Hawai‘i Island police renew request for information regarding missing military veteran
To date, detectives have conducted copious interviews, numerous follow-ups, and continue to investigate the 38-year-old's 2023 disappearance actively.
Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for any information regarding the disappearance of a military veteran from Pāhoa who was last seen in May 2023.
Kelly Gravitt, who was 34 at the time, was last seen in the area of Highway 130 and Kaimu-Makena Homestead Road in Pāhoa, according to a news release from Hawai‘i Police Department. He is known to frequent Pāhoa and Kalapana, including the Sea View lawn, Kahena Beach, and Uncle Roberts areas.
Gravitt, now 38 years old, is a combat-wounded member of the 82nd Airborne and a Purple Heart recipient.
He is Caucasian, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a thick auburn beard. Gravitt has numerous tattoos and distinct scars on his lower legs from injuries he suffered while serving overseas in the United States military.
To date, detectives have conducted copious interviews, numerous follow-ups, and continue to actively investigate Gravitt’s 2023 disappearance.
Anyone who may have information is asked to contact Detective Sybastian Keltner of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section Unsolved Homicides and Missing Persons Unit at 808-961-2326, or by email at Sybastian.Keltner@hawaiipolice.gov.
Individuals wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
