A NEWBORN baby was found abandoned on a Hawaiian beach, according to reports.

The 3.6kg girl was found just before midnight on Sunday by a 21-year-old woman, NBC News reports.

The woman had parked at Sandy Beach in east Honolulu, sometime between 11pm and midnight, and heard several people screaming, according to the Washington Post. After the screaming stopped, she heard a baby crying. Walking toward the water, she found the baby on the sand.

The woman, who is not a suspect, took the baby to a local medical centre.

Department of Human Services Director Patricia McManaman said the baby was"abandoned immediately after birth" but "doing quite well" and drinking formula.

"We’re just very grateful this child is alive and doing well," she said.

The child's mother has not been identified.

Police are investigating the case as endangering the welfare of a minor and child abandonment.



Originally published as Newborn girl abandoned on beach