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Wailuku teen reported missing after failing to return home from school

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Latanoa Taione

The Maui Police Department is seeking the public’s help with any information on the whereabouts of Latanoa Taione, 16, of Wailuku.

Taione was reported missing by a concerned family member on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after she failed to return home from school.  Taione was last seen by a family member that morning when she was dropped off at school at 7:30 a.m.   She does not have a cell phone or a vehicle.

Taione is described as being 5 feet tall, weighing about 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.  She was last wearing a black sweater and black sweat pants.  Both of her nostrils are pierced.

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Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Taione is asked to contact the Maui Police Department’s non-emergency number at 808-244-6400; if it is an emergency, dial 911 and refer to MPD report number 26-000817.

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