On August 30, 2019, 27-year-old hiker Kyle Brittain set out alone on the Z Trail above Waipio Valley on Hawaii Island. He told his family he was going on a day hike and planned to return that night. His car was later found parked at the Waipio Valley lookout. His phone last pinged near the ridge above the valley. And then, Kyle disappeared.

This episode follows the verified timeline of Kyle Brittain’s disappearance and the massive search that followed—one of the most extensive wilderness searches in recent Hawaii history. Fire Department crews, helicopter teams, rope specialists, Search and Rescue units, and more than a hundred volunteers combed Waipio Valley, the Z Trail, surrounding ridgelines, and remote drainages. Despite weeks of coordinated effort, no confirmed trace of Kyle has ever been found.

Through documented reporting, official police statements, and family accounts, this episode examines who Kyle was, why Waipio Valley is considered one of the most dangerous hiking areas in Hawaii, how cell phone data shaped the search, and why the case remains unresolved years later. Online speculation exists, but this episode separates rumor from record—focusing only on what is known, what was searched, and what questions still remain.

Kyle Brittain is still listed as a missing person by Hawaii Island Police. His disappearance is a stark reminder of how quickly someone can vanish in Hawaii’s most extreme terrain—and how silence can settle where answers should be.

Listener discretion advised: this episode discusses an unresolved missing-person case, wilderness risk, and potential fatal accidents.

Sources:

Hawaii Island Police Department missing-person advisories and updates

Hawaii County Fire Department search statements

Hawaii News Now reporting on the disappearance and search efforts

Big Island Now coverage of search operations and cell phone data analysis

West Hawaii Today reporting on Waipio Valley search conditions

ABC News and Business Insider national coverage

Public statements and updates from the “Find Kyle Brittain” family pages and GoFundMe

#KyleBrittain #WaipioValley #MissingHiker #HawaiiMissingPersons #UnsolvedHawaii #TrueCrimePodcast #MissingPersons #HawaiiTrails #ZTrail #WildernessMystery #ColdCaseHawaii #BeneathThePalms

Eighteen-year-old Glenn Guerrero was last seen sitting in the passenger seat of a pickup truck leaving the Shipman Ballpark in Keaau, Hawaii. Hours later, he was found shot to death off a dirt road above the field. The truck. The driver. The missing hours. And the silence that has lasted nearly thirty years.

This episode breaks down the verified facts from the Hawai‘i Police Department, the 2017 renewed media appeal, and the few surviving witness accounts in one of Hawaii Island’s most haunting unsolved homicides.

Sources:

• Hawai‘i Police Department – Unsolved Homicides: Glenn Guerrero (1996)

• HPD Media Release – Jan. 20, 2017: Police Seek Information About 1996 Murder

• Hawai‘i News Now – Police Renew Call for Tips in Big Island Teen’s Murder

Mahalo to Yoza for providing the music that carries these stories. Find her at @yozamusic on Instagram and at yozamusic.com

#HawaiiTrueCrime #HawaiiColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #BigIslandCrime #Keaau #HawaiiPodcast #MissingInHawaii #ColdCaseFiles #TrueCrimeCommunity #UnsolvedCases #GlennGuerrero #ShipmanBallpark #BeneathThePalms

On February 11, 1988, twelve-year-old Jie Zhao Li left her family’s apartment on Nuuanu Avenue with a stack of Zippy’s chili tickets and a simple wristwatch her mother had just fastened onto her wrist. She promised to be home by six. At around 4:30–4:45 p.m., witnesses saw her outside the 7-Eleven at Nuuanu and Kuakini—polite, soft-spoken, doing something every Hawaii kid did in the 1980s. Minutes later, she was gone.

What followed became one of the largest missing-child searches in Hawaii’s history: more than 39,000 man-hours; helicopters; canine units; grids covering streets, ravines, and Nuuanu Stream. No watch. No fundraiser tickets. No clothing. No confirmed vehicle. No suspect. No trace.

This episode retraces Jie's last known steps, explores her family’s journey from China to Honolulu, examines every major lead—including the 1950s-era Chevy, the deeply unsettling person of interest, and the dead-end sightings—and follows the decades of silence that have left her still missing, still loved, and still waiting for answers. Someone in Hawaii knows something. After 35 years, even the smallest memory could matter.

