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Hansen Apo

Case from Kaneohe, HI dated Apr 19, 2019

Victim Details

Hansen Apo

Male

Hawaiian Native

Kaneohe

HI

2019-04-19

31

Hansen

Apo

Yes

07/03/2026

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Hansen Apo, a 31-year-old Native Hawaiian man, was shot to death late on the night of April 19, 2019, after driving to a family property along Kamehameha Highway in Punaluʻu on Oʻahu's windward side. What began as a tense, after-hours arrival turned into gunfire in a long driveway, with investigators later describing a scene where blood was present but the victim was not immediately found. By the next day, police returned and located Apo's body, hidden in brush near a banana patch behind the h ...
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  • http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com: Suspect charged in deadly Punaluu shooting claims he opened fire in self defense
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    I've been thinking a lot about the moments leading up to the shooting in the Punaluu incident involv... ...Read More
    05/23/2024
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    I've been following the case of Hansen Apo's tragic death in Punaluu, and something... ...Read More
    11/16/2023
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