Details of 'Aiea shooting revealed
By Curtis Lum
Advertiser Staff Writer
Greg Morishima was sitting in the garage of a Pamoho Place home in 'Aiea on Oct. 26 when he was gunned down by three men, apparently after making a comment that the masked-men were "early for Halloween," according to court documents.
Morishima, 49, was shot numerous times by the men at about 9:20 that evening. He was pronounced dead about two hours later at The Queen's Medical Center.
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Three men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death. Jason Rumbawa, 23, Micah Kanahele, 22, and Rosalino B. Ramos, 22, were arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder, robbery and firearms violations.
A fourth man, Kevin Harris, 26, was arrested on suspicion of robbery in connection with the Morishima case.
Kanahele also has been charged with the Nov. 1 shooting death of Guyan Nuuhiwa, 26, in the parking lot of Pearl City Shopping Center. Kanahele also was charged with the attempted murder of Winston Domingo, 24, who was wounded when the gunfire broke out that evening.
Ramos and Harris were charged with first-degree robbery in the same case. All three men are accused of taking marijuana, police said.
In the Morishima shooting, Kanahele, Ramos, Rumbawa and Harris drove to the home at 99-121 Pamoho Place to commit a robbery, according to police affidavits filed in court. Each man had a firearm, Harris told police, and confronted Morishima as he sat in the garage, the affidavits said.
"The Oriental male sitting in the chair, made a comment to (Harris) and the other males about the masks they were wearing and how they were early for Halloween," the affidavit said.
"At this time, Micah Kanahele, Rosalino Ramos and 'Jay' (Jason Rumbawa) fired their guns at the male sitting in the chair."
Harris said he kept his shotgun in a bag and never removed it, the affidavits said.
The four men then got into a sport utility vehicle that was being driven by a man identified only as "Tony" and drove away, the documents said.
Police responded to reports of gunshots and found Morishima lifeless and still on the chair, the affidavits said.
Police said Morishima did not live at the 'Aiea home, but they would not say why he was there that evening. Morishima's brother has said he thinks the shooting was a case of mistaken identity.
Before the shooting, police had conducted several narcotics raids at the residence.
Reach Curtis Lum at 525-8025 or culum@honoluluadvertiser.com.
