Survivor who came face to face with Diamond Head killer finds forgiveness 1 year later
Survivor of Diamond Head rampage still heartbroken over fallen HPD officers By HNN Staff | January 19, 2021 at 9:25 PM HST - Updated January 19 at 9:25 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - There was almost a fifth death on the morning of Jan. 19, 2020 following the deadly rampage near Diamond Head.
Gisela Ricardi-King came face to face with the killer, Jarda “Jerry” Hanel.
“He had two hands on my head and smashed my head against the ground,” she previously told Hawaii News Now. ”I begged him, please Yarda please. I have a son, I have a son. But he would not let it go.”
1 year later, signs of healing visible in Diamond Head neighborhood gripped by tragedy
1 year later, signs of healing visible in Diamond Head neighborhood gripped by tragedy By HNN Staff | January 18, 2021 at 5:31 PM HST - Updated January 19 at 1:53 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tuesday marks one year since the tragedy at Diamond Head, in which two Honolulu police officers were fatally shot in an event that sent ripples of heartache throughout Hawaii.
One year later, healing is a slow process on Hibiscus Drive but it’s happening.
The two officers, Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama, died that day along with two area residents. It was all a result of one man’s unhinged rampage.