Opinion ID: 4527904
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: HPD Officer Joshua Gouveia

Text: State witness HPD Officer Gouveia testified as follows. On January 2, 2013, at about 7:50 or 8:00 p.m., Officer Gouveia was assigned to multiple calls of possible gunshots fired in the Wailoa State Park area. Officer Gouveia, Officer Keith Nacis (“Officer Nacis”), Officer Hatada, and other officers checked the Wailoa State Park area, Pono Place, and Maile Apartments. During their searches, Officers Gouveia and Hatada received information about a man under a vehicle at Pono Place. Officer Gouveia arrived at the Pono Place parking lot at approximately 8:30 p.m., and Officer Hatada arrived separately. There was little to no lighting in the parking lot. A blue SUV, a black pickup truck, and a white vehicle were parked next to each other. Officer Gouveia walked to the front of the blue SUV, shined his flashlight under the vehicles, and saw a man lying on his back beneath the black pickup truck. He discussed the situation with Officer Hatada and called for an additional unit. Officer Nacis arrived within a minute or two. Officer Gouveia approached the black pickup truck along the passenger’s side, 9  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAI‘I REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER  Officer Nacis approached from the back, and Officer Hatada approached the driver’s side. When Officer Gouveia reached the front passenger door, he announced himself as a police officer and instructed the man to come out from under the truck. Receiving no response, he repeated his instruction, crouched, and shined his flashlight under the vehicle. Officer Gouveia saw the man reach into his waistband and remove a black and silver handgun. Upon seeing the gun, Officer Gouveia said, loudly enough for everyone in the area to hear, “Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands. Don’t do it. Gun.” The man pointed the pistol toward Officer Gouveia from approximately one foot away. Officer Gouveia saw a bright flash and felt a “hard pressure” in his left upper thigh area. Realizing he had been shot, Officer Gouveia crawled away and heard approximately two to three more shots. Officer Gouveia did not fire any shots. He was later unable to identify a suspect from a photographic lineup.