Judge sentences 29-year-old man to life in prison for deadly game room shooting in 2020

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A judge on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old man to life in prison without parole for the deadly 2020 game room shooting.

Aaron Arona Tuitelapaga was sentenced in July For the murder of Sausau Togiai III.

Tuitelapaga was also sentenced to 20 years in prison for the gun or place to hide the gun, and life in prison for carrying or using a firearm in a felony.

The judge also accepted the prosecutor’s request that all sentences be imposed consecutively.

“This case is an example of how dangerous game rooms are and why they are such a disaster to society,” prosecutor Steve Alm said in a statement.

In August 2020, Tuitelapaga was armed with a handgun when he entered a game room on Kalauokalani Road near Ala Moana Center. During the robbery, Tuitelapaga fired multiple shots.

Togai was fatally shot while trying to stop the robbery.