Media Release (update No. 2)

Detectives from the Hawaii Police Department's Criminal Investigations Section were informed that a man who was assaulted near the Pahoa Fire Station on November 1 died Friday (November 7) at an Oahu hospital.

Police have reclassified the case from an assault to a second-degree murder and are renewing their request for the public's help in locating a person of interest in connection with the attack.

The person of interest is 35-year-old Robert Grant of Nanawale. Grant is described as 6-feet tall, 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He may have dyed his hair. 

At about 1:22 p.m. on November 1, Puna patrol officers responded to a call about an unresponsive man in the parking lot next to the Pahoa Fire Station. The victim, identified as 47-year-old Daniel Martina of Pahoa, sustained injury to his head and was initially transported to Hilo Medical Center by Fire Rescue personnel. He was then transferred to The Queens Medical Center on Oahu in critical condition.

Police ask anyone with information about this case to call Detective Rio Amon-Wilkins at 961-2386 or the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.