Hawaii police: Friends may be hiding police shooting suspect

This undated file photo provided by the Hawaii Police Department shows Justin Joshua Waiki. Hawaii’s entire Big Island police force was on alert Wednesday, July 18, 2018, for the suspect wanted in the killing of Hawaii County police officer Bronson K. Kaliloa during a traffic stop, including off-duty officers and some who returned to work from vacation and days off to join in the search. (Hawaii Police Department via AP, File)

This undated file photo provided by the Hawaii County Police Department shows Officer Bronson Kaliloa. Hawaii’s entire Big Island police force was on alert Wednesday, July 18, 2018, for Justin Joshua Waiki, a suspect wanted in the killing of Kaliloa during a traffic stop, including off-duty officers and some who returned to work from vacation and days off to join in the search. (Hawaii County Police Department via AP, File)

HONOLULU — A suspect wanted in the killing of the first police officer to be fatally shot on Hawaii’s Big Island likely remains hidden on the mostly rural eastern side of the vast island, authorities said Thursday.

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