Ocean View Man Indicted in Fatal Kailua-Kona Traffic Collision

The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that a Kona Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 24-year-old Janne Labin of Ocean View in connection with a fatal traffic collision that occurred in Kailua-Kona on May 30, 2026.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Labin was arrested and served with a Kona Grand Jury indictment charging him with:

• Manslaughter
• Negligent Homicide in the First Degree
• Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant

Labin is currently being held at the Kealakehe Police Station cellblock after bail was set at $150,000. He remains in custody as he has been unable to post bail.

The charges stem from a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred on Saturday evening, May 30, 2026.

Responding to a 7:28 p.m. call, police determined that a white 2017 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck was traveling southbound (Kona-bound) on the Old Kona Airport roadway when it veered off the paved portion of the roadway onto an unfinished gravel area and struck a male pedestrian who was walking south on the unpaved portion of the runway.

The pedestrian was transported by Hawai‘i Fire Department personnel to Kona Community Hospital before being airlifted to The Queen’s Medical Center on O‘ahu for further treatment. Hospital personnel later notified the Hawai‘i Police Department that the pedestrian succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, June 4, 2026. The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit continued its investigation following the collision, which ultimately resulted in the presentation of evidence to the Kona Grand Jury.