2024 Manoa murders
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| 2024 Manoa murders | |
|---|---|
 The Oda family | |
| Location | Manoa, Hawaii, United States |
| Date | March 10, 2024 |
Attack type | Mass murder, familicide, murder-suicide |
| Weapon | Knife |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Paris Oda |
| Motive | Financial distress |
On March 10, 2024, a familicide occurred in Manoa, Hawaii, a neighborhood of Honolulu. Paris Oda (46) murdered his wife Naoko (48) and their three children, Sakurako (17), Orion (12), and Nana (10) before killing himself in a murder-suicide.[1] Oda used a kitchen knife to fatally stab himself and his family.[2] It is Hawaii's deadliest mass killing since the Xerox murders in 1999.
Paris was under severe financial trouble in 2023, and in February of 2024, he revealed to his wife that he had not paid taxes in years, while telling relatives that he would rather die than go to prison for unpaid taxes. He also stated that “he wanted to kill his family and burn the house down.” He had texted his wife that they needed a plan to "do it" and take their children with them because he believed no one else could take care of them. Paris unsuccessfully attempted to purchase a firearm in March.[3][4] He did not have any history of violence.[5]