Kimberly Ann Cardarella was 35 when she disappeared from Kalapana Seaview Estates in Puna in the summer of 2007. She was described as a petite Caucasian woman, about 5 feet 1 inch to 5 feet 3 inches tall, 100–120 pounds, with light brown hair and brown eyes; she reportedly had an unspecified medical condition and may have had a surgical scar on her head.

Kimberly did not hold a driver’s license and commonly hitchhiked on the island. The last confirmed sighting was around noon on a late July day when a witness saw her hitchhiking on Route 130 in Pahoa and get into a vehicle headed toward Pahoa. At that time she was believed to be wearing a light-colored long-sleeved shirt, blue jean shorts, and carrying a black backpack. She had not been seen at her home for a few days before that sighting.

Police described a disturbing email Kimberly sent to a family member in the days before she vanished; the contents were not released publicly. The Hawaii County Police Department classified her as an Endangered Missing person and investigated the case, which was also featured on a local true crime television program, but leads have been scarce and the investigation remains open.

Did anyone in the Pahoa or Kalapana Seaview Estates area see Kimberly or her backpack around late July 2007?