1-20-23 Police Seek Runaway Shaelynn Gomes

By Denise Laitinen | Published: January 20, 2023

Hawai‘i Police Department
South Hilo Patrol
Officer Lawrence Kobayashi
Phone: (808) 935-3311
Report No.: 23-002228

Media Release

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Shaelynn Gomes, who was reported as a runaway.

Gomes was last seen in the area of Ponahawai Street and Kapiolani Street in Hilo on Friday, January 6, 2023, around 11:00 p.m. wearing purple sweat pants, a dark blue hoodie, and black sandals.

She is described as having a slim build, 5 feet 1 inch tall, 100 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. 

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

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