4 accused in fatal shooting
face retrial in Circuit Court

Four men are being retried in Circuit Court on charges stemming from a botched drug robbery that resulted in the death of an Aiea man.

On trial are Micah Kanahele, 24; Rosalino Ramos, 24; and Jason Rumbawa, 25, who are charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and firearm offenses in the death of Greg Morishima, 49. A fourth defendant, Anthony Brown, 24, is charged with first-degree robbery.

Kevin Harris, 27, pleaded guilty earlier to a reduced charge of second-degree robbery and agreed to testify against his co-defendants.

At their first trial in April, a mistrial was declared after the jury could not reach a unanimous decision.

According to Deputy Prosecutor Lucianne Khalaf, Morishima went to visit a friend, Gabriel Felix, at a Pamoho Place home on Oct. 26, 2003. Morishima was sitting in the carport at the home when a group of masked gunmen appeared.

Felix, who was bent over at the time, did not see the gunmen initially, but heard Morishima comment, "It's too early for Halloween," followed by two or three gunshots.

An autopsy later determined that Morishima died of a gunshot wound to his abdomen.