Missing 10-year-old boy found in good health

Update: Big Island police said in a 5:45 p.m. media release Tuesday that 10-year-old Kainoha Nowell, who was previously reported as missing, was located in good health in Hilo. The Hawai‘i Police Department thanks the public for its assistance.

Original story: The Hawai‘i Police Department is asking the public for help with locating 10-year-old Kainoha Nowell, who is missing.

Kainoha is described as 4 feet, 4 inches tall, weighing 70 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of West Lanikaula Street in Hilo, wearing a white/gray jacket, shorts and brown slippers.

Kainoha was initially reported as a runaway but because of his age, he is considered a missing endangered child.

Anyone with information that can assist in helping safely locate Kainoha is asked to call 911 or contact police dispatch at 808-935-3311.