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#StillMissing Aphill Manaky, aka Jack Kirachy, 29, reported missing in August 2019 on Hawaii Island

6/1/2020
Hawaii Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating a 29-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing.

Aphill Manaky, also known as Jack Kirachy, was reported missing in August 2019 on Hawaii Island, according to the Hawaii Police Department. However, he had contact with the Honolulu Police Department in December.

Manaky is described as being 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing about 200 pounds, with a dark complexion, brown hair, and brown eyes, according to police.

Manaky is believed to have no permanent address and maybe residing on Oahu or Hawaii Island.

Anyone who may have any information about the whereabouts of Manaky should contact Detective Frank Mohica at (808) 961-2375 or Frank.Mohica@hawaiicounty.gov or the department’s nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311.

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Police ask for public’s help locating missing man

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Hawaii Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating a 29-year-old Hilo man who was reported missing.

3 hours ago

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Great news!

Maui Police issued an update this afternoon saying Kody Genovia was located and is in good health.

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Missing Kody Genovia, 27, last known to be in the Wailuku, HI, area. February or March of 2020.

5/28/2020
The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help with information involving a 27-year-old man reported missing by his family in the mainland.

Kody Genovia was last known to be residing in the Wailuku area and last had contact with his family in February or March of 2020.

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Maui Now: Missing Man Last Known to be Living in Wailuku

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Kody Genovia, 27, was last known to be residing in the Wailuku area and last had contact with his family in February or March of 2020.

4 days ago

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#Missing Melissa E. Murdock, 29, last seen in Kona, HI on Feb. 10.

5/22/2020
The Hawaiʻi Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 29-year-old woman, who was reported missing.

Melissa E. Murdock was last seen in Kona on Feb. 10 and is known to venture around the Big Island. She sometimes refers to herself as “Diah” or Melissa Molina. Murdock is described as being approximately 5-feet-7-inches, 120 pounds with medium-toned skin and wavy, shoulder-length hair.

Anyone with information on Melissa Murdock’s whereabouts is urged to call the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s non-emergency number at 808-935-3311 or Detective Aron Tomota at 808-326-4646 ext. 262 or Aron.Tomota@hawaiicounty.gov

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Police Seek the Public’s Help in Finding Missing Woman

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a 29-year-old woman, who was reported missing.

1 week ago

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#Missing Robert Walker, 74, Pupukea Trail, Honolulu, HI.
Thursday, 5/14/2020, 3:45 p.m.

5/16/2020
The search for Robert Walker has entered day four.

According to the Facebook page, Find Bob Walker in Pupukea Trails, the search party will meet at the Wilinau Trailhead.

This story will be updated as details become available.



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CrimeStoppers, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) are searching for a 74-year-old man who was last seen entering the Pupukea trail head.

HFD says Robert Walker was last seen Thursday at approximately 3:45 p.m. Authorities were alerted after he failed to return.

HFD conducted aerial and ground search operations to locate him, but had to suspend the search at sunset Thursday. Friday at 5:37 a.m., HFD responded back to Pupukea Trail with 9 units including one Rescue Company and Air1, staffed with 23 personnel to continue searching for a missing person.

Walker suffers from dementia and recently moved to the Haleiwa, and is unfamiliar with the area. His family and friends are concerned for his safety and well being.

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Man in his 70s with dementia reported missing; last seen entering Pupukea Trail

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CrimeStoppers, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) are searching for a 74-year-old man who was last seen entering the Pupukea trail head.

2 weeks ago

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Great news!

According to Hawaii Police Department, 32-year-old Chevy Soares was located by a police detective just before 11 a.m. on Thursday at a residence in Pāhoa. She was found in good health.

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Missing Chevy Soares, 32, Eden Roc, Hawaiʻi,
Wednesday, May 13, 1pm.

5/13/2020
Hawai‘i Island Police are requesting public assistance in locating a missing woman.

Chevy Soares, a 32-year-old female was last seen on Wednesday, May 13, at around 1 p.m. in the Eden Roc area.

Soares is described as 5 feet tall, weighing 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

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HPD Looking For Missing Woman

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Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the department's non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

3 weeks ago

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#BodyFound near Honoka‘a , Hawai‘i County, HI.
4/27/2020.

4/28/2020
Hawai‘i County Police are investigating skeletal remains found suspended from a tree in a eucalyptus forest near Honoka‘a Monday afternoon.

