MEDIA RELEASE

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 36-year-old Puna man.

Chad Chun was last seen in the area of 15-1402 11th Avenue, Hawaiian Paradise Park on Saturday (March 16, 2013) at about 1000 a.m.

Chun is 6’0” tall, weighing about 160 pounds, with medium length black hair in a pony tail, and was last seen wearing camouflage pants and a blue jacket.

He has a medical condition requiring medication.

Police ask that anyone with information on Chun’s whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record any calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.

UPDATED (3/22/2013 at 7:16 PM)

Hawaiʻi Island police have located 36-year-old Chad Chun of Puna, who was reported missing. He was found Monday morning in Puna. As a precaution, he was taken to Hilo Medical Center for observation and then released.