Sources:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

The Charley Project

Hawaii News Now reporting by Lynn Kawano

The Doe Network

Archival community reports and long-term case documentation

#JieZhaoLi #HawaiiMissing #MissingChild #ColdCaseHawaii #Nuuanu #HonoluluCrime #HawaiiTrueCrime #BeneathThePalms #UnsolvedCases #TrueCrimePodcast #MissingPersons #BringHerHome #HelpFindJie

Thirteen-year-old Dawn “Dede” Bustamante and her close friend Cherie Verdugo were walking home in Kailua on March 14, 1975 when a man in a white car stopped beside them. Minutes later, both girls were abducted at gunpoint and taken to the dark, isolated stretch of Kionaole Road behind the Pali Golf Course. Only one of them survived. This episode examines the abduction, the assault, the escape, the one eyewitness account, the 1975 investigation, the composite sketch that flooded Oahu, the early focus on Marine Corps serviceman Delmar J. Edmonds Jr., and the 2001–2002 reopening of the case that ultimately ended in DNA exclusion and dismissal of charges. Forty-nine years later, Dawn’s murder is still unsolved. Her story—and Cherie’s survival—continue to define one of Hawaii’s most haunting cases.

All facts in this episode are drawn from Honolulu Police Department case records; courtroom filings from the 2001–2002 Edmonds proceedings; and contemporary reporting by the Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, and the Associated Press (1975–2006). No dramatization, no invented details.

Mahalo to Yoza for the use of her song “Obsession.”

Darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.

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In May 1997, 27-year-old Sean Burgado finished a shift in Hilo…and vanished. Days later, he was found shot to death inside his home on Malaai Road in upper Waiākea Uka. No arrests. No suspects. No clear motive. Almost thirty years later, his case is still unsolved — and still quietly haunting the island.

Read the official case summary:

Hawai‘i Police Dept, “Sean Burgado Murder (F-27882)” → https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/sean-burgado-murder-f-27882/ Hawaii Police Department

And the renewed appeal for tips (Feb 6 2017) → https://www.hawaiipolice.com/02-06-17-police-seek-information-about-1997-murder Hawaii Police

This episode walks through the real story: the timeline, the investigation, the silence that followed, and the people who never stopped asking what really happened to Sean.

Follow additional coverage:
Hawai‘i News Now, “2 decades later, Big Island police follow new leads…” → https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/02/13/big-island-police-renew-request-information-homicide/ https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com

If you know anything about this case, contact Hawai‘i Police: Case F-27882: Or call CrimeStoppers: 808-961-8300

Follow Beneath the Palms for more stories of Hawai‘i’s missing and murdered — the ones too many people forget.

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This special trailer introduces Under the Pines, a new true-crime series from Aku Bone Media.
Rooted in the quiet mill towns of North-Central Massachusetts, the show follows unsolved cases, forgotten disappearances, and the echoes that linger long after headlines fade.

For listeners of Beneath the Palms in Hawaiʻi, this episode bridges the distance—inviting anyone with ties to Fitchburg, Leominster, Gardner, or beyond to revisit the stories that shaped an entire region.

Two places. One heartbeat of storytelling.
Where the past doesn’t rest… it waits.

Listen to the full series here:
Under the Pines Podcast

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In January 2001, nineteen-year-old Kallen Agliam vanished after leaving Hilo. Hours later, his body was found off Old Hilo Coast Processing Plant Road near Pepeʻekeo—a single gunshot wound to the chest. No witnesses. No weapon. No arrests.

Two decades later, his case remains one of East Hawaii’s longest-running unsolved murders. His family still waits for answers. His name still sits on the Hawaii Police Department’s unsolved homicide list—a reminder that justice can fade if no one keeps it alive.

If stories like Kallen’s matter to you—if you believe quiet cases still deserve to be heard—follow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen. On Instagram and YouTube, we share the faces, the places, and the echoes behind every case.

Sources:Hawaii Police Department – Unsolved Homicides Archive

Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Obituary, Feb. 13, 2001)

Hawaii Police Department Press Releases (2001, 2020)

Music: “Obsession” by Yoza – find her on Instagram @yozamusic or at www.yozamusic.com

If you have information about this case:

Call the Hawaii Police Department at (808) 961-2383 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.

#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #UnsolvedHomicide #KallenAgliam #Hilo #Pepeekeo #HawaiiCrime #ColdCase #PodcastHawaii

Twenty-one years after gunfire shattered the calm at Honolulu’s Pali Golf Course, another body has surfaced.
Jonnaven Monalim—once a government witness who testified in the federal racketeering case United States v. Motta et al.—was found shot to death in Waipio in November 2025.

Police say he was last seen leaving his home in Kapolei.
Days later, his body was discovered near the Waipio Soccer Complex, with blood and spent casings found miles away in Pearl City Industrial Park.
The Honolulu Police Department has classified his death as a homicide. No suspects. No motive.

