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Lina Gozom

Nov 9, 2026

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Aiea's Pearl Kai Shopping Center Assault Leads to Manslaughter Arrest
Police arrested a 29-year-old man in the death of 47-year-old Steve Junior Cabagbag
Undated aerial property photo of Pearl Kai Shopping Center in Aiea. Source: the center's 98-199 Kamehameha Hwy property listing on Showcase.com. General location view, not a photograph of the Nov. 4 incident.

Honolulu police have arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a deadly assault and robbery at Pearl Kai Shopping Center in Aiea, as reported by Hawaii News Now.

 

Officers with HPD’s District 3 Crime Reduction Unit arrested the man just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday on suspicion of manslaughter and first-degree robbery.

 

Police identified the victim as 47-year-old Steve Junior Cabagbag.

 

The incident happened around 8:50 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, outside Baskin-Robbins at the shopping center.

 

According to police, a man approached Cabagbag and began arguing with him before assaulting him and taking his backpack.

 

The suspect ran off, and Cabagbag collapsed and became unresponsive.

 

Emergency Medical Services took him to a hospital, where he later died.

 

His nephew, Brysen Sorino, told Hawaii News Now that Cabagbag leaves behind two daughters, ages 19 and 21.

 

“We don’t really know what happened other than, he got robbed and somebody beat him to death pretty much right outside of Baskin-Robbins,” Sorino said.

 

Police have not publicly named the man who was arrested.

 

The investigation remains ongoing.

 

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or CrimeStoppers.

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