MEDIA RELEASE

Kuuipo Taketa

Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Kailua-Kona girl who was reported missing.

Kuuipo Taketa was last seen in Kona on January 19. She is described as 5-foot-2, 115 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311.

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