Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C13001658
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police detectives have completed their investigation into the 2013 discovery of a body in Hilo.
On January 18, 2013, police discovered a badly decomposed body off the “ATV Trail Park” near Stainback Highway in Hilo. The body was identified through dental records as 38-year-old Shayne Yoshi Kalani Kobayashi of Pāhoa.
The case, which was initially classified as a coroner’s inquest, has been reclassified to a second-degree murder. Police have identified a suspect but no one has been arrested.
The case has been routed to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for review.