga]

Tourism, the military, and the agriculture are the main sources of income for the islands. How are we supposed to encourage the tourists to come if they are victimized while here? The young generation coming up is rotten. Not all of them, but a lot of them. No morals, no values, no aloha. They don't realize what a special and unique place Hawaii is. I'm born and raised here, grew up in the 60's and 70's. Hawaii was safe and sheltered from all the nonsense that happened on the mainland. Now we are as bad as every major city on the mainland. I feel sad that my grandchildren will never get to experience life in Hawaii the way that I did. Whomever stole the bags and rental car better give it back. People out there know who did it. Give it back. Those things are precious to that lady.

[@keithfreitas2983]

I agree. I tell my kids the same thing. They and my grandchildren will never experience what I did growing up in the 50s, 60s and the 70s.

[@manoramareddy4662]

it is a beautiful place we visited twice, and we did not had any problems you are lucky to be born there, when first time we visited , i thought these people so lucky to live here

[@dogloverjb6873]

I hope the locals find who did it and teach the bad guys a lesson they will never forget.

[@shimxininahi8024]

Lower the rates with package deals.

[@jacobearhart4170]

I agree as a resident for 6 years in just that amount of time I've seen how drastic things have changed. The homless population has higley spiked the theft crimes have drastically gone up. Stabbings have. I mean last year someone was stabbed right behind waikiki precinct. You look through any other posts now about hawaii and if some tourist mentions about the theft crime in hawaii they have at least 3 people say "that's what you get don't come back here we don't want you here" so it's not even shamed on towards tourist anymore. It's for the most part praised by locals

[@wizardofahhhhhhz]

This is horrible on so many levels! My heart breaks for the newlyweds and their families 😢

[@mawi1172]

​@@annan7728please leave us then.

[@TUKByV]

@@annan7728 LOL Hawaii is communist, just like Europe.

[@jacquelineaslan8403]

She’s correct Ma.

[@harrymiram5562]

This is SICK! First, she loses husband on Hawaiian honeymoon + rental car & belongings?! WTF is going on, gangie?! Help this lady out & find this POS & mete out Wesside "justice!"

[@user-wu2er4zd1d]

😂😂😂

[@supasole72]

Shame on the thieves.

[@jaychong12]

Shame on judges and local leaders who let this criminals get out of jail so easy. I hope their love one's meet most horrible fate.

[@valeriebramlett6590]

🔥

[@eliot3010]

Dirty Cracks for the Crackheads!

[@keikei3301]

I hope she has support. This is so truly heartbreaking. Rip to the husband 🕊

[@evelynwaugh4053]

There have been A LOT of tourist snorkel deaths in Hawaii. Apparently, it strains the heart to use certain types of snorkels, which can be unknowingly rented or purchased, and then the snorkeler quietly expires from the low oxygen in the body resulting in not enough oxygen circulating to the brain and the person very suddenly passes out in the water, drowning. Snorkel risks should be better publicized.

[@carlv8168]

How do you know that the snorkel was the cause or contributed to this dude's death? Maybe he was morbidly obese with a history of pre-existing heart disease, and perhaps that's what got him! Maybe diet and exercise should also be better publicized to prevent strokes and heart disease, too!

[@jsterling6805]

Perhaps he got caught in an undertow and his head hit debris . No one knows.

[@kookietherapy9398]

\/ ax

[@paanne1013]

Yes, Hawaii has many deaths due to snorkeling and the poor tourist are not warned about it. I lived there for 5 years and heard about so many of them, also deaths on the scooters.

[@kookietherapy9398]

@@paanne1013 Yeah, bc the Pineapple 🍍 Trucks suck those mopeds under for game !!!

[@2000disneyland]

Heartbreaking on so many levels. Sending love and comfort to the bride-widow, and all who loved her groom.

[@mrs.hancock4124]

R.I.P. what a tragedy! I can’t imagine becoming a bride and widow in the same week. 😢

[@ggrace1133]

That’s so heartbreaking. God bless the bride and their loved ones.

[@imbobbymudda]

They really need to start doing undercover there and stage vehicles to catch these scumbags.

[@roberth3094]

They won't do that there, that is mostly natives. You can't upset them.