Jonathan Derego, 20, and Randall Mattos, 18, were hunting pigs in the eucalyptus forest roughly 300 yards northeast of Route 240 in an area known locally as Camp Nine when they stumbled upon what appears to be the remains of a male suicide victim.

“We were walking for maybe about 10 minutes and then my dog disappeared,” Derego said. “She just started to bark. Me and Randall were answering the dog bark, figuring it was gonna be a pig. We climbed up the gulch and seen the rope, and there was a person hanging.”

The rope was slung over a branch about 10 feet off the ground, he continued. Roughly five feet away from the body lay an ax and another bundle of rope.
“It was recognizable as a human being,” Derego said. “You couldn’t identify the body, but you could tell by the skull it was a human. There was a tank top and some hair on top of his head.”

“I was kind of in shock,” he continued. “I was hoping it wasn’t real. But as we got closer, we could smell him and we could just tell it was the real deal. So right there, we made a little video to show the cops, and then we just turned around and went straight to the police station and made a report.”

Derego and Mattos discovered the body around 4 p.m. Monday. Ken Quiocho, HPD Major of Field Operations Area 1, said an official report was filed at the Honoka‘a Station at 4:47 p.m.

The scene has since been secured and members of HPD’s criminal investigation unit are on-site to rule out any potential foul play.

“Detectives are heading out,” Assitant Chief Sam Thomas told Big Island Now in an email Monday night. “It appears to be a suicide, but ‘appears’ is why we send detectives to double-check.”

Quiocho said as of Monday evening, evidence strongly suggests that what the hunters found was the result of a suicide.

“The body is pretty decomposed at this point,” Quiocho said. “We’re probably going to have to maybe try to utilize some dental records or potentially some DNA to identify who the person is.”

He added that outdoor suicides are not unusual, despite the uniqueness of the scene in the woods near Honoka‘a Monday. Quiocho said he ran into similar circumstances during his time as a detective.

While the evidence suggests the body is that of a man, its decomposition level makes preliminary guesses at an age difficult. Part of the process moving forward will be combing through missing person cases and trying to put together any leads, Quiocho said.

In the meantime, dental records can take up to a week to return but first, the field of potential victims must be narrowed. DNA testing comes with a significant turnaround time as samples must be run through the DNA profile system.

“We’re hoping through good, old fashioned cop work we will identify the body and notify family to give them some type of closure and rule out if this is a more serious (crime),” Quiocho said.

Anyone with information relevant to the case is asked to call the department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

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Hunters Find Human Remains Hanging From Tree in Woods Near Honoka‘a

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Hawai'i County Police are investigating skeletal remains found suspended from a tree in a eucalyptus forest near Honoka'a Monday afternoon.

1 month ago

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#Missing Brandon Butihi, 38, near Christ the King Church in Kahului, Maui County, HI. Thursday, April 23.

4/27/2020
The Maui Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating 38-year-old Brandon Butihi.

Police say Butihi was last heard from on Thursday morning, April 23, 2020 at approximately 3:30 a.m., near Christ the King Church in Kahului.

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Maui Now: Maui Police Seek Help in Locating Missing Man Last Seen in Kahului on April 23

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38-year-old Brandon Butihi is described as approximately 5'6" tall and 170 pounds. It is unknown what type of clothing he was wearing at the time he was last heard from. Police say Butihi does not own...

1 month ago

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We are glad that she is well.

4/24/2020
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A 27-year-old Mountain View woman who had been missing since April 7 has been found by Hawaii Island police officials.

According to HPD, Mary Alexis Patterson was located by detectives on Thursday afternoon, April 23, just before 1 p.m. at a residence on Alii Koa Street in Glenwood.

She was found in good health, police say.

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Missing Mary Alexis Patterson, Mountain View, HI.
April 7.

4/22/2020
Police are looking for leads on a Mountain View woman who’s been missing since April 7.

The last contact with Mary Alexis Patterson was a phone call with her mother more than three weeks ago, police said.

Patterson is described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 145 lbs., with brown eyes and wavy brown medium-length hair

“Patterson is in need of care, and a mother, whose children are missing her,” said Detective Todd Pataray.

Patterson is known to frequent Hilo and Pahoa.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the police nonemergency number at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.

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Police seek missing Mountain View woman

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Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the police nonemergency number at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.

1 month ago

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#Missing Aphill Manaky, also known as Jacky Kirachy, Hilo, HI. August, 2019.

4/16/2020
Police seek the public’s help in locating a Hilo man who was last seen in August of 2019.

Aphill Manaky, also known as Jacky Kirachy, was last seen in the Honokaʻa area. He is described as being 5-feet-8-inches, 200 pounds, brown eyes with black hair and a dark complexion.

