Loved ones of missing Big Island fisherman continue search and holding out hope

Loved ones of missing Big Island fisherman continue search and holding out hope

The Coast Guard said its exhausted everything its got in the search for a missing Big Island fisherman, but the family of Earl "Oa" Hind is not giving up.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Big Island fisherman | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for fisherman Earl “Oa” Hind, who went missing off the coast of Hawaii island on his 23-foot fishing boat.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Big Island fisherman

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The U.S. Coast Guard announced that they have suspended their search for a missing fisherman who was last seen near South Point off Hawaiʻi Island. According to authorities, Earl "Oa" Hind, 42, was last seen on his fishing boat on April 9, with the Coast Guard, DLNR and Big Island fire searching for him as of April 11. As of 3:30 p.m. on April 15, the search was officially suspended. Multi-agency search underway for miss…

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Fisherman off Hawaiʻi Island

Yesterday afternoon, the Coast Guard suspended its search for 42 year-old Earl “Oa” Hind, the fisherman who went missing off the coast of Hawaiʻi Island last week. Hind was last seen in the vicinity of Kaulana boat ramp. Coast Guard and partner agency crews searched 200,048 square nautical miles for over 242 combined hours. After receiving notification from Hawaiʻi County Fire Department personnel, watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Gu…