In this addendum episode, we return to the case that once exposed Oahu’s violent gambling underworld—and the man who helped prosecutors link it together.
Because sometimes, even decades later, the story isn’t finished.

Sources:

• Hawaii News Now — “Former government witness who testified about Oahu gang shootout found dead” (Nov 8 2025)

• Honolulu Police Department — official homicide press release (Nov 2025)

• United States v. Ethan Motta et al., Criminal No. 06-00080 SOM, District of Hawai‘i:

  • Docket No. 1207 (Oct 22 2009)

  • Docket No. 1430 (Oct 1 2012)

• GovInfo.gov — archived federal case materials

If you have information regarding the death of Jonnaven Monalim, contact the Honolulu Police Department’s Homicide Division or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.

Darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.

#BeneathThePalms #PaliGolfCourseShootings #JonnavenMonalim #HawaiiCrime #HawaiiTrueCrime #OrganizedCrime #HonoluluPoliceDepartment #HawaiiNewsNow #OahuCrimeStories #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiJustice #UnfinishedStories #HomicideInvestigation #FederalRICO #CrimeStoppersHawaii #HawaiiHistory #DarknessMayLingerButSoDoesHope #JonnavenMonalim

In 2003, 47-year-old Bradley Bussewitz vanished along Hawaii’s Saddle Road — the remote stretch of land between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Months later, pig hunters found his remains deep in the brush. His wallet and ID were still there, but no one could say how he died.

Bradley wasn’t a tourist. He’d built a quiet life in Hilo after moving from Wisconsin — steady job, small circle of friends, close ties to family. When his regular phone calls home suddenly stopped, they knew something was wrong. What happened to him remains one of Hawaii Island’s most haunting unsolved cases.

Sources:Hawaii Police Department reports
Hawaii Tribune-Herald archivesPublic case records

Thanks:Mahalo to those who’ve helped keep Bradley’s story remembered.
A special mahalo to Yoza for her track “Obsession”—the song that carries us through these shadows. Find her on Instagram @yozamusic or at yozamusic.com.

Follow & Support:Follow Beneath the Palms on Spotify, Apple, and Amazon, and on Instagram & YouTube for more Hawaii true-crime stories.

Darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.

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In 1987, twenty-six-year-old Lynn Ebisuzaki left a friend’s home in Hilo and never made it back. Hours later, her car was found burned on a remote road, and her body was discovered nearby. Decades have passed, but the person responsible for her murder has never been found. This episode revisits her story, the town that still remembers, and the silence that continues to haunt Hawaii’s Big Island.

Sources:

• Hawaii Tribune-Herald archives (1987–1988 coverage)

• Honolulu Advertiser reports

• Hawaii County Police Department public cold case files

• Historical research on late-1980s Hilo investigations and community responses

Special Thanks:
A mahalo to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald and Honolulu Advertiser for their archived reporting, and to Hawaii County Police for preserving open case records that help keep Lynn’s story alive.
A special mahalo to Yoza for her song Obsession—the sound that carries us through these shadows. Find her on Instagram @yozamusic and at yozamusic.com.

If you have any information about the murder of Lynn Ebisuzaki, contact Hawaii County Police at (808) 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300. Anonymous tips can be submitted at hawaiicrimestoppers.net.

#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #LynnEbisuzaki #Hilo #HawaiiColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #CrimePodcast #HawaiiTrueCrime #MissingJustice #AkuBoneMedia #SoDoesHope

In 1973, 25-year-old Gayle Hook was found shot near the shoreline of South Kona. No weapon. No witnesses. And no answers.
Half a century later, her case remains one of Hawaii’s forgotten murders—a story swallowed by the tide and erased by time.

This episode explores her final night, the investigation that went nowhere, and how early-1970s Hawaii—on the edge of a tourism boom—was unprepared for the darkness that surfaced beneath the palms.

Sources:– Honolulu Advertiser archives (1973)– Hawaii Tribune-Herald archives (1973–1974)– Hawaii County Police historical case files– Local oral histories from South Kona residents

Mahalo: To the archivists and community members who keep these memories alive. And a special mahalo to Yoza, whose song Obsession carries this story. Follow her on Instagram @yozamusic or visit yozamusic.com.

If you have information about the unsolved murder of Gayle Hook, contact CrimeStoppers Honolulu or the Hawaii County Police Department.

