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On July 13, 2014, 66-year-old Tu'iono Siosiua 'Josh' Liava'a was fatally shot in Kahaluu, Hawaii. Liava'a, a former New Zealand police detective sergeant and rugby league player, was visiting friends and family in Hawaii at the time. The incident occurred inside a residence on Waihee Road, where Liava'a sustained a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to Queen's Medical Center but succumbed to his injuries later that day.

Following the shooting, an extensive manhunt ensued, leadi ...Read More
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Victim Details

Tuiono Liavaa

Male

Hawaiian Native

Kahaluu

HI

2014-07-13

66

Tuiono

Liavaa

Yes

11/05/2025