Prosecutors: Revenge motive in fatal shooting of Maui officer

Sep 30, 2026

Prosecutors are building a revenge case against the man accused of killing a Maui police officer, and the testimony so far is damaging for the defense.

  • Clembert Kaneholani is on trial for fatally shooting Maui police Officer Suzanne O in August 2025.
  • Body camera footage from two days earlier shows him turning angry as officers served a restraining order and told him he could not take his son.
  • On that recording he told officers they would have to kill him.
  • A friend testified he had a gun on his lap that night, said he would not go back to prison, and wanted police to shoot him.
  • After the shooting he apologized and said he did not mean to do it.

Outlook: Prosecutors expect to rest their case Wednesday, with the defense up next and no word yet on whether Kaneholani will testify.

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