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Police Identify Victim in Wild Ginger Inn Fire in October

December 22, 2025 at 5:19 am tdemartini
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Hawai’i Island police have identified the man who died in the Oct. 22 Wild Ginger Inn structure fire on Puueo Street in Hilo as 66-year-old Gerald James O’Grady, a tenant of the building.

An autopsy was performed and final results are pending. At this time, police and Hawai‘i County Fire Department investigators do not suspect foul play.

Police ask anyone with information about this case to call Detective Robert Kamau with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2384 or via email at Robert.Kamau@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tags: fire, Hawaii County Fire Department, investigator, Wild Ginger Inn
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