Name not reported
A 56-year-old man from Pahoa died on January 4, 2024, in a cell at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Hawaii County police said the death followed a suspected fentanyl overdose, and that staff responded around 12:50 p.m. to two people in the cell who needed emergency care. Officials said he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead after repeated attempts to revive him, including with Narcan. Police were said to be looking into whether the death was connected to recent drug arrests, and an autopsy was scheduled to determine the exact cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Hawaii County police describe a suspected fentanyl overdose, with an autopsy scheduled to confirm the cause.
Reported by: state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Hawaii County police (outside investigators).