Family pleads for public’s help as officials end search for Big Isle fisherman

Family pleads for public’s help as officials end search for Big Isle fisherman

The family of a missing Hawaii island fisherman is pleading for the public’s help in locating Earl “Oa” Hind two days after the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search. Officials said Hind, 42, launched his 24-foot recreational fishing vessel, named Makalapuaonalani after his 17-year-old daughter, for a fishing trip from the South Point area March 7. Hind was last seen with his vessel April 9 at around noon in the vicinity of Kaulana boat ramp and…

Daughter Of Missing Fisherman Pleads To Continue Search

ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI - Makalapuaonalani Hind says her father has the skill, knowledge, and resilience to survive for weeks, even months, out at sea.