August 20, 2025, 9:53 AM HST
* Updated August 20, 10:32 AM
Update 10:30 a.m. Aug. 20: Hawaii Police reports that Myles Buyuan-Martin, 16, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in South Hilo in good health at 10 a.m.
Original post: Hawaii Island police is seeking the public’s help in finding a 16-year-old endangered runaway.
Myles Buyuan-Martin (Photo courtesy: Hawai‘i Island police)
Myles Buyuan-Martin was last seen on the 40 block of Santos Street in Hilo on Aug. 16 at midnight. He is a local boy, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weights 250 pounds.
The teen, who is considered endangered because of his age, has medium-length wavy brown hair and brown eyes. Myles has gauged earrings in both ears, tattoos include a monkey on his right shoulder, a cow on his left shoulder, and a depiction of the character SpongeBob SquarePants on his right wrist.
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Anyone with information on Myles’ whereabouts is asked to call police at 911 or the non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.