Hawai‘i Police Department
Puna Patrol
Officer Kimberly Palea-Springer
Phone: (808) 965-2716
Report No.: 23-018389
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Elissa Karstu of Kea‘au, who was reported missing. She is considered endangered as she is in need of medication for a medical condition.
Karstu was last seen in the area of 40th Avenue in Orchidland in Kea‘au, on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., wearing a black bandana doo-rag, black shirt, blue and tan flannel jacket, and black and blue yoga pants.
Karstu is described as Caucasian with a fair complexion, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 130 pounds, with a shaved head and brown eyes. She also has a tattoo with writing on her neck.
Police ask anyone with information on Karstu’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311, attention Officer Kimberly Palea-Springer.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at (808) 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.