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Skeletal Remains Found In Kona Identified By Police
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by Big Island Video News
on Sep 23, 2022 at 12:55 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

KONA, Hawaiʻi - The skeletal remains found on an undeveloped lot off of Kuakini Highway on September 2 have been identified as those of a missing Kona man.

UPDATE – (1 p.m. on Friday, September 23)

  • Police on Friday identified the skeletal remains found earlier this month on an undeveloped lot off of Kuakini Highway as those of missing 80-year-old Ronald Brown of Kailua-Kona. Police say foul play is not suspected.

From the Hawaiʻi Police Department:

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.


Filed Under: Kailua-Kona Tagged With: Kuakini Highway

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