10-03-24 Hawai’i Island Police Renew Request for the Public’s Assistance in Locating Three Runaways

Hawai‘i Police Department
Acting Detective Corey Kaneko
Area I Juvenile Aid Section (JAS)
Phone: (808) 961-8843
Report No.: 24-071250, 24-074595 and 24-046584

Media Release

Hawai’i Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating two male and one female juvenile runaway.

• 17-year-old Hunter Mercier, who is known to frequent the lower Puna area, was reported as a runaway on Monday, August 6, 2024.  He is 6 feet 1 inch tall, 170 pounds, with a slim build, light brown hair, and brown eyes (Report #24-071250).

• 17-year-old Damon Weber, was last seen by Makaleka Road in Ka’u, on Wednesday, August 14, 2024, and is known to frequent the Puna and Ka’u areas.  He is described as having a dark complexion, thin build, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 150 pounds, with brown hair and eyes (Report #24-074595).

• 17-year-old Mary Costner, was last seen on foot near Maku’u Drive and 8th Avenue in Pahoa, on Monday, May 20, 2024.  She is 5 feet 2 inches tall, 170 pounds, with long dark brown hair and brown eyes. (Report #24-046584).

Police ask anyone who may have any information on their whereabouts to contact the Hawai’i Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Acting Detective Corey Kaneko at (808) 961-8843 or corey.kaneko@hawaiicounty.gov.