Hawaii island police shot and killed a woman during a traffic stop Tuesday morning in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision of Pahoa.

Police identified her as 30-year-old Tori M. Kaneshiro of Pahoa.

At about 7:45 a.m. officers stopped to check on a car on the shoulder of Kahakai Boulevard near the intersection of Kikou Street with its hazard lights on, according to a news release from the Hawaii Police Department.

One of the responding officers made contact with Kaneshiro in the vehicle and determined that she had an outstanding bench warrant. The officer told her that she was going to be arrested because of the warrant.

Police said she refused to get out and instead jumped into the rear of the vehicle. She allegedly grabbed a rifle and refused to drop it despite repeated orders by officers to do so.

Hawaii Police Department Maj. Sam Thomas said Kaneshiro pointed the rifle at officers, and one of them shot her.

Officers administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid to Kaneshiro, and she was taken to Hilo Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The officers were not injured.

She was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

“It’s a tragic loss,” said her cousin Kama Kaneshiro, who deferred further comments to her immediate family.

As is standard procedure, the officers involved were placed on administrative leave during the police investigation of the shooting, according to the Hawaii County Police Department, which also released a statement saying the officers present had 12, 11 and less than a year of service.

Police said in the statement that “the initial officer fired his duty weapon, injuring the female.”

Police closed Kahakai Boulevard between Olao and Kikou streets as they investigated.

This is the second officer- involved shooting in Hawaiian Beaches in two weeks.

Officers responded to a report of a 42-year-old man, later identified as Bert E. Mercado, who had stabbed himself with a knife at a home on Kahakai Boulevard on Nov. 27, according to police. When officers arrived, Mercado allegedly confronted them and grabbed a rifle. Officers ordered him to drop the firearm, but Mercado instead allegedly pointed the rifle at police, at which time four officers fired their weapons.

Mercado retreated into the home and officers evacuated nearby residents. The Police Department’s Special Response Team arrived and attempted to communicate with Mercado, but there was no response.

Officers entered the home and found him dead.

Star-Advertiser staff writer Leila Fujimori contributed to this report.