Location

August 28, 2022

Camp Honokaia Boy Scout Camp
55-3478 Akoni Pule Hwy
Hawi, Hawaii

Participants

Incident Characteristics

• Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
• Accidental Shooting
• Accidental Shooting - Death
• Accidental Shooting at a Business
• Accidental/Negligent Discharge
• Child Involved Incident
• Child killed (not child shooter)
• Gun range/gun shop/gun show shooting
• Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Scout shot by rifle range at BSA camp. juvenile picked up father's gun, AD fired when setting it down; possible charges against owner for negligent storage

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

• Type: 7.62 [AK-47]

Sources

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• URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/child-killed-in-shooting-accident-at-hawaii-boy-scout-camp/ar-AA11fKXm

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• URL: https://www.kitv.com/news/local/child-killed-in-apparent-shooting-accident-at-big-island-boy-scout-camp/article_e82449da-27e5-11ed-aef8-17eb3262ee8d.html

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• URL: https://nixle.us/DXXBY?_ga=2.126928516.822009980.1663697116-1020684485.1663697116

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• URL: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/09/20/breaking-news/big-isle-police-say-fatal-shooting-of-boy-scout-was-accidental-prosecutor-to-review-possible-firearm-charges-against-3-adults/

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• URL: https://local.nixle.com/alert/9666042/?fbclid=IwAR0Rwigi3LUMvZq0LYeTH8KImpYWTyw9oTYvT5gBsA3cpqX557cOCHSjiOA

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• URL: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/10/17/court-docs-ak-47-used-accidental-shooting-death-child-hawaii-boy-scouts-camp/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 4
State House District: 7