#Missing Child Center Hawaii
40 years since tragic loss of Maile Gilbert and 20 years of the Maile Amber Alert System
Monday, Aug. 25, 2025 marked the 40th year since 6-year-old Maile Gilbert was abducted and murdered on Oʻahu—a tragedy that led to the creation of Hawaiʻi’s MAILE AMBER Alert system 20 years ago.
MAILE AMBER ALERT TEST SCHEDULED THURSDAY
(Posted by Wendy OSHER © 2009) A test of the state’s MAILE AMBER Alert system will be conducted on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 11:45 am. The MAILE AMBER acronym stands for Minor Abducted in Life-threatening Emergency and America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response. The test will originate from the Kauai Police Department LÄ«hu’e headquarters and broadcast […]