Lisa Au Murder: 1982 Hawaii Cold Case, Oahu Unsolved Murder, and Tantalus Drive | Revisited

Lisa Au murder. Hawaii cold case. Oahu unsolved murder. Tantalus Drive. Lisa Uhiwaimama Au was 19 years old when she left Kailua, drove into heavy Oahu rain, and never made it home. Her car was found near Maunawili. Ten days later, her body was found off Tantalus Drive. More than 40 years later, her murder remains one of Hawaii’s most haunting unsolved cases. This is Episode 01 Revisited of Beneath the Palms. Lisa’s story was the premiere episode when the show first launched, but this revisit goes deeper. Not just into the evidence, the fake-police-officer theory, the public fear, or the investigation that may have gone wrong from the beginning, but into Lisa herself, her family, and the people left carrying questions that never stopped hurting. Original newspaper coverage described Lisa as bright, cheerful, responsible, and expected home. Her parents, Pat and Chester Au, pleaded publicly while she was still missing. Volunteers, Marines, friends, family, church members, and searchers from across the community tried to bring her home. Later, her family kept pushing for answers through grief, legal setbacks, and the long silence that follows when a case stays unresolved. This episode follows the verified timeline: Lisa leaving Susan Beers Salon in Kailua, the rainy drive from Makiki toward home, the abandoned Toyota near Maunawili, the fear around blue lights and possible police impersonation, the discovery on Tantalus, the grand jury that returned no indictment, and the later questions raised about the original investigation. If you know anything about the Lisa Au case, contact Honolulu CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300 or submit a tip at www.honolulucrimestoppers.org. Even after all these years, one detail could still matter. Sources: Hawaii News Now - 37 years ago, her murder gripped Oahu. But from the start, the investigation went astray - https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/04/17/years-ago-her-murder-gripped-oahu-start-investigation-went-astray-2/ Hawaii News Now - Buried Evidence: Special report unearths new evidence in death that gripped Oahu - https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/04/17/buried-evidence-special-report-unearths-new-evidence-death-that-gripped-oahu/ Hawaii News Now - PODCAST: On The Other Side of Paradise, the ongoing quest for the truth in Lisa Au’s murder - https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/05/26/podcast-other-side-paradise-explores-what-ex-police-chief-will-encounter-prison-4/ The Daily Beast - Lisa Au murder in Oahu, Hawaii still haunts Honolulu Police Department - https://www.thedailybeast.com/lisa-au-murder-in-oahu-hawaii-still-haunts-honolulu-police-department Honolulu Police Department - Cold Cases - https://www.honolulupd.org/information/cold-cases/ CrimeStoppers Honolulu - https://www.honolulucrimestoppers.org/ #LisaAu #HawaiiColdCase #HawaiiTrueCrime #OahuTrueCrime #BeneathThePalms