[@BlackcrimeMatters-rz5ov]

​@Robert H well the natives can't afford to live there cuse mainlanders buying up second houses they use for 2 weeks a year

[@ariessmith3407]

@@BlackcrimeMatters-rz5ov maybe if locals worked and spent their money on housing instead of METH THEY THEMSELVES could afford to buy a house.....huh🙄

[@maggiejumphighintothesky5526]

Cops there are corrupt as well.

[@theresewheeler1498]

Hawaii is no longer a. Aloha island to vacation and to live . Sad for the couple. On top loosing the husband , these thieves are evil My prayers go to her and family

[@feralLove]

The wealthy people who have bought up all the land in Hawii, displacing native Hawaiians are the real evil ones

[@Violet316]

Do not be offended but I am going to point out the use of loosing, it is losing (usage of loose is the dog got loose) vs (you lose a spouse). You are not alone, so many people get that word wrong.

[@rhondaschultheis4854]

Damn Violet…..out of touch much?

[@malachibenyisrael4621]

I almost drowned years ago at this exact same beach, 3 kids had to pull me back in on their paddle board. Those currents will pull you out to the middle of the ocean in seconds. If it were not for my 3 angels I surely would have died.

[@thebadgerette69]

Nothing is safe anymore. You have to be on guard all of the time. Malls, stores, gas stations, etc. Very sad what things have come to in this day and age!

[@feralLove]

Noone cared when it was just urban areas that experienced violence and only when mostly white, middle class neighborhoods experience violence does anyone pay attention.

[@utubeskreename9516]

Used to be, FOR MANY DECADES, people were tried and eventually publicly hanged for violent crimes. This was STANDARD. Did I mention parents (AND schoolteachers and principals) used to PHYSICALLY DISCIPLINE kids, keeping many from getting to that point as adults? How fast would we get this under control, if we went back to all of that.

[@margaret4807]

I absolutely agree with you!!🤬

[@j.conriquez4718]

Agree with you

[@melissahedges2031]

RIP young man! Whom ever stole that backpack ... Just wow! Shame on you and karma does exist! May the wife find comfort soon❤

[@winzyl9546]

He was 49 yrs old

[@anonymousdelta7339]

You know how much I don’t wanna pretend that there’s positive people out there? I find excuses to stay home. And when I go out I dread it and I make it fast. This is how much faith I have in humanity now. SAD!! I don’t go out to holo holo especially in the day when most people are out. I can’t trust anyone.

[@saywhatyouwant888]

I do exactly back home in my country as you do

[@anonymousdelta7339]

@@saywhatyouwant888 I feel you

[@enmodelife]

I am the same way. I live near Chicago.

[@SH-lz9du]

Same here. Colorado.

[@cpangws]

Hawaii is known for so much Aloha! But somehow, we lost it. It was so funny when Iam Tongi was in American Idol to make us all proud to show the world how much Aloha Hawaii has and how beautiful it is to live and come from Hawaii. But the truth is the Aloha Sprit today is not the Aloha of long ago just full of fluff and BS. I am an islander and me my self is too scared to go Waianae or in fact any beach in Hawaii that someone will break in my car, get robbed or harm my family. 😪

[@ClarkKent-tg6ls]

😭that could be anywhere get ready braddah.😂

[@zeeraViewer]

It's good to hear that it wasn't always this way. I came here 2 years ago to retire and the hostility I get at the beach (I'm a hoaole male) takes away all the joy. Just walking around in Honolulu is unpleasant. I'm going back to the madland as soon as I can swing it.

[@paanne1013]

Especially in Nanakuli! I lived in Ma`ili for a few years (I am white) and I never had a problem, but I never took chances and I always went to a beach that had Life Guards (that knew me).

[@margaret4807]

That’s so sad 🤦‍♀️😢

[@jessicas.6235]

I’m so glad they are going to add lifeguards to the area… I know how it feels to be alone in one bad situation just made worse by people taking advantage of it, but this was so much worse because she lost her dear love… And these random people trying to help are so wonderful, they don’t even know. 😢

[@kamaka]

Wow I know times is hard but come on guys live Aloha and be betta!! Sorry to the family for having to go thru this…

[@foxbuns]

this is heartbreaking. every Hawaii native I've seen speaking about tourism keeps encouraging people to *stop visiting* because there's been such an increase in nonislander racism and violence.

