#Body Found

35-year-old Andrew Jeffrey Salonia was last seen alive the afternoon of Sept. 21 while sitting on the edge of the waterfall which is at a property where he was working. He was reportedly intoxicated and ignored numerous warnings from his employer to get off the edge.

Responding personnel located the lifeless body in the area between the Kamehameha Statue and the Ironworks Building, just upstream from the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor.

According to Hawai‘i police, South Hilo patrol officers and Hawai‘i Fire Department were called to the area just west of the Bayshore Towers shortly after 6 a.m. after a caller reported observing a body at the water’s edge.

The Kaua‘i Police Department reports that a dead body found in Kōkeʻe on Thursday is believed to be 22-year-old Kody Gardner, the suspect of the Feb. 16 murder in Lāwa‘i of Delwood Kalei Gardner, his father.

The Kaua‘i Police Department reports that a dead body thought to be that of 22-year-old Kody Gardner, the suspect of an alleged Feb. 16 murder in Lāwa‘i, was observed by officials Thursday, Feb. 23, in Kōkeʻe. Foul play is not suspected, as preliminary findings suggest Gardner fell from height.

The victim has been tentatively identified as a 59-year-old Big Island man.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a badly burned body on Banyan Drive in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi County’s Charles “Sparky” Kawamoto Swim Stadium will be closed today after lifeguards discovered a body at the bottom of the pool early this morning.

A man found dead Tuesday in waters offshore of a West Hawai‘i beach park was the captain of a dive tour boat who was reported missing earlier in the day by a crew member.

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating the discovery of a body found Friday morning in Pāhoa town.

Big Island police are investigating after a body was found near an intersection in West Hawai‘i.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found over the weekend in the water at Rainbow Falls State Park in Hilo.

Authorities identified a body discovered on the shoreline below the Hakalau Bridge on Wednesday, Feb. 23, as 23-year-old Ron Jon Cacho Pira, of Honoka‘a.

Hawai‘i Police have identified a body discovered on a remote trail in the Kahauale‘a Natural Area Reserve, in Volcano.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body found in a remote area in Eden Roc in the Puna District.

Sonam Saxena, 43, of Bellevue, Washington, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon after reporting his wife, Smriti Saxena, 41, missing on Tuesday at 11:20 p.m.

A Washington man has been released from police custody as authorities continue to investigate the death of his wife.

A man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in custody as authorities determine whether to proceed with charges or release him.

Police have responded to the report of a female body in the Waikoloa area — the same area where a woman was reported missing, officials confirmed this morning.

The Hawai’i Police Department confirms that the body of a woman was found in the Umauma area Monday afternoon.