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MEDIA RELEASE HawaiÊ»i Island Police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body found this morning, (April 3), on Kilauea Avenue. Police responding to the 1:40 a.m. incident discovered the unidentified dead man slouched over by a utility pole. Police have not discovered foul play in the death, but are planning on conducting an autopsy […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have identified the body found in Hilo Bay on (May 15). The victim was identified via fingerprints as 46- year-old Arthur Miller III, who had no permanent address. On May 15 at 6:35 p.m. the Hawai`i Fire Department responded to a report of a body that was seen floating in Hilo Bay. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A 49-year-old man who was critically injured in an assault on Halloween has died from his injuries. Alfred Vea of Hilo was pronounced dead at The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu at 10:34 a.m. Wednesday (November 4). The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office is scheduled to conduct an autopsy Thursday (November 5) to determine […]

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Saguaro Correctional Center has notified the Department of Public Safety of the death of a Hawaii inmate at their facility in Eloy, Arizona. On Thursday, at about 3:15 p.m. (HST), Saguaro inmate Jason McCormick activated a distress button in the housing cell and advised correctional officers that his cellmate needed medical attention. Corrections Officers found […]

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A decomposed body found Monday off the road leading to the Hilo airport has been identified through fingerprints as a 72-year-old Hilo man with no permanent address. His identity is being withheld pending notification of his family. An autopsy conducted Tuesday ruled out foul play and determined that he died of natural causes. The exact […]

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An autopsy conducted Tuesday (June 9) on a man’s body found Friday (June 5) under Nanue Bridge in Umauma has determined that he died from injuries consistent with a fall from a height. Detectives have ruled out foul play. The decedent was identified as 54-year-old Patrick Dacayanan of Hilo.

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A 47-year-old fisherman died Friday (May 29) in Kailua-Kona during a fishing accident. Responding to a 10:48 a.m.call, police learned that a swordfish had been observed in Honokōhau Harbor and that fisherman Randy Llanes of Kailua-Kona had jumped into the water with a spear gun. The fish was then seen thrashing about, leaving a puncture […]

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A body found in Hilo over the weekend has been identified as 48-year-old Jodi L. Masutomi of Hilo. She was identified through fingerprints during an autopsy conducted Tuesday (April 29). The autopsy revealed that her injuries were consistent with a fall from a height. The cause of death is being deferred, however, pending a toxicology […]

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The final results of an autopsy conducted Wednesday (February 5) on the body of 39-year-old Randall Hatori of Kailua-Kona concluded that the cause of death was cardio-respiratory arrest due to the combined effects of high levels of methamphetamine in his blood, an enlarged heart and a physical struggle.

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of another body off Stainback Highway in Hilo. On Tuesday (January 22) at about 5:18 a.m., police received an anonymous tip of a body off the “Tree Planting Road.” Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section and a scent-discriminating canine conducted area checks and discovered a […]

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Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body off Stainback Highway in Hilo. On Friday ( January 18) at about 7:24 p.m., police discovered a badly decomposed body off the “ATV Trail Park.”

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A medical examiner on Tuesday determined that a 43-year-old Hilo man found dead in his pickup truck in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park over the weekend died from asphyxiation by hanging.

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Hawaii National Park, Hawaii – A 43-year-old Hilo man was found dead in his vehicle on Highway 11 in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on Saturday (Jan 12).

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Hawaiʻi Island police have charged 38-year-old Pedro Peter of Kailua-Kona with 10 offenses in connection with a motor vehicle accident Wednesday (January 9) that killed a 3-year-old boy who fell out of his pickup truck on the shoulder of Route 190 in the Kalaoa area.

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