Investigation launched after body discovered in Hilo river

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island police are investigating after a body was found on the edge of the Wailoa River in Hilo.  Shortly after 9 ...

August 5, 2023
6:32 AM

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Island police are investigating after a body was found on the edge of the Wailoa River in Hilo.  Shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday, authorities said they responded to a report of a body in shallow water near the makai side of the river's edge. South Hilo patrol officers, Hawaii Fire Department personnel and DOCARE officers said they located the lifeless body in the area between the Kamehameha Statue and the Ironworks Building, just upstream from the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor.

HNN Staff