HOLUALOA, Hawaii – Police say a Kona man was killed operating machinery while constructing a private driveway in Holualoa.
On Wednesday (February 5) at about 1:11 p.m., Kona patrol officers responded to a reported construction site accident with injuries in Hōlualoa.
It was determined that 38-year-old Donny Loando of Hōlualoa had been operating a single drum roller while constructing a private driveway when the vehicle rolled backwards down a steep slope and crashed into a carport at a neighboring residence.
Loando was thrown from the roller and sustained injuries. He was transported to Kona Community Hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m.
No one in the residence was injured.
The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a coroner’s inquest investigation and ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Police ask that anyone with additional information on this incident call Officer Christopher Kapua-Allison at 326-4646 extension 229.Hawaii County Police media release, Feb. 6, 2014
