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Honolulu police sergeant’s son sentenced to life for 2022 fatal shooting

Nainoa Damon, the 22-year-old son of a Honolulu police officer, was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole Thursday for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Haaheo Kolona during a 2022 botched robbery.

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Nainoa Damon, the 22-year-old son of a Honolulu police officer, was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole Thursday for second-degree murder in the shooting death of Haaheo Kolona during a 2022 botched robbery.
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Blake Kolona, father of the victim, held up ashes in the courtroom for the gallery to see.
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Nainoa Damon in court after sentencing.
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A sheriff asks Blake Kolona to move down to the first floor.
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Nainoa Damon’s stepfather, Chris Bugarin, after addressing the judge.
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Blake Kolona, after sentencing, with ashes of his son outside the courtroom.
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Judge Shanlyn Park on Thursday.
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Nainoa Damon in court on Thursday.
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Prosecutor Anna Ishikawa, left, and Blake Kolona, Haaheo’s father after sentencing.
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Attorney for defendant, Nelson Goo, left, defendant’s lawyer, Chris Bugarin, defendant's stepfather, and Carnation Damon, defendant's grandmother, before sentencing on Thursday.
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Prosecutor Anna Ishikawa, left, and Blake Kolona, Haaheo’s father, after sentencing.
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A sheriff, left, after asking Blake Kolona to move downstairs, is told by Kolona to hold ashes of his son.

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