Hawai‘i Police Department
Criminal Investigation Section – Area I
Captain Rio Amon-Wilkins
Phone: (808) 961-2251
Report No.: 22-044109
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for information relative to a May 2022 homicide in Nānāwale Estates that left 36-year-old Junio Resun dead.
On May 21, 2022, shortly before 3:00 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to the intersection of Nānāwale Boulevard and Seaview Road, after receiving a report of a man that had been shot. Responding officers located the victim’s lifeless body lying in the intersection of the roadway. He was surrounded by family members.
Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section responded to the scene to continue this investigation, which remains classified as a second-degree murder.
Over the past year, detectives have interviewed multiple witnesses and had forensic testing of evidence completed. At this time, a clear motive in this slaying has not been identified.
An autopsy determined that Resun died as a result of a gunshot wound to the chest, and the case was ruled a homicide.
Police are asking for anyone with information on this incident to contact Detective Christopher Jelsma of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at (808) 961-2386, or via email at Christopher.Jelsma@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 does not record calls or subscribe to any Caller ID service. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.