Police ask for help with finding endangered teen reported as runaway

Hawai‘i Island police seek the public’s help with locating an endangered 16-year-old reported as a runaway.

Kamaile Ako is 5-foot-3, 180 lbs., white, with brown eyes but known to wear blue contacts and long black hair possibly dyed red.

She was last seen at 4 a.m. Nov. 9 in Kailua-Kona. Kamaile is considered endangered because of her age.

Anyone with information that can assist with helping safely locate Kamaile is urged to call 9-1-1 or the Hawai‘i Police Department non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.