Grim Memories Resurface After DNA Advances Lead to Arrest of Suspect in Hawaii Teen’s 1977 Murder

This photo provided by the Honolulu Police Department shows 16-year-old student Dawn Momohara who was discovered dead on the second floor of a building at McKinley High School on March 21, 1977, in Honolulu. Honolulu Police Department via AP

HONOLULU—Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz.

She had met up with girlfriends as usual before class at Honolulu’s McKinley High School when she learned a student named Dawn Momohara had been found dead on the second floor of a school building.