Anyone with information about Kirachy’s whereabouts call Officer Chuck Cobile of South Hilo Patrol at 808-961-2213 or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

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Police Seek Public’s Help Finding Missing Man

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Police seek the public's help in locating a Hilo man who was last seen in August of 2019.

2 months ago

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#Missing Taya Jones, 66, Hilo, HI. March 24.

4/14/2020
Big Island Police are alerting the public of a 66-year-old Hilo woman who has been reported missing.

The last time Taya Jones was seen in Hilo was over two weeks ago, on March 24.

Jones is described as being 5'4", weighing 120 pounds, with blonde hair, blue eyes, a fair complexion and a thin build.

Police believe that she may have been near Kona Community Hospital around March 31.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call Officer Reyn Nishioka of South Hilo Patrol at (808) 961-2213 or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.

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Big Island Police searching for 66-year-old woman missing for over two weeks

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The last time Taya Jones was seen in Hilo was over two weeks ago, on March 24.

2 months ago

Hawaii Lostnmissing

Great news!

Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 67-year-old Dennis Peralta who had been missing since April 1, 2020.

Peralta was found in good health by police at 8:25 a.m. on the morning of Monday, April 27 after returning to his Ocean View residence in Ka‘ū.

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Missing Dennis Peralta, 52, 92-9200 block on Koa Lane, Ocean View, HI. 3/27/2020.

4/2/2020
Hawaii Island police are asking for the public’s help locating a 52-year old Kaʻu man who was reported missing.

Dennis Peralta was last seen on Friday morning wearing a shirt, gray sweat pants and slippers walking in the 92-9200 block on Koa Lane in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision, according to the Hawaii Police Department. He may be using a walking stick.

Peralta is described as being 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds with a medium build, according to police. He has gray hair, brown eyes, a mustache and goatee.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Officer Russ Fiesta, of Kaʻu patrol, at (808) 939-2520.

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Ka‘u man, 52, reported missing

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2 months ago

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#StillMissing Jeffrey Everett Meek went missing on Nov. 8, 2014. Pepeekeo, HI.

3/29/2020
The wife of a Puna man who vanished almost 5 1/2 years ago has filed a civil court petition requesting her husband be declared dead.

The petition was filed March 13 in Hilo Circuit Court by Honolulu attorney Robert Holland on behalf of Marylou Meek, wife of Jeffrey Everett Meek, who went missing on Nov. 8, 2014.

Jeffrey Meek, a 44-year-old plumber from Keaau, was reportedly clearing a 21-acre Pepeekeo Point Subdivision property where his family planned to build a pair of houses, when he called an employee to help free his pickup truck, which was stuck in a patch of mud, police said.

That was the last time anyone heard from Meek.

A search was mounted by friends, family and fellow parishioners of the church the Meeks attended, combing the parcel and the nearby shoreline. That effort turned up one of Meek’s boots, two days later. The other boot was found the following day, about a mile-and-a-half away, near a shoreline access point.

Police classified Meek’s disappearance as a missing person case and said at the time there was no evidence of foul play.

Meek’s mother, Sandra Meek, a real estate agent who owns two Berkshire Hathaway offices in Southern California, didn’t believe that Meek — father of a son, with one more son on the way — disappeared on his own.

“Why would he walk a mile and a half while he’s waiting for somebody to come and help him get out of the mud?” Sandra Meek said shortly after her son disappeared. “His cellphone records show the calls that he made for someone to come and help him.”

Sandra Meek said her son had confronted former employees about alleged thefts from his since-shuttered company, Jeffrey Meek Plumbing in Shipman Business Park. She said the employees “all quit,” and estimated her son’s debts at $50,000 to $60,000.

“But his gross receipts were in the hundreds of thousands per year. He had a successful company,” she added.

According to Sandra Meek, her son had been seeing a psychiatrist and was taking medicine for attention deficit disorder. She said, however, he wasn’t depressed “and had absolutely no reason to disappear.”

An affidavit filed by Holland said there have been “diligent searches and inquiry” into Meek’s disappearance and no “satisfactory explanation for his absence, and Jeffrey Everett Meek is presumed dead.”

Holland’s document said Marylou Meek, who now lives in Southern California, needs a judicial determination of her husband’s death to obtain a death certificate, which would allow her to obtain Social Security survivor benefits and settle her husband’s affairs.

At least two private investigators, Steve Goodenow and John Wood, were hired to investigate Meek’s disappearance.

