On the morning of August 6, 2024, an argument in the parking area at the Waiʻanae Small Boat Harbor escalated into gunfire. Cheylo Chong Tim, a 31-year-old Native Hawaiian man, was struck by multiple bullets and died at the scene. Witnesses close enough to call 911 observed the confrontation as it unfolded.

Police say the shooter fled the harbor area, leading to a short pursuit that ended after a collision and a foot flight toward a nearby beach park. Officers detained a man shortly afterward; witnesses later identified the person taken into custody as the shooter. Reports name the arrested suspect as Rastan Jaitano Hekah Brown-Castro, who was arrested that day on suspicion of second-degree murder with firearms-related allegations and reportedly faced $1,000,000 bail. An Oahu grand jury later indicted Brown-Castro in connection with the harbor shooting.

The killing became a focal point in Waianae amid wider community concern about gun violence. If anyone saw what happened at the harbor that morning or has information about the dispute leading up to the shooting, please come forward.