#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimeHawaii #UnsolvedMurders #HawaiiPodcast #GayleHook #SouthKona #Hilo #ColdCase #HawaiiHistory #TrueCrimeCommunity #PodcastSeries #YozaMusic #Obsession #DarknessMayLingerButSoDoesHope

In the 1970s, a former Marine and Hollywood restaurateur named Father Yod led more than a hundred followers from Los Angeles to the islands of Hawaii, chasing a vision of spiritual freedom. What began as The Source Family—a commune built on vegetarian living, music, and mysticism—soon became a story of control, devotion, and the search for transcendence.

This episode explores the rise of the Source Family, their move across the Pacific, and the mysterious final chapter that unfolded along the cliffs of Oahu. From celebrity fame on Sunset Boulevard to isolation in Lanikai, this is the story of belief, power, and the cost of surrender.

🎧 Featuring archival research, verified accounts, and the haunting echoes of those who lived it.
🎵 With music by Yoza — “Obsession.”

If you value the work behind Beneath the Palms, follow the show on Spotify, Apple, or Amazon, and consider joining us on Patreon for bonus episodes and behind-the-scenes content.

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In July 2021, 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum disappeared from Pahoa. Nine days later, a fisherman spotted a body below the lava cliffs at MacKenzie State Recreation Area. It wasn’t an accident. He’d been shot.

Four years on, the case is still open. No arrests. No suspects named. We trace the timeline, the gaps, and the silence that still hangs over Puna—and we ask for the one detail that could turn this into justice.

Know something? Call Hawaii Island CrimeStoppers at (808) 961-8300. You can remain anonymous.

Sources

• Hawaii Police Department – “Police Seek Leads in July 2021 Puna Murder” (June 30, 2025): https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-seek-leads-in-july-2021-puna-murder

• Hawaii News Now – “Hawaii Island police seek leads in 2021 unsolved murder” (June 30, 2025): https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/01/hawaii-island-police-seek-leads-2021-unsolved-murder/

• Big Island Now – “Police seek leads regarding an unsolved murder…” (June 30, 2025): https://bigislandnow.com/2025/06/30/police-seek-leads-regarding-an-unsolved-murder-from-nearly-four-years-ago/

• HPD Media Release (Nov 14, 2023): https://www.hawaiipolice.com/11-14-23-police-renew-request-for-leads-in-july-2021-murder-of-elderly-puna-man

• Big Island Video News (Jul 17, 2023): https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/07/17/police-seeking-leads-in-july-2021-murder-of-michael-rosenbaum/

#BeneathThePalms #Hawaii #Puna #Pahoa #BigIsland #MacKenzie #ColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #TrueCrime #CrimeStoppers

April 12, 2007. On a quiet road in Pupukea, twenty-one-year-old Masumi Watanabe — shy, gentle, and far from her home on Sado Island, Japan — was last seen alive. Neighbors heard her cry out, a single word: “No.”

By nightfall, she was missing.

What followed was an island-wide search, the discovery of her glasses and blood in a pest control truck, a midnight witness at Kahana Bay, and a trial that would expose impossible lies. A jury found Kirk Matthew Lankford guilty of second-degree murder, and the Hawaii Paroling Authority set a record 150-year minimum.

Yet Masumi has never been found. Her parents still return to Hawaii, pleading for one thing: to bring their daughter home.

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Sources for this episode include:Hawaii News NowThe Honolulu Star-BulletinThe Honolulu AdvertiserThe Charley ProjectfindMasumi.orgHawaii court records

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Special mahalo to Yoza for her song Obsession — a piece that carries the ache and weight of Masumi’s story.

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Some stories never fade. In 1977, sixteen-year-old Dawn Momohara, a sophomore at McKinley High, was found murdered inside her own school. For nearly half a century, her case sat cold. Families carried the silence. A city carried the fear.

Then, in 2025, science caught up with the past. DNA pulled her name back into the headlines. A man was arrested—then released. Justice, almost within reach, slipped away once more.

This Legacy episode returns to Dawn’s story with more clarity, more depth, and the weight of everything that has happened since we first told it. It is a story about innocence, about silence, and about the fight to remember a girl who never got the chance to grow old.

This story was built on police files, court records, investigative journalism, and reporting from Hawaii’s local newsrooms who refused to let her case be forgotten. Every fact here stands on their shoulders.

If you have information that could help this case, contact Honolulu Police, or call CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300. Even now, every detail matters.

Mahalo to Yoza, whose music carries us through every episode.

Because darkness may linger beneath the palms, but so does hope.

#BeneathThePalms #TrueCrimePodcast #HawaiiCrime #ColdCase #JusticeForDawn #McKinleyHigh #Hawaii

Christmas Eve, 1975. Kailua.

Twenty-seven-year-old Ingrid “Lori” Ostrenga was found strangled in her home, an electrical cord around her neck. Police noted she was a dancer at a Honolulu nightclub called El Morocco, and an avid horseback rider on Oahu’s Windward side.