[@aaishasingh3565]

This is exactly what it's about. 💯

[@Andy_Holmes]

What is nonislander racism?

[@foxbuns]

@@Andy_Holmes Hawaiian natives (pacific islanders) are growing increasingly racist against nonislanders (anyone not from the island natively). there has been an increase in violence as islanders are, in their eyes, trying to defend their home from invading tourists who disrespect the island and its people, leave it trashed and go home. I'm encouraging everyone wanting to visit the islands to rethink their decision and choose another island to visit instead. a lot of non-islander folks are ended up beaten, kidnapped, dead or disappeared. it's always been my dream to see Hawaii since i was little, but i believe the wishes of the people who live there natively are much more important than my desire to see the place, and i'm going to respect that and not visit.

[@Andy_Holmes]

@@foxbuns The problem isn't as severe as you seem to believe. I've lived here fifteen years and haven't heard of too many cases regarding this, and not any kidnappings or deaths. For one thing there aren't that many natives here, they're only a small fraction of the population. I've heard there's actually more Hawaiians living in Vegas. And most of them are decent people, despite many sharing feelings of antiwhitism - a better term I think for what you call nonislander racism, as their contempt is predominantly directed towards white people. Still very few act out on their prejudice. As long as you have money to support yourself, Hawaiians don't seem to care too much. The economy is dependent on tourism, and everyone with minimal intelligence understands that. I don't think the fear of natives should prevent you or anyone from visiting Hawaii.

[@aaishasingh3565]

@Andy Holmes They don't like tourists. They rather people not visit their country.

[@mgoncalves5596]

This is heartbreaking! I pray to God to comfort the wife and give her strength in this time of pain in Jesus name. Amen 🙏🏼 Whoever stole their belongings is so cruel!

[@marshapelo9830]

Don't leave your stuff unattended. Don't trust anyone to be as trustworthy as you.

[@___chief866]

She just lost her husband dude

[@marshapelo9830]

@@___chief866 Losing one's ID is worse.

[@einnAnnie]

@@marshapelo9830 You can't be serious...

[@carlv8168]

@@___chief866 You don't think he knows that?

[@zyaneric1]

Lived on a island for twenty years, Heaven………. then came the cruise ships, bit by bit chewing off the island , those mom and pop shops..? gone.. serenity replaced with a T-shirt shop. But hey, that’s progress……... I’m thankful that I grew up without technology, I’ll use it now, helps me keep in touch and I love KZbin, and I’ll keep in my memory those days spent, not in front of a game, the only light from a screen, but in the warmth of the sun and the beckoning call of friends to go play, …..outside……where the world was ours……….

[@sandramolina5068]

Another horrific tragedy, this time, for honeymooners. I want to give my heartfelt sympathy to the Wife and all who knew and loved him. May God give you the strength you need to get through this heartbreaking time. God Bless 🙏We all need to be more aware of our surroundings, even if it looks like Paradise !

[@macclift9956]

Nick Frischke still hasn't been found. He is the tip of a very large iceberg. The only reason the world knows about him is because he wasn't born in the country. Although there is a huge amount of intracultural violence in certain cultures, vulnerable cultures (a high-average quotient and very low violent crime statistics) are preyed upon constantly. In countries listed as having a low-average quotient of the stuff that matters, staggeringly high violent crime statistics are usually par for the course. A young man travelling from a relatively safe country should have been warned, surely, that not all cultures have low violent crime statistics and that predatory aggression is usually rife in such countries. Predatory aggression is random violence inflicted on strangers (the victims are usually not known to the predator).

[@Mlogan11]

It's clear and disappointing that Hawaii has crime just like everywhere else. Situational awareness is key - never leave your personal items unattended.

[@johnkeithracho3944]

indeed, if there is something you don't need with you don't bring it, also put your personal items where you'll be able to keep an eye on them and take a picture of your driver's license and other important documents too so you have a copy.

[@tymck9694]

Just because they show you the paradise side of Hawaii, doesn't mean it's paradise,for those, who lives there.

[@feralLove]

​@ty mck the gap between rich and poor is glaring and many native Hawaiians are being displaced and that is valid anger. Native Hawaiians are suffering because of their land being occupied by non natives and when people become desperate to survive they do desperate things.

[@RazorO2Productions]

@@feralLove It doesn't justify sin and crime. Hell is a real place for these people making it an inevitability

[@djborum9014]

So incredibly sad and tragic. Hope this women is able to recover her items.

