Posted on 9:12 pm, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Tags: big island, hilo, missing boater, papaikou
The search for missing fisherman Mitchell Wailani ended Tuesday evening (July 12) after another full day of searching by the Hawaii County Fire Department with no results. Wailani left Hilo Tuesday (July 5) on a fishing trip and had not been in contact with friends or family since Thursday (July 7). Wailani was reported overdue […]
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Posted on 7:50 pm, Sunday, July 10, 2011. Tags: big island, hilo, missing boater, papaikou
Fire Department rescue personnel performed a second day of searching for the operator of a 24 foot boat which ran aground Sunday off Papaikou along the shoreline below Kaoe Road. Chopper One performed an aerial search three miles North, one mile offshore and South to Hilo Bay. A rescue boat and divers searched waters 500 […]
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