Kanikahekili "Kahe" Cuizon
Kanikahekili "Kahe" Cuizon was 38. His mother, Jogene Cuizon, described him as her rock and said he was one great man and the father of a son and four daughters. He died on July 15, 2021, at Halawa Correctional Facility, a state prison. His mother said she was told he was found unresponsive in his cell after choking on his food, while the Honolulu Medical Examiner's autopsy concluded that his death was accidental and caused by a dose of synthetic cannabinoid, commonly known as spice. Honolulu police opened an internal investigation into the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed). The Honolulu Medical Examiner ruled the death accidental from a synthetic cannabinoid dose, but his mother was told he choked on his food.
Reported by: Honolulu Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); his mother.
Sources (4)
- Notification of Inmate Death in a Hawai‘i State or Contracted Correctional Facility
- HPD investigates death of Halawa inmate who was found unresponsive in cell
- Inmate Deaths In Hawaii Prisons And Jails Are On The Upswing This Year
- Hawaii Inmate Deaths Are The Highest In 10 Years. But The State Can't Say Why