Police seek info on unsolved murder

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Police are renewing their request for information about a July 2021 unsolved murder of an elderly Pahoa man in lower Puna.

The body of 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum was found on July 31, 2021, below the sea cliffs at MacKenzie State Recreation Area in Puna.

An autopsy found Rosenbaum, who was last seen alive nine days earlier, had been shot to death.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police department’s nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311 or to contact Detective Jeremy Kubojiri at (808) 961-2378 or jeremy.kubojiri@hawaiicounty.gov.

Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.

Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.