An affidavit filed by Goodenow said the police investigation and his own — which included a physical search, examination of Meek’s financial and phone records, distribution of posters, and follow-up on all leads — yielded “no positive results.”

Goodenow wrote that his investigation “developed two general theories regarding Jeffrey Meek’s disappearance.”

“The first theory is that Mr. Meek may have committed suicide by jumping into the ocean near the family’s property. The other theory was that Mr. Meek was killed by unsavory associates,” Goodenow wrote.

Goodenow concluded, based on his investigation, “that Jeffrey Meek is deceased due to foul play.”

No hearing date has been set in the case.

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Wife of missing plumber asks court to declare husband dead

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The wife of a Puna man who vanished almost 5 1/2 years ago has filed a civil court petition requesting her husband be declared dead.

2 months ago

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#Missing Wade Yamamoto, 52, Pearl City, Honolulu, HI. Thursday, March 12, 2020, 11 p.m.

3/19/2020
HONOLULU (KHON2) — CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Wade Yamamoto.

He was last seen leaving his Pearl City residence on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at around 11 p.m.

His vehicle was later found on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, parked unattended near Camp Erdman in the Mokuleia area. His family and friends are very concerned for his safety and well-being.

Yamamoto is 52-years-old. He is described to be 5’2″ and is around 150 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300. The public may now send anonymous web tips to www.honolulucrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips app.

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Missing: Wade Yamamoto

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Wade Yamamoto. He was last seen leaving his Pearl City residence on Thursda…

2 months ago

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#StillMissing 6-year-old from Hilo, HI. December, 2019.

3/9/2020
HILO, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The case of a missing Hilo boy will be getting some national attention.

Benjamin Rapoza, a 6-year-old from Hilo, has been missing since late December. Now, his family is getting help from crime series called “In Pursuit with John Walsh.”

The show follows Walsh, the former host of “America’s Most Wanted,” as he tries to track down missing children and criminals on the run.

The episode about Benny will air on the Discovery Channel on Wednesday. It aims to bring attention to his case and potentially find the missing boy.

Benny, or “Big Boy” as he’s known by loved ones, has nonverbal autism and went missing after wandering from his home in Hilo.

Since December, his family and friends have been desperately searching for him. They’ve been posting flyers and organized searches in the months since he disappeared. His family thinks he may be lost in the forest around his house. He was last seen wearing white diaper with spaceships on it.

The family is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information on his whereabouts.

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Case of missing Hilo boy to be featured on national investigative series

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The case of a missing Hilo boy is getting national attention.

3 months ago

Hawaii Lostnmissing

Great news!

3/9/2020
The Hawai‘i Police Department has located a man missing since March 6, 2020.

Police reported that Tevita Moala, 28, was found on Sunday, March 8, in good health. The initial report of the missing Panaeawa man indicated he was in need of medication.

Missing Tevita Moala, 28, was last seen in the Panaeawa, area, South Hilo, HI. March 6.

3/7/2020
Hawai‘i Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing Panaeawa man, who has been missing since March 6 and is in need of medication.

Tevita Moala, 28, was last seen in the Panaeawa area on foot. Moala is described as 5 feet 5 inches, 200 pounds, brown eyes and shoulder-length brown hair. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt and black slacks.

Anyone with information on Moala’s whereabouts is asked to contact Officer Tyler Jelsma of the South Hilo Patrol Division at 808-935-3311.

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Police Seek Public’s Help Finding Missing Panaeawa man

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Hawai'i Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing Panaeawa man, who has been missing since March 6 and is in need of medication.

3 months ago

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Our condolences.

The discovery of a body on Hawaii island Wednesday morning has led to an arrest and a murder investigation.

The Hawaii Police Department has not released the identity of the body found at Anaehoomalu Bay in South Kohala, but said that it is in the general area of where a Washington woman, Smriti Saxena, 41, was last seen Tuesday night.

Police reported her missing early this morning.

Her husband, Sonam Saxena, 43, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of second-degree murder.

West Hawaii Today interviewed Sonam Saxena earlier Wednesday. He told the newspaper that he and his wife were walking Tuesday night on a secluded beach south of Anaehoomalu Bay when Smriti suffered an asthma attack, and he left her to bring her inhaler from their Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort room.

“She got an asthma attack right there on the beach and she was feeling weak and she didn’t want to walk all the way back because it’s almost a 20-minute walk back from that beach to our room,” Saxena told West Hawaii Today. “So, I said, ‘hey, you know what? You stay here, you have your phone with you and I’ll just go to the room grab your inhaler and pump and come back.’”

