Hawai‘i Island police have identified the male victim whose body was found buried in a shallow grave in the Aloha Estates subdivision of Puna, on January 5, 2021, as 34-year-old Andrew Cawley.

Due to the victim’s stage of decomposition, positive identification was made by comparison of dental records.

The Area I Criminal Investigation Section is continuing this investigation which is classified as a second-degree murder.

Police ask that anyone who may have information relative to this investigation to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Jeremy Kubojiri of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2378 or email jeremy.kubojiri@hawaiicounty.gov. Or they can call Lieutenant Rio Amon-Wilkins of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2252 or email rio.amon-wilkins@hawaiicounty.gov.