Search continues for missing elderly Hawaiian Paradise Park man; family offering cash reward

Big Island police are again renewing their request for information about the disappearance of 76-year-old William Romeo Bishop Sr. of Puna, who has been missing since the beginning of this year.

The Hawai’i Police Department says Bishop was last seen the afternoon of Jan. 22 in the area of his home on 22nd Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park. He has not been seen nor heard from since. His family is deeply concerned for his well-being and is offering a cash reward for information that could lead to finding him.

Bishop is 5-foot-8, weighs about 170 pounds and has a light complexion with gray hair and green eyes.

His 2019 Toyota Corolla was recovered. Detectives with the Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Section continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the vehicle’s discovery. They also have conducted countless interviews and follow-ups during the past several months in connection with Bishop’s disappearance.

Anyone who might have information about Bishop’s whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 or contact Detective Scotty Aloy with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at 808-961-2381 or via email at Scotty.Aloy@hawaiicounty.gov.