Man’s body discovered on shoreline at Kalihiwai Beach

The body of an unidentified man was discovered the morning of Jan. 17 on a North Shore beach and Kauaʻi Police Department is asking if anyone can help identify him.

Officers responded at about 8:40 a.m. to a report of a dead man discovered on the shoreline of Kalihiwai Beach in Kīlauea.

He is estimated to be about 5-foot-3, 175 pounds, in his late 30s to early 40s and thought to be Caucasian with brown eyes, brown shoulder-length hair and three distinctive tattoos.

Foul play is not suspected at this time.

The man’s body was transported to Wilcox Medical Center in Līhuʻe, where an autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information about the man’s identity is urged to contact Kauaʻi Police Department dispatch at 808-241-1711.

Those who want to remain anonymous can provide information by calling Crime Stoppers Kaua‘i at 808-246-8300, submitting a tip online or through the Crime Stoppers Kaua‘i P3 Tips mobile app.