Arthur Allen, 33, vanished during a fishing trip off Kaneohe, Oahu, on August 16, 1972. He and friend Moses Kahiapo launched a 17-foot white Reinell fiberglass boat from Heeia Kea Pier to troll for aku about 15 to 20 miles offshore. Allen was described as Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and White/Caucasian descent with blond hair and green eyes and was reportedly wearing blue Primo shorts, a white t-shirt, and a black baseball-style cap.

When neither man returned, an extensive search was mounted; Allen’s truck was found parked at Heeia Kea Pier. On October 3, 1972, nearly seven weeks later, the United States Coast Guard found the abandoned boat at sea with no sign of Allen or Kahiapo. The recovery offered no explanation for their disappearance, and their fates remain unresolved.

Did anyone on Oahu at the time remember seeing that boat or either man that late summer?