Medical Examiner identifies man killed by falling tree in Waimanalo during storm
The shoreline of Poipu on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, following severe conditions from Hurricane Lowell that took place on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, through the next day. Medical examiner identified 31-year-old Waimanalo resident Floyd Ruiz as the man who died after a tree fell on him during severe weather conditions on Oahu. Kayli Pascal-Martinez, an Oahu native and Hawaiian Mission Academy graduate, earned her degree from UH West Oahu in 2024.
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A 74-year-old man who stayed behind to protect a 100-year-old family fishpond on Kauai's south shore during Hurricane Lowell has been found dead, in what may be the island's first storm-related death.