Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Mary Kaniho of Waimea, who was reported missing by her family. Kaniho was last contacted on December 9, 2022, in the Waimea area.

She is described as Hawaiian, 5 feet 1 inch tall, 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She has tattoos on the right side of her face and neck.

Kaniho is believed to be operating a silver 2000 Honda Accord four door sedan with State of Hawaii license plates HKC 956.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact the police department’s non-emergency at (808) 935-3311 or South Kohala patrol Officer Robert Sakata at (808) 887-3080 or via email at Robert.Sakata@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at (808) 961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.