Watson K. Mahaulu was 36 when he was last seen around noon on November 30, 1997, leaving the area of the Waianae Boat Harbor on Oahu. He stood six feet tall, weighed about 230 pounds, and was of Asian and Pacific Islander descent with black hair and brown eyes. Witnesses think he may have been wearing a light blue Starters sports jacket with North Carolina on the back, blue denim shorts, and black-and-red sneakers.

Mahaulu’s living pattern was transient between his parents’ home and a girlfriend’s place, so a few days of silence was not unusual; his family did not officially report him missing until December. He was working as a laborer but unemployed when he disappeared and reportedly did not have enough money to leave the island, which authorities say makes a voluntary departure unlikely. The Honolulu Police Department has treated the disappearance as suspicious and the case remains open and unsolved.

Does anyone who lived near Waianae Boat Harbor in late 1997 remember seeing him or recall relevant details that could help the family?