Hawaiʻi Island police responded to the area of the 44-mile marker on Old Saddle Road after receiving a report of a possible unexploded ordnance found in a culvert.

Officers arrived at the scene and observed the item, which was a container or shell designed to hold two pounds of propellant charge for use in specific military guns. Although the item appeared to have been deliberately placed in the area, it appeared to have been there for an extended period of time.

A U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area Range Operations Manager responded to the scene and recovered the item for destruction.

It was determined that the ordnance was an empty shell casing. No homes, businesses, or roadways were affected.

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