UPDATED (9:31 AM on 4/7/2014)

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 24-year-old Karissa Hirahara of a Keaʻau, who was reported missing.

She was found unharmed in Pāhoa on Saturday (April 5).

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Karissa Hirahara

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 24-year-old woman who was reported missing.

Karissa Hirahara of a Kea’au address was last seen in Kea’au on March 24, 2014. She is described as Japanese, 5’5” – 5’6” tall, 170-175 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink sleeveless shirt with a brown jacket with laces on the sleeves and black shorts.

She may be in the lower Puna area and has a medical condition that requires medication.

Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Detective Wendall Carter at 961-2378.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.