Body found in North Kohala 11-14-03

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA
PHONE: 326-4213
NOVEMBER 14, 2003
CORONER’S INQUEST/NK

MEDIA RELEASE

Two fishermen on a crabbing expedition discovered the apparent remains of a body Friday (November 14, 2003) south of the Lapakahi State Historical Park in North Kohala.

Responding to a 4 a.m. call, North Kohala police determined that the remains were those of a human body located amid kiawe trees about 200 to 300 feet from the shoreline.

Police said the body appeared to have been there for some time. Because of the advance stage of decomposition, neither the identification nor the sex could be immediately determined.

Police have classified the case as a coroner’s inquest and ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

They are asking anyone with information about the case to call the West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section at 326-4204 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.

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