Saxena said he returned 40 to 50 minutes later to find that she was gone, but her purse, phone, credit card and driver’s license were still on the beach. He returned to their room to see if she returned, and upon finding out that she did not, he called police. Prior to their arrival, he said he and security continued to search for Smriti.

The couple was visiting from Bellevue, Wash., with their two children, ages 13 and 8. Saxena said they visit Hawaii every year to celebrate their eldest child’s birthday.

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Missing Smriti Saxena, 41, Lava Lava Beach Club, Waikoloa, HI. February 18, 2020, 10:30 p.m.

2/19/2020
The Hawaii Police Department seeks your help in locating Smriti Saxena, 41-year-old female, Indian, 5’2″, 102 pounds, fair complexion, wearing a black dress with multi-colored floral design and a black jacket.

She was last seen at the Lava Lava Beach Club in Waikoloa on February 18, 2020, at approximately 10:30 p.m.

If you have information on Saxena’s whereabouts, please call 911 or the non-emergency Dispatch line at 935-3311.

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Hawaii island police seek help in locating missing woman

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3 months ago

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Our condolences.

2/15/2020
Megan May Funderburk has died by an apparent fall off a cliffside.

Chris Berquist, who headed up the civilian search that located Funderburk’s body at around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, said the 24-year-old fell roughly 30 feet from a cliff in the same general area of Wainaku Scenic Point where she was last seen on Feb. 9, 2020. The point is located just north of Hilo

“The timeline makes sense for it to have happened kind of right away,” Berquist said.

Volunteer teams began a coordinated search from the area where Funderburk’s phone, shoe and shawl were found, working outward in search of more evidence. Berquist said they found her in a heavily wooded area.

Police conducted a subsequent investigation. Berquist said he can’t speak for the police and is not a criminal investigator, but from his experience as a civilian search and rescue operator, it doesn’t appear Funderburk’s death involved foul play.

“It makes sense somebody could have fallen there on their own,” he said.

David Funderburk, the victim’s father, said the last time he spoke to his daughter she was stressed and seemed “not all there.”
Funderburk had lived on the Big Island for five years, mainly working on farms and painting houses. Her father said her dream was to run a farm of her own one day.

“She fell in love with the land and people,” David Funderburk said. “She started making a life here in the farming community. She had dreams of getting property and running an organic farm here.”

Funderburk was last seen by her boyfriend, Michael Broan, who police say has been cooperating with the investigation. Details leading up to the time she went missing can be read on Big Island Now.

Broan is at a rehabilitation center in California, according to David Funderburk, who has been in contact with him since the disappearance.

Broan left for California Monday, the day following Funderburk’s disappearance. His travel was not spontaneous but planned, said David Funderburk, adding that his daughter was aware of Broan’s intention to leave the island.

UPDATE 2:50 p.m. HST

Police detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are continuing the investigation. At this time, foul play is not suspected. An autopsy will be performed early next week to determine the exact cause of death.

Police ask anyone in the area of the Wainaku Scenic Lookout last Sunday evening Feb. 9, 2020, to contact Detective William Brown at 808-961-2384 or by email at William.Brown@hawaiicounty.gov.

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StillMissing Megan May Funderburk, 24, Wainaku Scenic Point area, north of Hilo, HI. 2.9.2020

2/14/2020
New details have emerged surrounding the disappearance of 24-year-old Megan May Funderburk from the Wainaku Scenic Point area, located just north of Hilo.

David Funderburk, Megan’s father, said she was with her boyfriend, Michael Broan, at the location around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. An argument ensued when Megan allegedly found out Broan intended to purchase drugs from an unknown third party set to meet the couple there. It was at that point Megan exited the vehicle, and Broan departed. All this information was provided to Megan’s father by Broan himself, David said.

Broan — who police said is cooperating with the investigation but who also left the island Monday, bound for a rehabilitation center in California — claims to have left Megan at the scenic point. It is unclear who the third party was he’d planned to meet, if that person or persons ever arrived, or if that person or persons came upon/interacted with Megan after Broan left.

Broan could not be reached for comment.

A civilian passerby later found Megan’s phone in the same general vicinity where she allegedly exited her boyfriend’s car. Search teams on Monday found one of her shoes and a shawl she’d been wearing, also near the spot she was last seen.

“It kind of points to that she got picked up in that area,” David said. “I’m not ruling anything out at this point.”

