UPDATE: On June 5, 2025, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) resumed the search at 7:00 a.m. for the missing person near the China Walls area in Hawaii Kai with seven units staffed with 16 personnel. HFD focused its efforts on the area between Makapuu and Diamond Head utilizing HFD’s Air 1, Drone 1, Rescue Boat and rescue divers. Winds and surf conditions made search efforts challenging for today. HFD concluded search operations at 6:31 p.m. and is expected to continue at first light.

Earlier this week, the HFD received a request from the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) at 11:48 a.m. on June 3, 2025, to assist with a missing persons search near China Walls in Hawaii Kai. The first unit arrived on scene at 12:04 p.m. and gathered information from HPD. The search was suspended at 7:10 that night.
HFD assets resumed search efforts on June 4, 2025, at 8:06 a.m. and concluded operations at 7:15 p.m.
This is a coordinated search effort involving HFD, HPD, Honolulu Ocean Safety Department, and the U.S. Coast Guard.