#missing fisherman hawaii

Op-Ed: A Daughter’s Plea: Don’t Stop the Search for My Father Lost at Sea By Makalapuaōnalani Alicia Hind *****Views expressed in Op-Ed pieces are those of the author’s alone and do not reflect or represent the opinions, policies or positions of Maui Now.*****

Hawai’i Island police are seeking the public’s help with information on the whereabouts of a Kailua-Kona man whose one-man canoe was found unmanned approximately one mile offshore of Honaunau Bay on Saturday. The man’s 15-foot teal colored canoe was identified as belonging to 66-year old Michael Kitagawachi of Kailua-Kona. Kitagawachi is reported to have left […]

The man went missing at around 2:50 p.m.on Saturday when he was reportedly swept out to sea while retrieving his fishing nets.