(Update) Police Identify Body Found in Kona
January 14, 2026 |
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Media ReleasesHawai‘i Island police have identified the man found deceased in a grassy area near businesses in the 74-5000 block of Kaiwi Street in Kailua-Kona on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, as 51-year-old Paul Ascunsion of Kona.
Police launched a coroner’s inquest investigation after Kona patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male at 7:27 a.m. and determined the man was deceased. There were no indications of foul play or suspicious circumstances surrounding Ascunsion’s death, and the coroner’s inquest investigation has been closed.
A previous media release listed the report number as 25-112497, and this release has been updated to reflect the accurate report number 25-112947.
- Department:
- Hawaiʻi Police Department
- Division:
- Area II Criminal Investigation Section
- Officer:
- Captain Akira Edmoundson
- Phone:
- (808) 326-4646 Ext. 263
- Report Number:
- 25-112947
