6-13-25 Police Seeking Runaway Makoa Gonsalves 
Hawai‘i Police Department
Hāmākua Patrol
Officer Kimo Veincent
Phone: (808) 775-7533
Report No.: 25-053369
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Makoa Gonsalves, who was reported as a runaway.
He was last seen in the Honoka‘a area on Thursday June 12, 2025, around 11:00 a.m., wearing an unknown-colored shirt and shorts, camouflage Crocs, and carrying a red backpack.
He is described as Portuguese with a thin build, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, with short black hair with a fade and brown eyes.
Police ask anyone with information on Gonsalves’ whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.
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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