Hawai’i Police Department
Area II Criminal Investigation Section
Acting Lieutenant Carrie Akina
Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 277
Report Nos.: 22-077242/22-013978
Media Release
Hawai’i Island Police have identified the skeletal remains found on September 2, 2022, on an undeveloped lot off of Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona, as 80-year-old Ronald Brown, of Kailua-Kona. Positive identification was established via dental records.
Brown was previously reported as a missing person and was last seen on August 29, 2021 on Kuakini Highway in Kailua-Kona.
Detective’s from the Area II Criminal Investigation Section are continuing the investigation to determine the cause of death. Foul play is not suspected.