#Search Suspended
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for fisherman who went missing off Big Island’s south coast
U.S. Coast Guard and partner agency crews had searched 200,048 square nautical miles for more than 242 combined hours by the time the agency suspended its search efforts for for missing 42-year-old Kona fisherman Earl “Oa” Hind at 3:30 p.m. the afternoon of April 15. Family and friends, however, are not giving up hope.