In this Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, photo, people stand on a street in Waikiki after a fire at the Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger hotel in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities were investigating three fires that were intentionally set in different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 7. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star Advertiser via AP)
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HONOLULU (AP) - The Latest on arson incidents at three Waikiki hotels (all times local):
4:50 p.m.
Honolulu police say surveillance video captured images of the same man at three different high-rise hotels near Waikiki Beach where fires were intentionally set in recent days.
Police said in a news release Wednesday two rooms were burglarized while guests were evacuated from one of the hotels, the Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger.
Surveillance video showed a man carrying at least two backpacks similar to the ones taken in the burglary.
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the man. Images showed him wearing a baseball hat, mustache and goatee.
The fires were set at night on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Honolulu Fire Department Captain Scot Seguirant says each fire was set in a hallway on a floor with guest rooms.
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11:15 a.m.
Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days.
Honolulu Fire Department Captain Scot Seguirant said Wednesday each fire was set at night in a hallway on a floor with guest rooms. Firefighters have referred the case to police for further investigation.
Tuesday night's fire broke out on the 28th floor of the 38-story Hilton Hawaiian Grand Waikikian shortly before 9 p.m. Hotel security put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
The night before, a blaze caused $1.8 million in damage at the 25-story Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger. The fire was near a storage room on the 14th floor.
The first fire caused $4,000 in damage at the Alohilani Resort on Sunday.
In this Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, photo, a firefighter walks out of the Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger hotel in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 7. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star Advertiser via AP)
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In this Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, photo, police and firefighters respond to a fire the Waikiki Beachcomber by Outrigger hotel in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 7. (Jamm Aquino/Honolulu Star Advertiser via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, photo, first responders from Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Police Department arrive at the Grand Waikikian in response to a fire reported on the 28th floor, in Honolulu. (Bruce Asato/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, photo, a Honolulu Police Department car arrives at the Grand Waikikian in response to a fire reported on the 28th floor, in Honolulu. Hawaii authorities were investigating three fires that were intentionally set in different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days, officials said Wednesday. (Bruce Asato/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP)
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The exterior of the Alohilani Resort is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The interior of the Alohilani Resort is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The interior of the Alohilani Resort is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The exterior of the Alohilani Resort is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The Grand Waikikian at Hilton Hawaiian Village is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The Grand Waikikian at Hilton Hawaiian Village is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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Beach umbrellas are shown on Waikiki Beach in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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The Grand Waikikian at Hilton Hawaiian Village is shown in Honolulu on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Hawaii authorities are investigating three fires that were intentionally set in three different high-rise resort hotels near Waikiki Beach over the past few days. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
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