The Honolulu Police Department announced via a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the man who was the subject of an hours-long barricade situation at the Don Quijote Honolulu store has surrendered. He has been taken into custody. 

Earlier, the Honolulu Police Department and Honolulu Fire Department responded to a barricade situation at the Don Quijote Honolulu store located at 801 Kaheka St. According to a KITV report, a man locked himself in a stock room just after 5 p.m. Wednesday and threatened to set the room, which contains liquor, on fire. HPD confirmed that the store has been evacuated. 

There were no reported street closures due to this incident.

Spectrum News has reached out to HFD for comment. 

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the HPD announcement that the suspect has surrendered and was taken into custody. (Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024)