Shanice Ogata-Staudinger Missing in Hawaii: The Hau Bush Disappearance in Pahoa, Big Island | 067

Shanice Ogata-Staudinger disappeared in Pahoa on Hawaii Island on July 9, 2023, after going opihi picking near Hau Bush with a relative. She never returned to their prearranged meeting spot, and years later she still has not been found. In this episode, we stay close to the verified record and to the silence around it. The public story begins with one stretch of coastline near Kahakai Boulevard and Papio Street, a missed meeting point, and a search by land, air, and sea that turned up nothing. But the deeper you go, the less this case feels like a simple shoreline disappearance and the more it feels like one of those absences that keeps pressing outward long after the first headlines fade. Police renewed their call for information in September 2023, April 2024, and again in April 2025, saying they were still following up on tips and interviewing associates, friends, and family. Hawaii News Now also reported that Shanice was one of six especially concerning missing-person cases out of Puna as police said foul play was suspected in multiple open cases on Hawaii Island, while also stressing they did not believe all of those cases were connected. If you have information about Shanice Ogata-Staudinger’s disappearance, Hawaii Police ask that you contact Detective Sybastian Keltner of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2378 or [email protected], or call the department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311. Sources used for this episode: Hawaii Police Department — Police Continue Search for Pahoa Woman Missing Since 2023 https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-continue-search-for-pahoa-woman-missing-since-2023/ Hawaii Police Department — 4-08-24 Police Continue Search for Missing Pahoa Woman Shanice Ogata-Staudinger https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/4-08-24-police-continue-search-for-missing-pahoa-woman-shanice-ogata-staudinger/ Hawaii Police Department — 9-29-23 Police Continue Search for Missing Pahoa Woman Shanice Ogata-Staudinger https://www.hawaiipolice.com/9-29-23-police-continue-search-for-missing-pahoa-woman-shanice-ogata-staudinger Hawaii Police Department — 5-11-23 Police Request Assistance Locating Wanted Individual in an Assault Investigation https://www.hawaiipolice.com/5-11-23-police-request-assistance-locating-wanted-individual-in-an-assault-investigation Hawaii Police Department — 5-18-23 (Update) Wanted Individual in an Assault Investigation Located https://www.hawaiipolice.com/5-18-23-update-wanted-individual-in-an-assault-investigation-located Big Island Now — Hawaii police searching for missing opihi picker in Pahoa https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/10/hawaii-police-searching-for-missing-opihi-picker-in-pahoa/ Big Island Now — Search continues for Pahoa woman reported missing while picking opihi at Hau Bush https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/11/search-continues-for-pahoa-woman-reported-missing-while-picking-opihi-at-hau-bush/ Big Island Now — Search ends for Pahoa woman reported missing on Sunday while picking opihi https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/13/search-ends-for-pahoa-woman-reported-missing-on-sunday-while-picking-opihi/ Big Island Now — Hawaii Island police continue to seek information related to Pahoa woman who went missing in 2023 https://bigislandnow.com/2025/04/27/hawaii-island-police-continue-to-seek-information-related-to-pahoa-woman-who-went-missing-in-2023/ Hawaii News Now — Search underway for missing opihi picker on Hawaii Island https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/07/10/hawaii-island-police-launch-missing-person-case-after-woman-fails-return-picking-opihi/ Hawaii News Now — Foul play may be involved in at least 6 missing persons cases on Hawaii Island https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/10/21/hawaii-island-police-suspect-foul-play-missing-persons-cases-nearly-double-last-year/ #ShaniceOgataStaudinger #MissingInHawaii #Pahoa #BigIsland #HawaiiTrueCrime #MissingPerson #UnsolvedMystery #BeneathThePalms