Police Seeking Two Female Runaways
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two female runaways.
Divine Benn, age 15, (Report #: 25-009376), was reported as a runaway on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. She was last seen at her residence in the Pāhoa area at 8:50 p.m. that evening, wearing a grey jacket, black shorts, and black Crocs shoes. Benn is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 130 pounds, with black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
Jaymelynn Pua-Queja, age 16, (Report #: 25-018746), was reported as a runaway on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. She was last seen at her family’s residence in Nā‘ālehu, on February 8, wearing a grey colored sweater and blue jeans pants. Pua-Queja is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 150 pounds, with dark-brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
Police ask anyone with information about either teen’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Acting Detective Corey Kaneko at (808) 961-8843 or email: corey.kaneko@hawaiicounty.gov.
- Department:
- Hawaiʻi Police Department
- Division:
- Area I Juvenile Aid Section
- Officer:
- Acting Detective Corey Kaneko
- Phone:
- (808) 961-8843
- Report Number:
- 25-009376 and 25-018746
