UPDATE: 45-year-old missing for nearly a month found in good health

Update at 5:55 p.m. Feb. 28, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department reports 45-year-old Monica Iaukea, who was previously missing, was located in good health.

Police thank the public for their cooperation and assistance with locating her.

Story originally posted at 3:11 p.m. Feb. 9, 2026: Hawai‘i Island police seek the public’s help in finding a missing and endangered woman.

Monica Iaukea, 45, was last seen in Hilo on Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. on the 100 block of Wainaku Street. She is Hawaiian, 5 feet and 5 inches tall, 170 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and a fair complexion.

According to police, Iaukea is in need of medication.

Anyone with information on Iaukea’s whereabouts is advised to call 911 or the police non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

No image of the missing woman is available at this time.