The father of an 18-year-old who was found dead Monday in a Kalihi alleyway made a public plea today for information that leads to the arrest of his daughter’s killer.

“Please help me,” said Steven Rodrigues, at a news conference this afternoon at Honolulu Police Department headquarters. “My daughter was a beautiful girl. She didn’t deserve this.”
The nude body of Iris Rodrigues-Kaikana, a McKinley High School graduate and Kalihi resident, was found about 8 a.m. Monday in an alley between Winant Street and Haka Drive. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office said the 18-year-old was strangled.
Police have made no arrests in the case.
CrimeStoppers is offering a reward up to $1,000 for anyone who can provide information on the homicide.
State Rep. John Mizuno, D-30th, (Kamehameha Heights, Kalihi Valley, Fort Shafter), who knows the family, has also put up $500 of his own money for a reward.
Mizuno urged people to come forward and stressed that their identities would not be revealed.
“We know people know about this incident,” he said.
Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on your cellular phone.
Tipsters can remain anonymous.