{"id":328,"date":"2026-05-29T11:36:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=328"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:36:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:36:39","slug":"police-investigate-hilo-murder-they-say-is-unrelated-to-puna-homicides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=328","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate Hilo murder they say is unrelated to Puna homicides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A murder investigation is underway after a body of a woman was found today in Hilo.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=327\">PHOTOS: 2nd annual Vincent Souza Boxing Tribute<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, there is no indication connecting this homicide to the three in Puna,\u201d according to police.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Officers at 8:01 a.m. responded to Piopio Street after a State of Hawaii Parks Division employee found the woman.<\/p>\n<p>Upon observation, the woman was not breathing and suffered injuries to her head and face consistent with being physically assaulted, police said.<\/p>\n<p>She was transported to the Hilo Benioff Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 8:38 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=325\">Obituaries for May 29<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detectives responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. An autopsy will be performed Friday to determine the exact cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>Police ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact Detective Sybastian Keltner of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at (808) 961-2326, or via email at sybastian.keltner@hawaiipolice.gov. They can also contact the police department\u2019s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.<\/p>\n<p>Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000. All Crime Stoppers information is confidential.\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=324\">Reports: Giants QB Jaxson Dart, teammates clear air over rally in closed-door meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police investigate Hilo murder they say is unrelated to Puna homicides &#8211; Hawaii News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police investigate Hilo murder they say is unrelated to Puna homicides - Moving to Hawaii Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/movingtohawaiiguide.com\/?p=328\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police investigate Hilo murder they say is unrelated to Puna homicides - 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