Police Respond to Report of Unexploded Ordnance on Old Saddle Road

Hawaiʻi Island police responded to the area of the 44-mile marker on Old Saddle Road (Highway 200) at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2025, after receiving a report of a possible unexploded ordnance found in a culvert.

Officers arrived at the scene and observed the item, which was a container or shell designed to hold two pounds of propellant charge for use in specific military guns. The item appeared to have been deliberately placed there but also seemed to have been in the area for an extended period of time.

A U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area Range Operations Manager responded to the scene and recovered the item for destruction. It was determined that the ordnance was an empty shell casing. No homes, businesses, or roadways were affected.

Police remind the public that anyone who finds possible unexploded ordnance should leave it in place, exit the area, and immediately call 911 or the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.