Hawai‘i Police Department
South Kohala Patrol
Sergeant Thomas Chun-Ming
Phone: (808) 887-3080
Report No.: 22-109771
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Mary Kaniho of Waimea, who was reported missing by her family. Kaniho was last contacted on December 9, 2022, in the Waimea area. However, new information has come to light that she may be in the Puna area in the vicinity of Mountain View or Pāhoa.
Kaniho is described as Hawaiian, 5 feet 1 inch tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She has tattoos on the right side of her face and neck.
Kaniho is believed to be operating a silver 2000 Honda Accord four door sedan with State of Hawaii license plates HKC 956.
Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the police department’s non-emergency at (808) 935-3311 or South Kohala patrol Officer Robert Sakata at (808) 887-3080 or via email at Robert.Sakata@hawaiicounty.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at (808) 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
