3-23-22 Police Seeking East Hawaii Runaway Makahiki Ikaika Moala

By Denise Laitinen | Published: March 23, 2022

Hawai‘i Police Department
Juvenile Aid Section – Area I
Police Officer III/K-9 Handler Corey M. Kaneko
Phone: (808) 961-8843
Report No.: 22-005181

Media Release

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Makahiki Ikaika Moala, who was reported as a runaway. Moala was last seen in Hilo on Monday, January 17, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. wearing grey shorts, grey hoody and shoes.

He is described as having a dark complexion and slim build, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with brown eyes and dark wavy hair that is sometimes dyed.

Moala is known to frequent the Panaewa and Keaukaha areas of Hilo.

Police ask anyone who may have information on Moala’s whereabouts to contact Acting Detective Corey M. Kaneko at (808) 961-8843 or the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.

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