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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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David Kawika Pukahi
Pukahi, date, approximate 2015; Gabriel Schmidt; Shawn Hardy
Date Missing 04/06/2015
Missing From
Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Pacific Islander
Age 54 years old
Height and Weight 5'11, 180 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue tank top, dark-colored shorts and beige work boots.
Associated Vehicle(s) Dark blue Chevrolet Silverado
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Pacific Islander male. Gray hair, brown eyes.
Details of Disappearance Pukahi was last seen with two male acquaintances, Gabriel Schmidt and Shawn Hardy, in a dark blue Chevrolet Silverado on Emerson Road in Honolulu, Hawaii at 1:10 p.m. on April 6, 2015. Witnesses reported seeing the two men assault and kidnap Pukahi. He has never been heard from again.
Photos of Schmidt and Hardy are posted with this summary. Schmidt is described as Caucasian, 6'0 and 195 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. H was 38 years old at the time of Pukahi's disappearance. Hardy is described as Caucasian, 5'8 and 165 pounds, and bald with blue eyes. He was 44 years old.
Pukahi previously frequented the North Shore, Haleiwa and Waialua areas of Hawaii. His remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Honolulu Crime Stoppers
808-955-8300
Other
Honolulu Crime Stoppers
Hawai'i Cold
Missing Person Photos
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe.
By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Photos
