Keith Nakoa Gonsalves, a 25-year-old Hispanic/Latino man from Hilo, was killed by a gunshot to the neck after a night of violence that began just before midnight on January 5, 2016, in the upper Waiakea Uka area. Officers were first called to Alaloa Road after reports of a shooting tied to a confrontation outside a residence; witnesses heard a shot and a vehicle sped away. Hours later, just after 5 a.m., police located a silver Honda SUV parked the wrong way on Daniel K. Inouye Highway near the 27-mile marker with Keith inside, unresponsive.

An autopsy confirmed he died from a gunshot wound to the neck. Public notices say he was born in Honolulu and left behind a son, parents, siblings, and grandparents. Investigators charged his uncle, Valentine Kapiolani Gonsalves Jr., of Kona, on January 6, 2016, initially with second-degree murder plus firearms and reckless-endangering counts; bail was set at $507,000. The case later resolved with a manslaughter plea and related charge dismissals, and by sentencing a period of pretrial custody had been served.

Did anyone from the Waiakea Uka or Hilo area have information about that night or knew Keith personally?