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Hawaii County police are closing a portion of Highway 11 today to reconstruct the crime scene of the fatal shooting of a 46-year-old police officer during a traffic stop July 17.
The highway will be shut down between Kukui Camp and North Kulani roads from noon to 1:30 p.m., police said.
No traffic will be allowed northbound at the North Kulani intersection or southbound at the Kukui Camp intersection. Officers will be posted at both locations to control traffic.
Hawaii County police officer Bronson Kaliloa was shot while conducting a traffic stop on Highway 11 in the area of Kukui Camp Road, police said. The suspect, Justin Waiki, 33, fled on foot and led law enforcement on a three-day islandwide manhunt. Waiki was killed July 22 in a shootout with police at a blockade in Kau. Another Hawaii County police officer was injured in that incident.
Three individuals have been charged as accomplices to Waiki and with first-degree hindering prosecution, criminal conspiracy, complicity to first-degree murder and illegal firearm possession. Two were also charged with third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug. The preliminary hearing for the three is scheduled to resume at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Kona District Court.
Four others have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into individuals who may have provided assistance to Waiki.
Kaliloa’s funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hilo Civic Auditorium, 323 Manono St. Public viewing is 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A funeral procession limited to Kaliloa’s family and first responders will proceed from the auditorium to Puna, passing by the Pahoa Police Station, then back to Homelani Memorial Park in Hilo for the 2 p.m. burial service. The burial service is open to the public.