Brandon Shane Kalani Castillias, a 36-year-old warehouseman from Hilo, was shot and killed shortly after 5:00 a.m. on February 19, 2025. South Hilo patrol officers responding to a report of a gunshot found him lying on the roadway in front of a residence on the 1600 block of Maunakai Street with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Paramedics transported him to Hilo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 9:39 a.m. An autopsy on February 21 confirmed the manner of death as homicide due to a gunshot wound to the torso, and detectives classified the case as second-degree murder.

Investigators executed search warrants at the residence and on a vehicle in the driveway but had not identified a suspect or a motive. Detectives are asking anyone who was in the Maunakai Street area shortly before 5:00 a.m. on February 19, 2025, or who has information, to contact Detective Amy Omaya at 961-2381 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 961-8300; a reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest. Castillias is survived by siblings Leah, Charles Jr., Calvin Sr., and Lyndell, and his funeral was scheduled at Dodo Mortuary Chapel on May 13, 2025.

Did anyone in Hilo see or hear something that morning on Maunakai Street that could help investigators?