Big Island police are searching for a 28-year-old Hilo woman reported as missing.
Big Island police are searching for a 28-year-old Hilo woman reported as missing.
Kimberly Leinaala Mattos, also known as Kimberly Aki, was last seen around 10 a.m. Wednesday at her Hoohua Street home, according to the Hawaii Police Department. Mattos, who has a condition that requires medication, was wearing blue jeans, brown sandals and a faded salmon-colored top with floral designs.
She was last seen operating a cream-colored 2005 Nissan Altima four-door sedan bearing the license plate “HFE 225.” The driver’s side front headlight is cracked and secured with transparent tape, according to police.
Mattos is described as Hawaiian, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, according to police. She also has numerous tattoos on her legs, arms, chest and back including a strand of leaves around her right bicep, a flower on her chest, single roses on her shoulder blades, the name “Eric” on her upper back and a colorful flower on her upper right thigh.
Police ask that anyone with information on her whereabouts contact Detective Joel Field at 961-2381 or by email at jfield@co.hawaii.hi.us. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.