Skip to Main Content

Police Seeking Runaway Makoa Gonsalves

June 13, 2025 |
Categories: 
Media Releases
15-year-old Makoa Gonsalves, who was reported as a runaway.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Makoa Gonsalves, who was reported as a runaway.

He was last seen in the Honoka‘a area on Thursday June 12, 2025, around 11:00 a.m., wearing an unknown-colored shirt and shorts, camouflage Crocs, and carrying a red backpack.

He is described as Portuguese with a thin build, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, with short black hair with a fade and brown eyes.

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

Department:
Hawaiʻi Police Department
Division:
Hāmākua Patrol
Officer:
Officer Kimo Veincent
Phone:
(808) 775-7533
Report Number:
25-053369

Unsolved Homicides

Hawaiʻi Police Department believes every victim deserves justice, and that the deceased victim’s family, friends, and community deserve closure.

Please take a moment to review the Unsolved Homicides summaries and if you have any information pertaining to any of these cases, please submit a tip, email us or call our Unsolved Homicides Division at (808) 961-2380 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Thank you for your help!

Submit a Tip
Leilani Kim in white sweater set