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C OU NT Y O F KAU A‘I
BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR.
Mayor
WALLACE G. REZENTES, JR.
Managing Director
OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
News Release
For Immediate Release: January 11, 2017
JUSTIN KOLLAR, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Tel (808) 241-1888
Fax (808) 241-1758
Guilty plea in 2013 murder case
LĪHU'E – Giovanni Lictawa Corpuz, 44, of Kōloa, today entered a plea of guilty to one
count of Murder in the second degree.
On the evening of December 31, 2013, Corpuz shot and killed an 88-year old man in his
home in the neighborhood of Ōma‘o. He was later apprehended in Taiwan and returned to Kaua‘i
for prosecution.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 5, before Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen N. A. Watanabe.
Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar said, “Credit is due to lead KPD Detective Bernard
Purisima for his thorough investigation in this case. Our thoughts remain with the victim’s family.”
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