Lt. Rio Amon-Wilkins, with the Criminal Investigations Unit of the Hawai‘i Police Department, said Megan’s disappearance remains a missing person case and has not been classified as a kidnapping.

“She was reported to be at the scenic lookout,” Amon-Wilkins said. “We don’t have any solid evidence of why they were there. There’s speculation, but I don’t have anything factual to say she disappeared because of why they were there.”

However, Chris Berquist, a volunteer search and rescue leader who captained the civilian search for missing Hilo hiker Kyle Brittain and helped successfully locate lost hiker Amanda Eller on Maui last year, said the details of Megan’s disappearance point in a clear direction.

“The only indication is that the point of last contact is not an area where you would get lost,” said Berquist, adding the terrain is rugged but the area is small. “I can’t speak to any evidence or police hypotheses, but from hard data … this is not a lost hiker. This is a misplaced person.”

Police and fire personnel conducted a thorough search of the area, which included dogs, a rescue boat and a rescue chopper but produced no leads.

Berquist spent Friday organizing volunteers, distributing flyers and making media contacts in preparation for what will be an exhaustive search effort in the days to come.

“Part of our goal today is to get (Megan’s) timeline hammered out,” he said.

David said a dispute over drug use between Megan and Broan earlier in the week had left her stressed out. A police officer she’d contacted for help when she decided to leave the house in which she and Broan were residing told David that Megan didn’t appear as though she’d been eating or sleeping well.

“Megan may be mentally shaken up, and she was losing sleep over this information,” David said. “I could tell talking to her she wasn’t all there, so she definitely might be out of it or disoriented or just not there. There’s a possibility that if she was abducted, that hopefully she escaped and she might be hiding out in the woods in total fear.”

He added that Megan has never shown signs of any mental illness and that he did not believe his daughter was caught up in the drug scene.

Megan, who often goes by May or Mei, arrived on the Big Island five years ago from southern Oregon.

“She’s very adventurous, and she fell in love with the land and people,” David said. “She started making a life here in the farming community. She had dreams of getting property and running an organic farm here.”

Megan is described as being 5 feet, 9 inches tall, 117 pounds with hazel eyes and blond hair. She has a tattoo of the Star of David on her chest and was last seen wearing a gray long-sleeved cut-off top and unknown color pants

Hawai‘i County Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

A Facebook page has been created in the effort to locate Megan. m.facebook.com/FindMeganMayFunderburk

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Father of Missing Megan May Funderburk Shares New Details Surrounding Disappearance

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Family calls in civilian search team to aid in an effort to locate Megan Funderburk.

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2/15/2020
Megan May Funderburk has died by an apparent fall off a cliffside.

Chris Berquist, who headed up the civilian search that located Funderburk’s body at around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, said the 24-year-old fell roughly 30 feet from a cliff in the same general area of Wainaku Scenic Point where she was last seen on Feb. 9, 2020. The point is located just north of Hilo

“The timeline makes sense for it to have happened kind of right away,” Berquist said.

Volunteer teams began a coordinated search from the area where Funderburk’s phone, shoe and shawl were found, working outward in search of more evidence. Berquist said they found her in a heavily wooded area.

Police conducted a subsequent investigation. Berquist said he can’t speak for the police and is not a criminal investigator, but from his experience as a civilian search and rescue operator, it doesn’t appear Funderburk’s death involved foul play.

“It makes sense somebody could have fallen there on their own,” he said.

David Funderburk, the victim’s father, said the last time he spoke to his daughter she was stressed and seemed “not all there.”
Funderburk had lived on the Big Island for five years, mainly working on farms and painting houses. Her father said her dream was to run a farm of her own one day.

“She fell in love with the land and people,” David Funderburk said. “She started making a life here in the farming community. She had dreams of getting property and running an organic farm here.”

Funderburk was last seen by her boyfriend, Michael Broan, who police say has been cooperating with the investigation. Details leading up to the time she went missing can be read on Big Island Now.

Broan is at a rehabilitation center in California, according to David Funderburk, who has been in contact with him since the disappearance.

Broan left for California Monday, the day following Funderburk’s disappearance. His travel was not spontaneous but planned, said David Funderburk, adding that his daughter was aware of Broan’s intention to leave the island.

UPDATE 2:50 p.m. HST

Police detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are continuing the investigation. At this time, foul play is not suspected. An autopsy will be performed early next week to determine the exact cause of death.

Police ask anyone in the area of the Wainaku Scenic Lookout last Sunday evening Feb. 9, 2020, to contact Detective William Brown at 808-961-2384 or by email at William.Brown@hawaiicounty.gov.

