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(Update) Police Renew Request for Assistance in Locating Runaway Naiomi Michael

February 27, 2026 |

16-year-old runaway Naiomi Michael who is described as Hawaiian/mixed ethnicity with a tan complexion, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 120 pounds, long hair (possibly bleached or colored), and brown eyes.

Hawai‘i Island police are again asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Naiomi Michael, who was reported as a runaway, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, and was last seen in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Kea‘au.

Michael is described as Hawaiian/mixed ethnicity with a tan complexion, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 120 pounds, long hair (possibly bleached or colored), and brown eyes. She is known to frequent the Puna, Hilo, and Kona areas.

Police ask anyone who may have any information on Michael’s whereabouts to please contact the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Acting Detective Corey Kaneko at (808) 961-8843 or corey.kaneko@hawaiipolice.gov.

Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance in this case.

Department:: Hawaiʻi Police Department
Division:: Area I Juvenile Aid Section
Officer:: Acting Detective/K-9 Handler Corey M. Kaneko
Phone:: (808) 961-8843
Report Number:: 25-085023

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