Search for missing Japanese teen is halted
The Coast Guard Friday suspended the search for a student reported overboard from a Japanese training vessel about 70 miles southwest of Kauai.
Officials at the Coast Guard Command Center in Honolulu were notified just before 10 a.m. Tuesday that a 17-year-old male Japanese national was reported overboard from the 208-foot Hokuho Maru during a voyage from Honolulu to Japan. He was last seen at approximately 2:50 a.m. and was reported missing after he did not show up for muster.
He was wearing a light green jumpsuit. It is not known if he was wearing a life jacket.
The Coast Guard and Navy conducted an extensive search of the area, conducting 36 sorties, totaling 140 mission hours and covering approximately 14,192 square miles, according to an email statement.
Involved in the search were an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Barbers Point; the Coast Guard cutter Kittiwake, homeported in Honolulu; the Coast Guard cutter Kiska, homeported in Hilo; the USS Lake Champlain, homeported in San Diego; a Navy P-3 Orion crew from Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station; the Hokuho Maru and eight other Japanese training vessels.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the missing student’s family, friends and loved ones," said Coast Guard Capt. Shannon Gilreath, commanding officer of the Honolulu sector. "Suspending an active search is a difficult decision to make. We have exhausted all available resources in our efforts, but pending further developments, we have decided to suspend the search."
Man on bicycle is hit by car in Hawaii Kai
A 43-year-old man riding a bicycle on Kalanianaole Highway was in serious condition after being struck by a car fronting the Hawaii Kai Golf Club on Saturday.
The crash happened at 8902 Kalanianaole Highway around 10:19 a.m.
Collision seriously injures 71-year-old
A 71-year-old woman is in serious condition after she was struck by a car on Saturday, Emergency Medical Services said.
The incident happened around 11:20 a.m. on Keeau-moku Street near Bank of Hawaii.
Boy hospitalized after vehicle strikes him
An 11-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle while bicycling in Waimanalo around 9:10 p.m. Friday.
Paramedics treated the boy along Kalanianaole Highway and Wailea Street then transported him to an emergency room in serious condition.
