Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating two teenage girls reported as runaways in separate incidents.
Divine Benn, 15, of Pahoa was reported as a runaway on Jan. 29. She was last seen at her home at 8:50 p.m. that evening, wearing a grey jacket, black shorts and black Crocs shoes. Benn is described as 5-feet-9-inches tall, 130 pounds, with black shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
Jaymelynn Pua-Queja, 16, of Naalehu was was reported as a runaway on Feb. 26. She was last seen at her family’s home on Feb, 8, wearing a grey sweater and blue jeans pants. Pua-Queja is described as 5-feet-5-inches tall, 150 pounds, with dark-brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on either teen’s whereabouts is asked to call the police department’s nonemergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300.