Dustin Ernest Gabel, 36, was last seen paddling out on a 9-foot white surfboard from Yokohama Bay in Waianae on October 25, 2005. A lifeguard observed him leave his 1993 white Volkswagen van at about 2:30 p.m. and head toward Kaena Point. Conditions that afternoon were reported as benign, with waves between flat and one foot.

The next day the same lifeguard found Gabel’s van still parked, unlocked with the key in the ignition and all of his personal belongings inside. That discovery prompted a search that included a three-day effort by first responders and Coast Guard assets—a helicopter, a C-130, and the Cutter Kiska—scanning waters out to about 10 miles in the Kauai Channel, but no sign of Gabel or his board was located.

Gabel was described as 6 feet tall, about 150 pounds, with blond hair and hazel eyes, last seen in brightly colored surf shorts. He had moved to Hawaii in 2002 from Denver and worked as a loan officer but frequently took extended surf trips. Does anyone who surfed the Waianae coast or knew Dustin remember seeing him that afternoon or have information about his usual surf spots?