SHORELINE AND APPROX. 1 TO 5 MILES OCEAN AREA HONAUNAU BOAT RAMP Missing Paddler Official Report
10:37am Saturday 6/5/2021
13 HFD apparatus plus Coast Guard Cutter & Chopper
13 HFD Personnel
personnel responded to missing canoe paddler. Along shoreline
Cause unknown
Family reported missing 66 yr. old male single canoe paddler wearing white shirt black shorts. Person fitting the description witnessed by other boaters launching from Honaunau Boat ramp @ 550am 6/5/21. @ approx 8am, Boat fishing in area, found unmanned 19 foot, blue white and red canoe approx 1 mile outside of Honaunau Boat ramp area. HFD, Coast Guard ,multiple volunteers searched by air, boat jet ski and walking along shoreline with negative findings. Coast Guard will search through the night and HFD will resume search at first light tomorrow am