Her name appeared in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin once, on January 1, 1976. And then—it disappeared from the public record.

Almost fifty years later, her case is still unsolved. HPD keeps her listed on their Cold Case page, waiting for someone to come forward.

Some details about Lori’s life—like a possible birth date, a middle name, and even her burial place—come only from community listings and have not been verified through official records. We’ve flagged those in this episode, because telling her story means sharing what we know, and acknowledging what we don’t.

If you knew Lori, her family, or remember the El Morocco club or Kailua’s horse circles in the 1970s, we invite you to reach out. Even a single memory might matter.

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Sources for this episode include:Honolulu Police Department Cold Case UnitHawaiʻi Crime Victims Compensation Commission (case 76-51)Honolulu Star-Bulletin archivesPublic obituaries of the Ostrenga family

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Two crews. One parking lot. And in broad daylight at a city golf course, a handshake turned into gunfire.

On January 7, 2004, Lepo Utu Taliese, his brother Tino Sao, and Romelius “Junior” Corpuz Jr. met with rivals Ethan “Malu” Motta, Rodney Joseph Jr., and Kevin “Pancho” Gonsalves outside the Pali Municipal Golf Course. Within minutes, golfers dove for cover as 13 to 18 shots echoed across the fairway. Taliese and Corpuz Jr. lay dead. Sao survived a bullet to the face. And Taliese, collapsing on the grass, used his dying breath to name his killers.

What followed was more than a murder case. It became one of Hawaiʻi’s biggest organized crime trials — a federal RICO prosecution that put defendants away for life and reshaped the city’s gambling underworld.

This is a story of families shattered, turf wars over illegal gambling rooms, and the violence that spilled into a public space where no one expected it.

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Sources for this episode include:The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii News Now archives, federal court filings, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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For visuals and updates, join us on Instagram and YouTube.
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On January 20, 1982, nineteen-year-old Lisa Au left her boyfriend’s apartment in Makiki during a heavy storm. By morning, her car was found abandoned on the Kahekili Highway—window down, purse untouched, seat pushed back too far for her small frame. Ten days later, Lisa’s body was discovered in a Tantalus ravine.

No weapon. No cause of death. No one ever charged.

Her case shook Hawaii, sparking fears of police impersonation and leaving her family with decades of unanswered questions. In this newly remastered legacy episode, we return to Lisa’s story with deeper research, greater compassion, and a renewed call for justice.

Sources:

Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Hawaii News Now archives, KHON2 News, KITV4, Civil Beat reporting, and HPD public records.

Mahalo & Thanks:

To the Au family for keeping Lisa’s memory alive, to local journalists who never let her story fade, and to Yoza for her track Obsession, which carries us through the shadows.

#BeneathThePalms #HawaiiTrueCrime #LisaAu #ColdCase #UnsolvedMurder #Honolulu #TrueCrimePodcasts #HawaiiCrime #JusticeForLisa

Three lives ended in minutes on a quiet ridge above Honolulu.
A taxi driver, Jason and Colleen Takamori, and the Tantalus Lookout — a place known for romance and city views — became the center of one of Hawaii’s most shocking crimes.

On July 6, 2006, the Tantalus triple murder unfolded with chilling precision. A cab ride, a married couple’s evening out, and suddenly, three lives stolen execution-style. Hours later, the violence escalated to a home invasion and car theft that terrified Honolulu through the night. The suspect was caught — but instead of trial and sentencing, the story turned toward mental illness, courtroom delays, and a ruling of permanent unfitness to stand trial.

This is the Honolulu triple murder that left families without justice, and cast a shadow over one of Oahu’s most beautiful lookouts.

—Sources for this episode include:The Honolulu AdvertiserThe Honolulu Star-BulletinHawaii News NowTaxi Library Memorial for Manh Nguyen

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Today, we’re bringing you something different. A special preview from our sister podcast, Shadows of Siam — a series that dives deep into Thailand’s darkest crimes, mysteries, and legends.

This story is about Si Quey Sae-Ung, a man whose name became a warning whispered into the ears of children for generations:

“If you misbehave, Si Quey will come. And he’ll eat your liver.”

Accused of killing children in the 1950s, executed in 1959, and displayed behind glass for over sixty years, Si Quey became more than a man. He became Thailand’s most feared bogeyman.

What you’ll hear today is just the beginning of his story. To hear the full episode — including his trial, the cannibal myth, and the decades he spent embalmed as a museum exhibit — head over to Shadows of Siam.

New episodes drop every Tuesday at 7 AM Thailand time.

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