UPDATE: Police locate missing 16-year-old considered endangered
Update at 11:07 a.m. Oct. 3, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department reports that missing 16-year old Xian Kester Andres, who was considered endangered, was located in good health in Hilo. Police thank the public for its assistance.
Story originally posted at 6:44 p.m. Oct. 2, 2026: Hawai‘i Police Department asks the public for its help with finding a missing and endangered teenager last seen earlier Oct. 2.
Xian Kester Andres is 16 years old, 5-foot-6, 145 lbs., with black hair, brown eyes and glasses.
He was last seen at 9:30 a.m. Friday near Kea‘au High School and Highway 130 in Kea‘au, driving a 2024 two-door Subaru sedan with license plate number ZMG 315.
Xian could need medical attention.
Anyone with information that can help safely locate Xian is urged to call 9-1-1 or the Hawai‘i Police Department non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 immediately.