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Missing Megan May Funderburk, 24, Wainaku Scenic Point, Hilo, HI. February 9.

2/12/2020
Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 24-year-old Oregon woman who was reported missing.

Megan May Funderburk was last seen in Hilo on February 9th in the area of the Wainaku Scenic Point.

She is described as being 5-feet-9-inches, 117 pounds with hazel eyes and blond hair, a tattoo of the Star of David on her chest, and was last seen wearing a gray long-sleeved cut-off top and unknown color pants

Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.

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Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 24-year-old Oregon woman who was reported missing. Megan May Funderburk was last seen in Hilo on February 9th in the area of the Wainaku Scenic Point. She �...

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#Missing Aidan Dungan, 24, Wailuku, Maui, HI.
November 2019.

2/7/2020
Police are requesting the public’s help in locating Aidan Dungan, 24, who was reported missing by family members. Police say family members reported last hearing from Dungan in November 2019.

He was reported to have moved to Maui from Kauaʻi in September 2019. Police say he is believed to be homeless within the Wailuku area. He is described as a 24 years old, standing 5’11″ tall, weighing 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to please call the Maui Police Department non-emergency number at (808) 244-6400 or if it is an emergency, call 911.

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Police are requesting the public's help in locating Aidan Dungan, 24, who was reported missing by family members. Police say family members reported last hearing from Dungan in November 2019.

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#Missing Setsuko Fujishige, 73, Salt Lake, Honolulu, Hawaii. 2/4/2020.

2/5/2020
CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are alerting the public of a missing woman who suffers from dementia.

73-year-old Setsuko Fujishige was last seen leaving her Salt Lake residence on Tuesday at approximately 6:30 a.m.

She is known to frequent the Ala Moana Shopping Center and speaks Japanese.

She is described as being five feet three inches tall, weighing 125 pounds, with salt and pepper hair, and brown eyes. She was wearing a blue long sleeve shirt and light colored pants at the time she went missing.

Family and friends are concerned with her well being.

If you have any information on Fujishige's whereabouts, you're asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or submit an anonymous tip via their P3 Tips app or online.

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73-year-old Setsuko Fujishige was last seen leaving her Salt Lake residence on Tuesday at approximately 6:30 a.m.

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Update.

Hawaii Island Police have credited a tip from the public in the arrest of a suspect wanted on several charges.

HPD has arrested and charged 27-year-old Michael JH Alameda, of Hilo, for habitual property crimes, discharge of sureties and a warrant for contempt of court.

“The tips are what ignited the capture,” said Hilo Patrol Sergeant Lorenzo Artienda. “We were receiving tips throughout the day of various sightings. It was really appreciated.”

Originally police received a complaint that Alameda was missing, prompting an investigation into the reported incident. After posting about the missing man in Nixle, police began receiving numerous tips from the public of Alameda sightings in areas of Hilo.

One such tip resulted in a check of Kukuau Street, where police spotted Alameda. He began running and was later captured about a block away from the sighting.

Police want to remind the public to stay informed with such informational portals like Nixle, as it is used as a means of effectively getting disseminating relevant news quickly to the public.

The department is also exploring other means of mass communication with the public.

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Missing Wanted Michael John Heneli Alameda, Honolulu, HI. January 27, 2020.

2/1/2020
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii Police are asking the public for help in locating Michael John Heneli Alameda who has been missing since January 27, 2020.

He is described as 5’8″, 130 lbs, with brown eyes and black hair, he has a goatee and was last seen walking on foot in the Kukuau area of Hilo sometime in the afternoon of the 27th.

Police ask anyone who may have seen him or have information on where he can be located to call Officer Shane Hanley of the South Hilo Patrol Division at 935-3311.

Those wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.

Alameda also has a warrant of arrest.

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Missing: Michael John Heneli Alameda

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii Police are asking the public for help in locating Michael John Heneli Alameda who has been missing since January 27, 2020. He is described as 5’8″, 130 l…

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Under its human trafficking program, the Bureau investigates matters where a person was induced to engage in commercial sex acts or perform any labor or service through force, fraud, or coercion.

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#StillMissing Benjamin “Benny” Rapoza, 6, Kalanianaole Avenue, Hawaiʻi Island. 12/20/2019.

12/30/2019
11 days have passed and friends and family are not giving up on the search for the 6-year-old boy who went missing in Hilo. On Monday, organizers have set up a reward for information that leads to the return of Benjamin “Benny” Rapoza. We’re told a silent donor was able to help the family come up with a $5-thousand dollar reward.

