Volcano Remains Identified, Missing Man From 2015 Confirmed

Hawaiʻi Island police detectives announced that human skeletal remains discovered in June 2025 in a forested area on the 11 3800 block of 6th Avenue in Volcano have been identified as Eddie Steve Seenarine, age 50. Seenarine had been reported missing in December 2015, with the last confirmed sighting on September 30, 2015. Identification was made through DNA comparison, concluding a decade long missing persons inquiry.

A forensic pathologist and a forensic anthropologist conducted independent examinations of the remains and reached the same conclusion, finding no traumatic injuries or indications of foul play. Investigators have described the medical findings as not suggestive of criminal violence, which narrows the focus of the case toward non criminal explanations while still leaving some questions for family and the community.

The discovery and identification carry local significance on several levels. For the Seenarine family, the announcement may offer long awaited confirmation and the possibility of closure after years of uncertainty. For Volcano residents and the wider Big Island County community, the case highlights how long unresolved missing persons cases can resurface and how advances in DNA comparison and forensic anthropology can finally provide answers. The location of the remains in a forested area underscores the challenges of searching volcanic and rural landscapes that characterize much of the island.

Police have asked anyone with information to contact Detective David Poʻohina or the department's non emergency line. Anonymous tips may be made to Crime Stoppers. Community members with memories or data related to Seenarine's movements in 2015 and the months that followed are encouraged to come forward to assist investigators and help the family piece together a clearer timeline.

As the investigation moves from identification to any remaining inquiries about circumstances and timeline, officials said the forensic conclusions do not indicate criminal activity. The announcement closes one chapter in a long missing persons case, while inviting local cooperation to ensure the full context of Seenarine's disappearance is understood.