Medical Examiner ID’s hiker found dead on Makapu’u Trail

HAWAIꞌI KAI, Hawaii (Island News) — The Honolulu Medical Examiner (ME) identified the elderly man that died on the Makapu’u Lighthouse Trail on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

The ME’s office identified the man as 76-year-old James Dix, originally from Raleigh, North Carolina.

Officials reported that the cause and manner of Dix’s death remains pending at the moment…

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