Police ID Eden Roc homicide victim

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Police have identified a homicide victim whose body was found Aug. 17 on a remote unpaved roadway in upper Puna’s Eden Roc subdivision as 49-year-old Sean Nephi Kuhia of Eden Roc.

An autopsy on Kuhia’s body found he died of “multiple blunt force trauma” and the manner of death was homicide.

Police are still seeking leads in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.