Hawai‘i Police Department
Area II Criminal Investigation Section
Detective Carrie Akina
Phone (808) 326-4646, Ext. 277
Report No.: 23-109709
Media Release (Update #4)
Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Kunzang Yuthok who was last seen on the morning of Monday, November 20, 2023, in the Old Airport Park in Kailua-Kona. Her family is deeply concerned for her well-being and is offering a cash reward for information that may lead to her whereabouts.
Yuthok is described as Asian with medium complexion, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 110 pounds, with salt-and-pepper hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black top and shorts, a cap, and light blue running shoes.
Police ask anyone who may have information on Yuthok’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Acting Detective Joel Furuto of the Area II Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 326-4646, ext. 281, or email joel.furuto@hawaiicounty.gov.
Police are also requesting anyone who was driving or fishing in the vicinity on Monday, November 20, between 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., who may have dashcam footage or video footage to contact Detective Akina. Anyone who was surfing at Old Kona Airport at surf spots known as Pavilions, Middles, Randoms, and/or Superbowl’s, during the same time period on November 20 is also asked to contact Detective Furuto.
