Police Renew Request for Missing Teen

Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Bella Gaseta, of Mountain View, who was reported as a runaway.

Gaseta was last seen at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 3 wearing a pink sweatshirt, sweatpants, and shoes in the 11-2200 block of Ali‘i Wao Road (Jungle King Avenue) in the Fern Forest subdivision of Mountain View.

She is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 180-200 pounds, with blue eyes and shoulder-length brown hair with red coloring.

Gaseta is considered endangered as she may be in need of medical assistance.

Police ask anyone who may have information about Gaseta’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 or contact Acting Detective Corey Kaneko of the Area I Juvenile Aid Section at 808-961-8843.