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Nainoa Damon, the 22-year-old son of a Honolulu police officer, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the alleged murder of Haaheo Kolona in connection with a botched robbery in 2022.
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Blake Kolona, the victim’s father, held up the ashes in the courtroom for spectators to see.
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Nainoa Damon in court after the verdict was announced.
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A sheriff asks Blake Kolona to go to the first floor.
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Chris Bugarin, Nainoa Damon’s stepfather, after addressing the judge.
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Blake Kolona with his son’s ashes outside the courtroom after the verdict.
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Judge Shanlyn Park on Thursday.
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Nainoa Damon in court on Thursday.
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Prosecutor Anna Ishikawa (left) and Blake Kolona, Haaheo’s father, after the verdict was announced.
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Defendant’s attorney Nelson Goo (left), defendant’s attorney Chris Bugarin, the defendant’s stepfather, and Carnation Damon, the defendant’s grandmother, before the verdict was announced on Thursday.
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Prosecutor Anna Ishikawa (left) and Blake Kolona, Haaheo’s father, after the verdict was announced.
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A sheriff (left) tells Blake Kolona to go downstairs and is instructed by Kolona to keep his son’s ashes.
