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2 traffic-collision victims identified

The medical examiner's office has released the names of two people who were injured in traffic collisions and died Saturday.

Fanolua Tagovailoa, 59, was critically injured Jan. 6 when he was struck by a car while crossing Kamehameha Highway between California and Kilani avenues. He died at The Queen's Medical Center.

Jason Bisarra, 19, of Waipahu was killed in a collision involving a Pontiac TransAm and Chevy pickup truck on Waipi'o Uka Street.

Five people have been killed on O'ahu roadways this year, including three who were in cars that police said were speeding.

Cause of Kona home fire probed

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze that leveled a two-story home in an isolated area of Kona.

Captain Cook firefighters reported the top floor of the two-story house at the top of Bruner Road had already collapsed by the time they arrived on the scene at about 6:30 p.m. yesterday.

The area is only accessible by four-wheel drive vehicles, and volunteer and county firefighters shuttled water from a staging area more than a mile away from the fire to wet down the brush surrounding the home to prevent a brush fire.

The home was owned by Arnie Rabin, and damage to the structure was estimated at $250,000. Damage to the contents was estimated at $40,000, firefighters said.