Search resumes for 2 missing teens off Oahu’s North Shore
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Samantha Chun, left, and Joseph Fujioka.
The search for two missing teens off Oahu’s North Shore resumed at first light this morning, according to Honolulu Ocean Safety.
The teens — Samantha Chun, 17, and Joey Fujioka, 18 – were last seen Friday night at a Mililani convenience store, according to Honolulu police, but family later found their personal belongings Saturday morning at Ke Iki Beach.
A search has been ongoing since Saturday morning by multiple agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, the Honolulu Fire Department, Ocean Safety and others.
HFD, which responded to a 911 call Saturday at about 10:45 a.m., said the department coordinated a search by land, air and ocean, along with Ocean Safety and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Search operations were suspended Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 p.m. due to darkness, but were scheduled to resume at first light the following day.
HFD Battalion Chief Robert Thurston told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Sunday that its policy is to search for three full days unless the department receives new information or there’s a reason for the fire chief to extend the search.
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That determination will be made on Tuesday, which would be considered the third full day of searching.
Honolulu CrimeStoppers has also issued a bulletin with photos and descriptions of the missing teens.
Chun is described as 5-foot-3-inches tall and about 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Fujioka is described as 5-foot-10-inches tall and about 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300. Anonymous web tips can submitted to honolulucrimestoppers.org or via the P3 Tips app.
