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Gov. Green signs ‘Silver Alert’ notifications into law
Gov. Josh Green, M.D., signed Senate Bill 2305 into law on Monday, establishing a Silver Alert Program within the Department of Law Enforcement. SB 2305 implements a Silver Alert Program to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are 65 years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled.
Legislature passes Silver Alert bill to protect vulnerable community members
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the Hawaiʻi State Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 2305 SD2 HD2 CD1 to establish a Silver Alert Program to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are particularly vulnerable, including community members who are elderly or are cognitively impaired or developmentally disabled.
UPDATED/LOCATED: Maile Amber Alert canceled for missing/endangered 3-month-old child Hoku Nui Pueo Wada
UPDATE/LOCATED: Nadira Rosado and her son have been located. Police say the baby, 3-month-old Hoku Nui Pueo Wada, is in good health. The Maile Amber Alert is canceled as of 6:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.
Man accused of kidnapping teen girl on Hawaiʻi island is charged
The 52-year-old suspect was charged with two counts each of kidnapping, first degree terroristic threatening, first degree robbery, and one count each of methamphetamine trafficking and first degree sex assault.
MAILE AMBER Alerts used for only second time in Hawai’i, with two rescued children
For the first time in 17 years, wireless phones across the State of Hawaiʻi received the unfamiliar siren sounds and buzzing of MAILE AMBER alerts, detailing an abduction of a teen on the Big Island.
Abducted teen on Big Island rescued Saturday; Alleged kidnapper arrested
Teen Mikella Lani Debina, who was abducted Friday on the Big Island by a 52-year-old man, was rescued Saturday at a cafe in Hilo. The manhunt continues for her kidnapper.
Bill to Expand AMBER Alert Advances in US Senate
A bill that expands the AMBER Alert system to include all US territories passed in the US Senate. It was co-authored by Sen. Schatz of Hawai‘i.
Legislation Introduced To Expand Amber Alert System To All US Territories
Lawmakers say that since its inception, the Amber Alert System has helped rescue more than 900 children to date.
