David Kapule, 78, vanished from a care home on Inoa Street in Waimanalo, Hawaii, in the early morning of October 4, 1999. He had Alzheimer’s disease, a heart condition requiring daily medication including a blood thinner, and had suffered two prior strokes. A family friend who was caring for him that morning was making breakfast when he wandered away at about 6:00 a.m. and was last seen wearing a blue shirt and white knee-length shorts. He was not carrying identification; it is believed he may have had some money and possibly took a bus.

Kapule is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, 145 to 155 pounds, with white hair and brown eyes. His family reports he had a history of wandering in the afternoons but had always been returned until that morning. The Honolulu Police Department investigated and he was classified as an endangered missing person; despite searches and follow-up, no confirmed sightings have been reported and he has never been found.

If anyone remembers seeing David in Waimanalo or along possible bus routes on October 4, 1999, please come forward with information that might help his family.