William Scott Stanga, 52, known to many as Scott, was last seen on July 31, 2020, snorkeling and spearfishing with companions off Pāʻia, near Kūʻau Bay Beach below Mama’s Fish House. Companions returned toward shore and realized they had lost sight of him around 3 p.m.; when he did not return, friends called 911 and authorities treated it as an overdue-waterman missing-person case.

A large multi-agency search followed. The U.S. Coast Guard and Maui Fire Department conducted extensive searches — 35 searches covering 621 square nautical miles — but crews found no sign of Stanga, and the active search was suspended after sunset on the Monday following his disappearance.

The case is defined by that afternoon on the water, the rapid escalation to a large-scale search, and the lack of any public confirmation that he was located. Does anyone who was in the Pāʻia area that day or who knew Scott have information that could shed light on his disappearance?