[@GhostRanger5060]

So tragic. And the locals make it worse with the usual petty crime. What I hate is that there is zero peer pressure among locals to discourage criminal activity. West Oahu is the worst. Too many locals there treat tourists like free pickings. And that laid back island spirit coming off the locals often hides hearts full of addiction, bitterness, cunning, sneakiness, and race hatred toward mainlanders. I was a fifteen year kamaaina who lived all over Oahu so I know what I am talking about. People need Jesus.

[@TEWMUCH]

Understandable

[@melekanaka2288]

JESUS/CHRISTIANITY ALONG AT GUNPOINT IS WHAT WAS USED TO STEAL THE ISLANDS FROM THE HAWAIIANS IN THE FIRST PLACE, PEOPLE DO NOT SWIM IN PLACES THAT ARE NOT SAFE TO START WITH. ALA MOANA , MAGIC ISLAND, & THE REST OF THE BEACH LINE ALL THE WAY UP TO DIAMOND HEAD & BEYOND, ARE SAFE FOR SWIMMING . YOU ARE NOT SAFE FROM CRIME NOWHERE, & THE MAINLAND STOP SENDING YOUR HOMELESS TO HAWAII. IT IS SAD UNFORTUNATE WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS COUPLE, WHAT A WAY TO SPEND A HONEYMOON. ON A NOT SO WHITE SANDY BEACH OF HAWAII, MAHALO NUI.

[@TGP109]

@@TEWMUCH What's understandable?

[@TEWMUCH]

@Vanessa Ambrose that islanders being happy and kind is a front. But their hearts are actually very much in bondage. So don't expect these ppl to actually be good to u because deep down, they are not. Any person without Jesus is going to be compromised. The happy front is just to lure u in. They do need tourist money. Doesn't mean they won't take advantage of u when u show up.

[@dariuslee2413]

I had my car broken into multiple times in makaha never in Waianae so sad

[@ummuummu6784]

Heartbreaking. What a tragedy. May God give the strength to the bride.

[@margaret4807]

Amen 🙏

[@loesjevervloet3769]

Where do you go with a stolen car? On an island? I was there 50 years ago, and had my purse stolen out of a rental car. Lucky for me, my passport was in the hotel. Yes, criminals are everywhere and very few people are native any longer. Bringing crime in. So sad. The world is becoming a sad place. This woman will never recover. I hope she has a great support system.

[@pinoygal6232]

No more Aloha. You young Kama'ainas don't know what you've lost.

[@jackiedecoma4637]

I can't imagine. My heartbreaks for this woman.😢 Prayers that things get better for her🙏

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

Snorkeling can be quite dangerous, for those not used to doing it. It puts a lot of strain on the heart and respiratory system. I used to vacation in the Florida Keys and nearly every year, some man would die of heart failure, while snorkeling. And you don't realize the strain you've put on your body became you're floating in the water.

[@Calinotch06]

wow, I never heard about this before

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

​@@Calinotch06 still confusing. Where is there an oxygen tank? I see others don't have it, just the generic snorkel.

[@henrysantos121]

*My deepest condolences to the family*

[@buckystarfinger2487]

Yeah biggest mistake I made was moving to Hawaii. What a pit. To many creeps.

[@dancollins6171]

Wow, poor lady. Then some punks gotta rip her off, adding insult to injury? Makes West Oahu look nasty!

[@carlv8168]

West Oahu was always a ghetto.

[@jaybleu6169]

Yeah, sad it's like that. Every part of this island is beautiful, but the west side is just stunning. Everyone I've met over there has been lovely, but there's a few who've just gotta screw it up.

[@kennethhowell5291]

We were in O'ahu and I have never been around a more gracious group of people in my life.

[@compactgirl]

Wow, this reminded me of the one lady who was in a single car accident think she hit a pole or tree she passed away, instead of people helping her they stole the groceries she had just bought..... dude like serious, some people need to grow a heart and compassion. Like wth gave birth to those ugly hearted people. My condolences to the family.

