Defendant denies
shooting at Aiea man

Testimony implicates three others
as being the ones who fired

One of five defendants charged in the fatal shooting of an Aiea man said he saw three of his companions fire their weapons, but did not discharge his.

Kevin Harris: Told police what happened because guilt weighed on him

Kevin Harris, 27, took the stand yesterday in Circuit Court and gave details of the shooting of Greg Morishima, 49, in the carport of a Pamoho Place home.

Micah Kanahele, 24, Rosalino Ramos, 24, and Jason Rumbawa, 25, are charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and firearms offenses. Anthony Brown, 24, the driver of the getaway car, is charged with first-degree robbery.

All four defendants say they weren't there and that Harris is blaming them to deflect responsibility for his role in the shooting. Harris cooperated in the investigation and pleaded to a reduced robbery charge in exchange for his testimony.

Harris said Kanahele, a city parks employee, was the one in charge that night. He also told Deputy Prosecutor Lucianne Khalaf that Kanahele wanted to rob a house that he knew had drugs.

Yesterday, a teary-eyed Harris testified he told police what happened the night of Oct. 26, 2003, because the guilt was weighing heavily on him and not because he was seeking anything in return.

"I didn't expect nothing -- all I wanted to do was get this guilt off myself," he said.

After two robbery attempts in Royal Summit and Aiea that were thwarted by barking dogs, Kanahele directed them to a third home on Pamoho Place, also in Aiea, Harris said.

Kanahele, Ramos and Rumbawa, each armed with a firearm, had entered the carport of the residence ahead of him, Harris said.

Just as he rounded a hedge next to the carport, Harris said he heard someone yelling, "Get down, get down," and saw a man later identified as Morishima reaching to grab the gun from Kanahele.

Morishima said something to the effect of, "You guys early for Halloween, eh? Trick or treat," before Kanahele fired, Harris said.

Realizing the safety was on, Kanahele removed it and fired again, Harris said. He heard Morishima say "Awww" and saw him grab his chest. As Morishima fell backward, Kanahele followed with another shot, Harris said.

After hearing the second shot, Harris said he turned to run when he saw Ramos firing the .32-caliber handgun at Morishima. Ramos squeezed the trigger twice, he said.

Harris said he also heard the high-pitched "ping" of the .22-caliber carried by Rumbawa going off and Rumbawa's hand recoiling from the shot.

Still holding the shotgun, Harris said he fled toward Kanahele's Ford Expedition that Brown had parked down the road. The other three eventually overtook him and they all scrambled inside.

Brown nearly ran over a pedestrian as they drove away, upsetting Kanahele, Harris said. "Drive before I shoot you," Kanahele allegedly threatened Brown before Harris offered to take over the wheel.

Kanahele instructed Harris to drive to a friend's house in Kalihi. During the ride, the guns were placed in a hatch beneath the SUV's floorboard, Harris said.

No one seemed to want to discuss what happened, he said: "Was quiet, like shocked."

At Kanahele's friend's house, they threw away the shirts they were wearing and watched news of the shooting on TV, Harris said.