UPDATED (6/20/2013 at 7:8 AM)

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 15-year-old Kaiini Nihoa of Pāhoa, who was reported missing. Police made contact with her in Pāhoa on Wednesday morning.

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Kaiini Nihoa

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 15-year-old Pāhoa girl who was reported missing. Kaiini Nihoa was last seen at Spencer Beach Park in South Kohala at 11:30 p.m. Saturday (June 15).

She is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-2, 140-150 pounds with brown eyes and black shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing gray shorts with white trim, a gray top with white stripes, and slippers.

Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Officer Jerome Manuel at 326-4646, extension 303, or jmanuel@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.