#toxicology
UH study: Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging finds that methamphetamine poisoning is the leading cause of fatal overdoses among midlife and older adults in Hawai‘i. The research was published in the August 2024 issue of Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare.
A mysterious death in Pāʻia: What happened to Mana Foods baker John Palicki?
Family and friends of John Palicki are seeking answers to the question: “How did he end up naked and dead in a cane field alongside the Pāʻia bypass on Memorial Day?”
Hawaiʻi Island Police ID Body Found July 11 in Hilo
Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a woman whose body was discovered off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo on July 11.
ISLAND POLICE BRIEFS:
BIG ISLAND POLICE BRIEFS: BODY OF WOMAN FOUND FLOATING IDENTIFIED Hawaii Police Department Detectives have identified a woman found floating near the Hilo breakwater on December 28, 2008. She has been positively identified as 56-year-old Debra Giamario of Hilo. On Thursday, January 8, an acquaintance of Giamario’s initiated a missing person report stating that the woman had […]
