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INTRODUCTION This action arises from the fatal shooting of the Plaintiffs' son, Kainoa Hinano Kahele- Bishop ("Kainoa7% by Hawaii County Police Department ("HPD") officers. 2. On March 10, 2023, HPD officers allegedly identified and pursued a vehicle in which Kainoa was riding (hereinafter the "Vehicle") as matching the description of a vehicle that had been reported stolen several days earlier. 3. The HPD officers pursued the Vehicle until it stopped at which point the officers immediately opened fire and shot into the Vehicle without any justification for doing so. 4. Plaintiffs are informed and allege that the Officer Defendants' use of deadly force was unnecessary, unwarranted, and in violation of applicable policies and practices of HPD and laws of the State of Hawaii, inter alia. PARTIES 5. Plaintiffs are the natural parents of the decedent, Kainoa Hinano Kahele-Bishop, and bring this suit for wrongful death as permitted by Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS") Section 663-3, inter alia. Plaintiffs reserve their right to bring additional claims in a representative capacity for the estate of the decedent when duly appointed as such, and to bring any and all claims permitted on behalf of additional family members. 6. Plaintiffs and Kainoa are and/or have been residents of the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, at all times pertinent hereto. 7. Defendant COUNTY OF HAWAII (hereinafter "County") is a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the.laws of the State of Hawaii as a political subdivision thereof, and Defendant County is sued herein for the actions and/or omissions of one or more of its officers, officials, employees, and/or departments, including the HPD. Pg2