Police Looking for 2 Female Runaways

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two female runaways, 15-year-old Uilani Ahuna and 17-year-old Kelis Garmon-Mercado.

Ahuna was last seen on Wednesday, June 29 at 4:10 p.m. in the 1100 block of Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo wearing a black “NB” jacket, blue shorts, and slippers.

She is described as Hawaiian with a slim build, about 5 feet 1 inch tall, 100 pounds, with long brown hair and brown eyes.

Garmon-Mercado was last seen in the 1700 block of Kinoole Street in Hilo on Thursday, June 30 at 7:33 p.m. wearing a pink hoodie, a black tutu, and blue slippers.

She is described as Caucasian with a large build, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, 190 pounds, with black curly hair and brown eyes.

Police ask anyone with information on Ahuna’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 or contact Officer Noah Serrao at noah.serrao@hawaiicounty.gov. Anyone with information on Garmon-Mercado’s whereabouts can also call the police department’s non-emergency line or contact Officer Bryson Arquitlola-Takiue at Bryson.arquitola-takiue@hawaiicounty.gov.