[@yagga8885]

I find it extremely odd that the emphasis by everyone is on the stolen items versus the death of a newly wed. Especially a rental car that the company has insurance for and most likely extra keys. The missing items pales in comparison to a dead husband on your honeymoon. My condolences to his family. Not how a honeymoon should end 💐

[@TheVanessaLife]

I was thinking the same thing they barely addressed the death/cause of the husband…

[@bibliolov]

Yes, that confused me as well. The police department will give her documentation for the airport, and to access the hotel. But she has lost her husband forever, and hardly any mention.

[@bobbymalhi6082]

Click baity title basically inferred the thieves knew about the death...

[@alana8088]

I am so sorry for this family’s loss and hope they can find comfort in one another during this time. I hope her family can be there to help her get through this and that she is treated with aloha: kindness, love and respect; until she makes it home safely. To her husband rest in peace and may he make it to the other side and always watch over her. A lei should be woven for him and an apology sent to her from Islanders that in her time of loss she also had to endure being robbed and left without her most essential items and transportation. I hope she has someone looking out for her. This is devastating and tragic and I hope other commenters will consider the human being going through this loss before they use this as a place to dump ugly words and bad feeling. Now is not the time. Those issues can be worked out elsewhere. Please have respect for this family and allow them to be left alone about what is or isn’t good about the islands and Nanakuli and just send kind and genuine warnings to other visitors so that they can be safe here as our guests. Yes all visitors need to be good guests. But while in our home we also should help make sure they are safe and be kind to them if something terrible like this happens while in our home.

[@nicolepoepoe9078]

So sad!!! But you don't go to the west side especially not tourist!!! The west side is not safe especially for tourist!!! Its sad!!!!

[@rpm2night]

I’m so sorry for your loss. For the folks that stole their belongings, how far can you get before you get caught? You’re on an island!!

[@LahainaStrong444]

plus the karma

[@myperspective5091]

Easy to get away with stealing if you are a local. You just blend in. Sure, the car is most likely not going anywhere if no special features.

[@sylviarucker4658]

They won’t catch them. Because they are probably not black in high cost of living Hawaii. This world is just heinous and the people have no one that help them.

[@myperspective5091]

@@sylviarucker4658 If those folks lived in another country they would probably be back home before they ever saw anything happen with their case. I worked overnight security at the front gate of the Japanese consulate. They would get about above five to fifteen cases a month of Japanese tourists getting their rental car broken into or their wallets and purses stolen. Those tourists would have to go to the consulate to get temporary return documents and tickets if needed. A lot of times they missed their flights because they had to stay an extra day or two before they could get return documents.

[@shmulyitzkowitz6479]

Those demons will pay dearly for causing so much pain

[@ClarkKent-tg6ls]

No they won't u ain't gonna do shit.😭

[@JackieBlue65]

I was there years ago,it wasn't riddled with drugs/crime yet .. Beautiful place❤💔

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

I wouldn’t leave my stuff unprotected even at a church picnic

[@BraddahBruce]

This is devastating on so many levels. This is the Hawai'i the world will see.

[@AleyEsteban]

What a nightmare! God bless this woman and her family

[@susanclow5384]

How sad that she lost her husband and then her things got stolen.

[@paanne1013]

So sad that this man died on his Honeymoon, and to top it off, the thieves that made a very bad day even worse for his wife. Why would a tourist want to go to the Leeward side of the island, that side has not been safe for a long time, at least it wasn't when I lived there in the late 90's.

[@masmik70]

Wow just F’d up. Makes all Hawaii look really bad…come on people do the right thingand return theirstuff atleast

[@ahill4642]

Nice about the lifeguard stand. CCTV of parking areas near popular beaches might be nice too. Peoples’ belongings are really vulnerable in these situations. Horrible about the dude dying. 😞

[@chrishackworth5745]

Hawaii, you need to get these car thieves and homeless under control. We were snorkeling on the North Shore a few years ago while on vacation and our car was stolen. The police said it happens 7 times a week on that beach.

[@Earthman99999]

This is very sad. Though I wish tourists could be warned in advanced about the dangers of visiting the West Oahu side. It tends to be a high crime and isolated area Most of the locals would not think of going there unless they happen to live in the area.

[@feliciakline5339]

This is so sad, I pray god surround her with protection angels. Amen

[@SwoleG8806]

Wow we left Hawaii today after doing our honeymoon there for a month. I snorkled on Big Island for the first time and I was thinking while doing it man this is a workout. Prayers for that family, Ohana!

