(Update) Two Victims of Pueo Poi Factory Fire Identified
February 3, 2026 |
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Media ReleasesHawai‘i Island police have identified the two women who died in the Nov. 29, 2025, structure fire at the Pueo Poi factory on Kekuanaoa Street in Hilo. The victims have been identified as 72-year-old Antoinette Amii and a 56-year-old Neilla Lee, who were tenants of the building.
Autopsies were performed and final results are pending; however, police and Hawai‘i Fire Department investigators do not suspect foul play at this time.
Police ask anyone with information about this case to call Detective Michael Matsumura with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2386 or via email at Michael.Matsumura@hawaiicounty.gov. They can also call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.
- Department:
- Hawaiʻi Police Department
- Division:
- Area I Criminal Investigation Section
- Officer:
- Lieutenant Derek Morimoto
- Phone:
- (808) 961-2252
- Report Number:
- 25-107662
