{"id":530,"date":"2026-06-11T11:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=530"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T11:37:02","slug":"man-killed-in-hit-and-run-was-a-fixture-in-the-filipino-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=530","title":{"rendered":"Man killed in hit-and-run was a fixture in the Filipino community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A 66-year-old pedestrian killed May 15 in an apparent hit-and-run by multiple vehicles on Highway 130 near Orchidland Drive in Keaau was on his way home.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=528\">UH hitting coach Nakama moving on; Magdaleno honored again<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A 66-year-old pedestrian killed May 15 in an apparent hit-and-run by multiple vehicles on Highway 130 near Orchidland Drive in Keaau was on his way home.<\/p>\n<p>Agrifina \u201cRaffy\u201d Marcos told the Tribune-Herald her husband, Daniel \u201cDanny\u201d Marcos, no longer drove because of his age and eyesight.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe just got off the bus,\u201d she told the Tribune-Herald, her voice wracked with emotion. \u201cHe had just returned from a party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marcos, who was born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines was an activity coordinator at Hilo Benioff Medical Center\u2019s Extended Care Facility.<\/p>\n<p>He was well-known in the Big Island Filipino community, said his son, Djon \u201cD.R.\u201d Marcos, who opened a GoFundMe page to cover the family\u2019s funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople would always ask him to be the emcee for large Filipino gatherings, whether it was a celebration or a Miss Hawaii Filipina pageant. He was the most hard-working man I knew,\u201d said Djon Marcos, who lives in Washington state. \u201cHe enjoyed serving people and overall was the life of a party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to police, officers responded at 10:50 p.m. May 15 after receiving a report of a person lying in the roadway. Investigators determined that Marcos was struck by multiple vehicles, and all fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Police think Marcos might have been attempting to cross the highway and wasn\u2019t in a marked crosswalk at the time of the collision. He was found unresponsive at the scene and was pronounced dead at 11:03 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Marcos was a past president of the Big Island Filipino Community Council, which on its Facebook page extended \u201cour deepest sympathies to the bereaved family of Daniel Marcos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The council requested donations from its followers for the GoFundMe page, \u201cHelp put Daniel \u2018Danny\u2019 Marcos to rest. Jesus loves you!\u201d As of early Wednesday evening, $13,545 of a $20,000 goal had been raised.<\/p>\n<p>He and his wife, a former Mrs. Hawaii Filipina, were a power couple in the Filipino community, and news of Marcos\u2019 death spread quickly via social media.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=526\">Hawaii considers gasoline tax suspension as pump prices soar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was so loved by our kupuna, that many of them engaged and interacted in any activity or event, and that was their highlight of each day, everyday!!\u201d posted Henny Ahu-Lorenzo. \u201cYou gonna be missed \u2026 but never forgotten Daniel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan\u2019t believe it! He was a funny man all the time and love to entertain! RIL Daniel,\u201d wrote Elmer N Cheryl Tabudlo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was always doing yard work and landscaping everyday \u2014 not just for himself but for others who requested for his service,\u201d Djon Marcos said. \u201cHe would do it all, whether if it were yard work or emceeing for others, without asking for anything in return because he genuinely loved doing those things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe cared for people and was always helping people,\u201d Agrifina Marcos added. She said that although her husband was from Ilocos Norte, he wasn\u2019t related to Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is also an Ilocano.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Marcos also was a man with strong Christian beliefs, and there are online images of him participating in New Hope mobile worship services with New Hope Hilo\u2019s pastor, the Rev. Sheldon Lacsina.<\/p>\n<p>Visitation for Marcos is set for 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, with a memorial service at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Survivors, in addition to wife, Agrifina Marcos, and son, Djon (Shirlina) Marcos, include three grandchildren, plus siblings and in-laws.<\/p>\n<p>Police have opened a negligent homicide investigation and continue to search for the drivers involved in the hit-and-run. In a statement, the Hawaii Police Department said that failure to render aid when a person is injured or killed in a traffic collision is a Class B felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment and a $25,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice continue to stress that many traffic fatalities are preventable and urge motorists to remain attentive, drive responsibly, and be mindful of pedestrians on Hawaii Island roadways,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>Potential witnesses and are asked to contact Officer Johnathan Rapoza of East Hawaii Traffic Enforcement Unit at (808) 961-2339 or at Johnathan.Rapoza@hawaiipolice.gov. Those who prefer anonymity may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=525\">Local sports briefs: Kealakehe seeking football head coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Email John Burnett at john.burnett@hawaiitribune-herald.com.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man killed in hit-and-run was a fixture in the Filipino community &#8211; Hawaii News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Man killed in hit-and-run was a fixture in the Filipino community - 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