Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigation Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C13001717
Shayne Y. K. Kobayashi
Media Release
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 38-year-old Puna man who was reported missing.
Shayne Yoshi Kalani Kobayashi of Pāhoa is described as part Hawaiian, about 5-foot-8, about 212 pounds with brown eyes, medium-length black hair and a mustache and goatee.
Kobayashi was last seen at his Pāhoa home on December 11.
Police ask that anyone with information on his whereabouts call Detective Todd Pataray at 961-2382 or email him at tpataray@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
