Suspect allegedly used louver shards in fatal attack on man
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging a 21-year-old Kalihi man in the death of another man who was found bleeding near the H-1 freeway’s Houghtailing Street offramp April 19.
Jason Oliveros, 20, of Aiea died from cuts and stab wounds caused by pieces of a glass louver that his killer had smashed on his head, said Keith Seto, deputy prosecutor. He died at the scene shortly after a city ambulance crew arrived to assist him.
Vainuupo Tosoga was indicted in Oliveros’ death. He remains in custody, unable to post $150,000 bail.
In a court hearing after the indictment, Seto said Tosoga got into an argument with Oliveros and then chased him across the freeway to Halona Street, where he punched Oliveros. He said Tosoga found a pile of glass louvers there and used one to strike Oliveros in the head, leaving him with a piece of broken glass in each hand.
"The defendant then used the shards of glass to stab and slash the victim, causing him to bleed to death," Seto said.
Honolulu police said an officer later saw Tosoga across the freeway with blood on his hands, leg and shoulder. They said Tosoga told them he chased Oliveros because he had thrown bottles at him and his cousins.
HGEA’s professional, scientific workers can vote on contract
The Hawaii Government Employees Association announced late Thursday that it would allow its unit of state professional and scientific workers to vote on a state contract offer even though it has not been endorsed by the union’s negotiating team.
The two-year contract offer would provide roughly 4 percent annual raises. Workers would pay a 40 percent share of their health insurance premiums, down from 50 percent.
The offer to the 8,100-member HGEA white-collar unit is similar to contract agreements reached with other HGEA bargaining units.
Ratification votes are scheduled for today through Tuesday.
