Tu’iono Siosiua Josh Liava’a, 66, was shot in the head inside a home on Waihee Road in Kahaluu, Hawaii, on July 13, 2014, and later died at The Queen’s Medical Center. He was a Tongan-born former New Zealand police detective sergeant and rugby league player who had been staying in Hawaii with friends and family.

Police described the killing as occurring during a confrontation inside the house where voices reportedly rose before a rifle shot. An additional 36-year-old man was threatened but escaped and alerted authorities. An arrest followed after a roughly seven-hour manhunt; 18-year-old Samuela Mataele, described in reports as a relative, was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder plus terroristic threatening and firearms counts. Bail was set at $250,000.

Later reporting said Mataele was diagnosed with schizophrenia and a judge found him unfit to stand trial, and family members told the court of his history of mental instability. Does anyone have information about Liava’a’s time in Hawaii or the Kahaluu community that could help clarify what happened that night?