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Peter Kema Missing Person Case

Last seen in Big Island, Hawaii on Sep 11, 1997

Victim Details

Apr 15, 2010

Jul 07, 2023

Peter

Kema

34

6

48 inches

50 lbs

Asian

Male

Sep 11, 1997

Big Island

Hawaii

Honolulu County

3642

Hawaii Police Department

Hilo

Hawaii

Hawaii County

96720

Greg Esteban

Captain

349 Kapiolani Street, Hawaii

8089353311

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.hawaiipolice.com/

F48921

Hawaii Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

08/02/2026


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In the late spring or summer of 1997, a six-year-old boy named Peter J. Kema Jr., affectionately known as 'Peter Boy,' vanished from the island of Hawai'i. For months, his absence went unreported to authorities. When questioned, his parents, Peter Kema Sr. and Jaylin Kema, told a convoluted story about taking their son to O'ahu and giving him to a woman named 'Auntie Rose Makuakane' in an informal adoption. They claimed they were homeless and couldn't care for ...
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Last Seen: Sep 11, 1997

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  • 25 years since Peter Boy Kema disappeared on the Big Island - KITV
  • Peter J. Kema Jr. - The Charley Project
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