[@MM-wi5dn]

Look at the way the beach slopes down steeply - people do not realize how deep and strong the water is off a beach like that. Hawaii is unlike anywhere. Treacherous.

[@gjp3863]

Somebody gotta die before the City puts a lifeguard stand at that location. Also whoever stole their belongings and rental car: What goes around comes around.

[@batacumba]

At first from the headline I thought someone murdered him while trying to carjack them or something but I guess he happened to drown and then their stuff was stolen at the same time. I’m glad he wasn’t murdered but still, what an awful thing to happen on top of everything else.

[@Jonathon10]

Wow. This lady needs prayer and healing energy right now. The world can be so cruel

[@michaelstewart399]

To be absent from the body is to be present with the LORD

[@DailyMeditation365]

My friends brand new car was stolen here a couple years ago. Absolutely, absolutely, do NOT leave your keys/phones on the beach. He buried it, but the thieves saw it and immediately took the keys/phone as soon as he got in the water.

[@reggintoggaf7140]

Bruh they’ll steal your slippers off your feet if you’re not watching

[@AbdisalamFarah391]

The worst of thieves are those who throw away personal belongings... some times the IDs are more important than the money. May the thief get what he/she deserves in this life and the Hereafter.

[@keenerblue2]

Shame.

[@i.cannot.even.]

Yup!

[@leslieh761]

I have always dreamed of going to Hawaii, & would have LOVED to have gone on my honeymoon there. Sincere condolences to the bride ...I don't know how you get over a tragedy like this, but I pray that you will. I hope the love remains in your heart & memories. ❤

[@kookietherapy9398]

Hawaii is no picnic.

[@paanne1013]

Find another place to Honeymoon, Hawaii is not the paradise people think it is. I lived there for 5 years and they have some pretty violent people there. Not saying that all are bad, because that is not true, many have the Aloha Spirit.

[@keithfreitas2983]

Honoulu is like any big city on the mainland. Traffic, homelessness, crime, drugs, lots of tall highrises and lots of people crammed into a small space. Go to outer islands. Not the same as when I grewup.

[@leslieh761]

@@keithfreitas2983 The place isn't the problem! People are! In case you haven't noticed...crime, homelessness & other problems are increasing everywhere. Overall, we have a deficit of decency in the U.S. And a nation of too many criminal minds.

[@surfninjafishing8297]

@@leslieh761anyplace can be dangerous

[@YolandaRamirez-eo2iq]

My heart goes out to them 🙏🙏

[@melroseellis6487]

My Condolences to the Wife may God work Something out for her I pray she get her things back. And they get found So she get Justice. 🕯️🕯️🙏😇

[@arianasantiago331]

It’s sad this is what has come to Hawaii. You can’t even feel safe leaving your belongings out. What a sad sad situation. Shame on those thieves, they should be dealt with aggressively 😤

[@naomimuranaka9409]

Damn what a horrible situation.

[@yolandatubin8126]

May he R.I.P…..Hope the wife gets home safely.

[@machone539]

I love that ALOHA sprit I heard so much about Hawaii. I lived in Hawaii back in the early 90's and it was NEVER like that.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Nanakuli - again? Waianae -west side. Shame.

[@kahilewa9640]

To be fair, it happens everywhere. And it's a shame anywhere.

[@hanalei412002]

Not Nanakuli!

[@nhernandez925]

Sad. I recovered 7 male bodies during my time as a recovery diver. This hits close to home.

[@hr5331]

Ive been in the travel industry for 15 yrs. We as activity agents recommend tourist not go to waianae when on oahu or mauna kea when on big island those 2 places are known for rentals getting stolen or damaged. The car companies reminds them too when they get their vehicals. Basically they go at their own risk. Its similar to how the JTB and HTA warns Japaneae not to converste with locals. Most are warned or didnt pay attention to the warnings ⚠️

[@ClarkKent-tg6ls]

It's similar to if people were warning u to stay out of Compton if u were in California.

[@carlv8168]

Had family in Waianae for 4 decades. It went from decent working-class to freakin ghetto, as the local lowlifes and gangs creeped in.

[@kookietherapy9398]

Theft is a Huge Problem !!! ALWAYS, for DECADES !!! It's a fuqing island! You Have, they Have Not !

