3-20-23 Police Renew Request for Information on Runaway Kailea Kekipi 
Hawai‘i Police Department
South Hilo Patrol
Lieutenant Paul Kim
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No.: 23-024286
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Kailea Kekipi of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway earlier this month. Due to her age, she is considered endangered.
Kekipi was last seen in the 1100 block of Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo, on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 2:20 p.m. wearing a black t-shirt, black pants, and silver-colored hoop earrings.
She is described as Asian/Hawaiian, 5 feet tall, 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or contact Officer Aaron Abalos at [email protected].
Address/Location
Hawaii Police Department
349 Kapiolani St
Hilo, HI 96720
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 808-935-3311
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