Hawai‘i Police Department
Area I Criminal Investigation Division
Lieutenant Zachary Fernando
Phone: (808) 961-2252
Report No.: 21-062857
Media Release (Update #5)
Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information about a July 2021 unsolved murder of an elderly Pāhoa man in lower Puna.
On July 31, 2021, a local fisherman found the body of 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum below the sea cliffs at MacKenzie State Recreation Area in Puna.
Rosenbaum had been reported as missing on July 24, 2021, and was reportedly last seen alive on July 22, 2021, in Pāhoa town.
An autopsy later concluded that Rosenbaum died from a gunshot wound.
Detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are continuing this investigation, which is classified as second-degree murder.
Police ask anyone who may have information about this case to please call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Jeremy Kubojiri of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2378 or email jeremy.kubojiri@hawaiicounty.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