[@lucystrider728]

Such a tragedy that he drowned. The theft happens anywhere, you can't leave valuables unattended anywhere, any park or beach. Decades ago I was in the Caribbean and saw a woman walking away with my bag I had left on my towel and I made her give it back. Another time in California I started walking off from my towel and stuff on a remote beach and noticed a couple veering toward my stuff when I looked back. I turned around, they saw me and veered away again. You have several choices. You can be vigilent and nearby like my second experience, which is not very relaxing, you can leave your valuables locked in the hotel safe or car trunk, you can hide the actual small valuables and leave a decoy bag in the trunk or on the towel, you can secure just the keys in your swimgear if the fob is waterproof, or you can go with others and take turns leaving to play so the stuff is not unattended. Criminal opportunists are sadly common so you have to assume they are anywhere.

[@darkpassenger65]

So glad we left that rock. I never felt homesick in the least.

[@brandonvillanueva6931]

So tragic. No one deserves this. Im so sorry for your loss.

[@iuniversalsphere]

GOD BLESS THIS WOMAN. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@loloca]

So sad 😭 RIP prayers for his family & friends

[@lavonashea4429]

This kills me. I am so sorry to this woman for the tragedy she has experienced, and also the ugliness shown to her by these pilau thieves. It’s awful.

[@greenfairy4894]

How horribly sad for his new wife, family and of course himself🙏💔😢

[@insertnamehere9154]

🥺such a devastating story. I would feel so helpless and defeated. My heart goes out to the woman.

[@becky4728]

Awful 😢

[@c-shellsurfhawaii2413]

Ahahana! Auē! “Lei ʻoe ka ʻolo!” ʻŌlelo noʻeau - Literally - You wear the lei of sacrifice - meaning “You gonna get it!” What a world! What a world! This poor woman now must endure such pain & hardship. Show some aloha now. Now that her husband is gone & she’s traumatized. And ask yourself “What if this happened to me?” Those of us that care & see this as a low down dirty crime will care. The criminals will just bitch about the tourists coming & land issues. But they will never get off their ʻēlemu & do something for Hawai’i that’s positive. Auē! Aloha is more than a word. It is an act of kindness, love & caring. Anyone can say it. Not everyone can live it, no matter who they are or where they’re from. Minamina nō hoʻi. Aloha ke akua i kēia wahine kaumaha loa me kona ‘ohana🙏

[@debraannoconnell5148]

@C-SHELL SURF HAWAII Hello, Can you translate what you written. I am sorry to hear about the newlyweds, husbands death. That poor woman. I am Navajo and Filipino from New Mexico. So over here on the rez our Native people, Navajo are becoming missing. They are investigating but don't know what is happening to our people it is scary. You have to be careful where you go. Just have common sense. There is a lot robbing here too. A lot of business in Albuquerque are shutting down bcuz of the thieves. I have been to Oahu in the 90's I had great experience and had a great time. Aloha from New Mexico. Dine meaning, Navajo.

[@davidarnold9105]

I dove "Electric Beach" a number of times while stationed with the Marine Corps on Oahu. It's an awesome dive. In Hawaii, tourists are mesmerized by the beauty and tend to let their guard down. Be vigilant !

[@manichairdo9265]

This area needs to be blacklisted as a holiday destination due to the high level of crime against unsuspecting and innocent tourists. It would seem car rentals are easy targets and I bet some shady car renters are in on the scam.

[@kingoreo3642]

How horrifying and tragic.😢💔

[@RodSwansmad]

More reason for tourist not to go to the west side. When I was on Oahu recently, I was told that the locals on the west side don’t like tourist. No Aloha culture on that side.

[@verlindaallen3335]

❤I'm so sorry for your terrible loss. ❤

[@lokahi27]

Unbelievable! I hope those frkn thieves get full on batchi! Regardless of the couple not taking more precautions. So sad that all this happen on their honeymoon.

[@kh0034]

Absolutely

[@weenaj3816]

So heart breaking! Sending prayers and much aloha to the wife and their families. Eventually karma will get the person(s) who stole their things and the car.

[@Sweethoney1996]

I hope the person who stole her belonging goes to hell immediately!!! This is a tragic tragic situation and I feel for this women!! I hope she stays strong and they find the people responsible for doing this to her on such a tragic and heartbroken day 💔😢 may prayer and much support go to this women!!! My god...