UPDATE: Missing child Kailea Kekipi was located today in Hilo in good health. Hawaii Police would like to thank the public for their assistance
ORIGINAL POST: Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 12-year-old, Kailea Kekipi of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was last seen on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at 9 p.m. at the 1700 block of Kinoole Street.
Kekipi is described as 4 feet 11 inches tall, 97 pounds, with shoulder length black hair and brown eyes wearing a black long sleeved shirt and blue jeans. She was initially reported as a runaway but due to her age, she is considered endangered.
If you have information that can assist in helping safely locate her, call 911 or contact the police dispatch.