Shanice Ogata‑Staudinger was 29 when she disappeared from the Puna coastline of Hawai‘i on the morning of July 9, 2023. She and a relative went to a local rocky shore known as Hau Bush, near Kahakai Boulevard and Papio Street in Pāhoa, to pick opihi. At some point during their time on the rocks she became separated from her companion and did not show up at the planned meeting spot; she was reported missing that evening.

A multiagency search involving the Hawai‘i Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and local police searched land, sea and air for three days, using a scent‑discriminating canine and a fire department helicopter, but found no trace and the initial intensive search was called off. Authorities said they had no confirmation Shanice entered the water. She was last seen wearing a black tank top or tube top and blue jeans.

Described as 5 feet 2 inches and about 150 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a dollar sign tattoo on her left cheek, Shanice’s image has been circulated while police continue to follow tips and interview friends, family and associates. The case remains open and her family continues to hope for answers.

If anyone was at Hau Bush on the morning of July 9, 2023 or has information about Shanice’s movements that day, please come forward.