HI HI - Kapolei, Campbell Industrial area, Asian/Unc UnkAge/Race, UP68735, lower left arm/rib, Jun'19

[Gardener1850]

HONOLULU (KHON2) - A gruesome discovery in West Oahu overnight.

Honolulu police say a human arm was found in the Campbell Industrial area.

People who live nearby say a woman stumbled upon an arm down a deep canal around 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 6.

The woman then called the police.

Nearby businesses said they typically finish work around 4 p.m. and had no idea a human arm was found shortly after they had left work.

However, police were back on the scene Friday morning investigating and the discovery shocked some nearby workers.

FOUND: Dismembered arm in Kapolei

 

[iulia]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

#UP68735
ME/C Case Number 19-1395
Date Body Found June 6, 2019

Sex Unsure
Race/Ethnicity Asian, Uncertain
Estimated Age Group Cannot Determine
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate

Location Kapolei, Hawaii 96706
County Honolulu County

Circumstances of Recovery A partially skeletonized lower left arm and rib bone was found in a gulch by a bystander.

Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

 

[Goecke]

I immediately thought of this case, where a child's fingers were found in a dumpster in Honolulu in 2012: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs). It's kind of a longshot, but I wonder if the two are connected?

Also, I wonder why it's thought this UID was probably Asian, when we're dealing with partial skeletal remains and we don't know this person's age or sex? At first I assumed DNA testing, but if that was done then I feel like they would've been able to figure out the sex as well.

 

[Bit of hope]

Namus says Multiple race and Asian, Uncertain. It could be an native inhabitant of Hawaii, right? Thoughts? The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)