Debra Garcia tells us she was at work when she got the call that her son was missing that Friday, the day of Benny’s birthday.

“My heart sank. I was like oh my god. Benny Boy he has walked away from us before but never like this,” said Garcia.

He was last seen at a home on Kalanianaole Avenue.

“From what I understand everybody was doing something that day,” said Garcia. “You know so basically everybody assumed that everyone was watching him.”

Benny has non-verbal autism and was only wearing a diaper.

“I don’t know I have a lot of scenarios that play in my mind, you know. He could be out there. Someone may have him, you know, just my mind is not at ease,” she said.

While officials have stopped searching, police say they are actively investigating this as a missing child case. The family is not giving up and hopes the $5-thousand reward will help.

“I just want Benny Boy home. If you know anything or if you’ve seen anything or heard anything, please get in touch with us or the police department,” pleaded Garcia.

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$5,000 reward offered for information leading to the return of missing Benny Rapoza

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Great news!

Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 48-year old Beth Maynard who had been reported missing.

Maynard, with a last known address in Kea‘au, was last seen Jan. 3 in the Ocean View area of Ka‘ū wearing a black dress and slippers.
She was found in good health in Ocean View on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 9.

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Missing Beth Maynard, 48, Ocean View area of Ka‘ū, HI. 1/3/2020.

1/9/2020
Hawaii Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance with locating a 48-year old Puna woman who was reported missing.

Beth Maynard, with a last known address in Keaʻau, is described as being 5-feet-2-inches, 160 pounds having a medium build with brown hair and blue eyes.

She was last seen Friday evening (January 3) in the Ocean View area of Ka‘ū wearing a black dress and slippers.

Anyone who may have information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311 or Officer Christopher Ross, of the Ka‘ū Patrol Division at (808) 939-2520.

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Police seek assistance locating missing woman

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Hawaii Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance with locating a 48-year old Puna woman who was reported missing.

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#StillMissing Milton Ishii, 76, Makakilo, Honolulu, HI. November 26.

12/29/19
HONOLULU (KHON2) — A month after his disappearance, The search continues for 76-year-old Milton Ishii.

Ishii, who has dementia, went for a walk in his Makakilo neighborhood on November 26, but never returned. His family has spent all 33 days since looking for him.

“For us, we commit so many hours a day to go look for him. We just basically cover the same area over and over again just in case we didn’t see one thing one time maybe we see something else another time,” said Milton’s son, Shane Ishii.

Milton grew up in Waipahu and had spoken about his childhood often in the weeks leading up to his disappearance, creating a vast search area.

“Just before he went missing he was talking about growing up in Waipahu in the months leading up to it. So maybe it just got that his dementia got that bad that he just reverted back to his childhood days to where he was growing up,” Shane said.

That included Aloun Farms in Kapolei on Sunday, December 29, one of many pieces of private property the family is combing through.

“The last known sighting we had was K1 in Barber’s Point. Because he grew up in Waipahu, we wanted to eliminate the area between Kapolei and Waipahu so as we can get access to farmlands and private property. Then we can make searches to see if maybe there was something he left behind here or if he’s still on the property.”

The family said that they’re grateful for the support and help they’ve received, and know the odds are against finding him well.

They’ve searched each of the 33 days he’s been missing, which has been especially difficult during the holidays.

“For us, it’s been hard because this has been the first time that he isn’t here,” said Ishii’s son, Shane. “But we’re keeping our hopes up and we’re hoping for the best. But at the same time, maybe we’re preparing for the worst just in case, but we still have our hopes that we’ll find him alive and well somewhere.”

Milton is 5’4″ and around 145 pounds, with white hair and brown eyes. If you see him, call police.

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Milton Ishii still missing, search continues

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#Missing Benny Rapoza, 6, 2100 block of Kalanianaole Avenue, Hilo, HA. 12/20/19, 3 p.m.

12/20/19
Police are searching for a 6-year-old boy who was reported missing in Hilo on Friday.

Benny Rapoza was last seen in the 2100 block of Kalanianaole Avenue at around 3 p.m.

Rapoza is described as 3 feet tall, 40 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen without a shirt and wearing a diaper.

The child is autistic, cannot speak and needs immediate care, police said in a news release.

Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the non-emergency line at 935-3311.

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Police searching for missing boy, 6, in Hilo

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Police are searching for a 6-year-old boy who was reported missing in Hilo on Friday.

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