A 49-year-old Kawaihae man died Monday apparently while working on a roof in Waimea. A 49-year-old Kawaihae man died Monday apparently while working on a roof in Waimea. ADVERTISING South Kohala police investigating the 2:55 p.m. report determined the man
A 49-year-old Kawaihae man died Monday apparently while working on a roof in Waimea.
South Kohala police investigating the 2:55 p.m. report determined the man who died, Barry Bokmej, and another man were hired to make repairs at a home on Alo Loa Street in Waimea, according to the Hawaii Police Department. Bokmej was reportedly pressure-washing the roof while the other worker was weeding the yard with a machine.
The person who hired them stopped at the house to check on their progress and found Bokmej lying face down on the roof and unresponsive, according to police. When the two men on the ground were unable to get his attention, they called emergency personnel.
Hawaii Fire Department rescue personnel extricated Bokmej from the roof and took him to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:41 p.m.
Police do not suspect foul play. The case is being investigated as a coroner’s inquest. Police have ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
