Name: Kainalu Higbee
Nickname: Kai
Age: 41 years old
Last seen: May 7, 2022
Location: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
Status: Still Missing
Case Information
41-year-old Kainalu Higbee was last seen in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on May 7, 2022. He disappeared after leaving his mother’s house, just a day before Mother’s Day.
Background
Kainalu Higbee was born in Maui, Hawaii. His mother is Hawaiian and his father from California.
At age seven, Higbee and his two siblings moved to live with his father in Huntington Beach, California, following his parents divorce. He eventually moved back to Hawaii when he was a teenager.
In 2003, Higbee met his future wife Samantha and the couple married two years later. They settled in Maui where they raised their three children.
At the time of his disappearance, Higbee was living with his family in the small town of Pāʻia, Maui. He worked as a landscaper, often on local properties where he was appreciated by property residents.
Described as a family man, Higbee was close to his kids and often spent time with them spearfishing, hiking and hunting.
According to his family, Higbee had a history of substance abuse but was clean for about three months before his disappearance.
Disappearance
On May 6, 2022, Kainalu Higbee reportedly ”fell off the wagon” and was told by his wife to leave as she didn’t want him to be seen by their children in that condition.
On May 7, 2022, Higbee went to his mother’s house, about 45 minutes away in Lahaina, Maui, where he typically goes to sober up after using.
At 11:30 pm, Higbee was last seen by his mother when he gave her his cell phone and a hug, telling her happy Mother’s Day before leaving in his car.
Higbee never returned home and hasn’t been heard from since.
On May 16, 2022, his wife Samantha filed a missing person’s report with the Maui Police Department when she couldn’t contact him.
On May 19, 2022, Higbee missed his oldest son’s high school graduation ceremony and party.
Investigation
On May 12, 2022, Higbee’s vehicle, a white Toyota Tacoma truck, was found abandoned in the parking garage of Sunset Café, a local restaurant on Front Street near the Lahaina Harbor in downtown Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii.
The vehicle was towed after it was observed unattended on Front Street between May 8 and May 12. Higbee’s wallet, driver’s license, debit cards, credit cards, and other personal belongings were found sitting on the seat in the unlocked truck.
Whereabouts
Police found no evidence, means or motive for foul play in Kainalu Higbee’s disappearance.
The circumstances of Kainalu Higbee’s disappearance remain unclear and his case is currently classified as missing. His case remains unsolved.
Appearance
Physical Description:
Native Hawaiian/White male. Kainalu has brown hair, brown eyes, stands 6’0 tall and weighs 185 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Kainalu has multiple traditional Hawaiian tattoos on his legs, arms, chest and back. His wife’s name “Sammie” is tattooed on his stomach. He has an identical twin brother Ka’unalu.
Clothing and accessories:
Kainalu was last seen wearing a white shirt and dark-colored board shorts.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Kainalu Higbee please contact the Maui Police Department at (808) 244-6400.
Resources & Further Information
Missing Person: Kainalu Higbee – Maui Police Department Facebook
Help find Kainalu Higbee on Maui – Go Fund Me
News & Media Links
Missing Person: Maui police seek public help in locating Pāʻia man – Maui Now 05/2022
Wife determined to find husband Kainalu Higbee, who disappeared in Maui, Hawaii, over a month ago – NBC News 06/2022
Videos & Flyers
Kai is my brother. There are some things that aren’t clear in this. He went missing the night of May 7. Very close to midnight. I visited him at my mom’s and had to work a shift at 11pm. Interestingly, the cops were at my work parking lot almost the whole night. I have a digital diary in which I made note of this. It seemed odd to me at the time.
Also, Kai’s wife suspected he was high on drugs. Because he was acting worried which she said he did that when she suspected he was high. But I saw him that night and I told him, it’s okay if you relapse. But he said, who said anything about relapse. He wasn’t concerned about relapse. Because he didn’t relapse. I went with my brother to areas where Kai was at and we spoke to people Kai was with. They all confirmed that Kai was not under the influence.
However, Kai was getting groupstalked for a year prior to his disappearance. He wore earplugs in his ears so he wouldn’t hear people groupstalking him. I took some photos of the people groupstalking me after I met with his detective and we looked at his truck and the last places he may have been. Then I was getting groupstalked shortly after. But the groupstalking didn’t harm me because I already know that is a manipulative tactic used by big business.
Kai is the second person in my family who has been a missing person. The first person is Leonardo Rojas Reyes. He is my brother in law. He was kidnapped by men using a ruse. They acted like cops and showed him badges. They put him in their car. They beat him up in the car as he tried to escape. They had guns and shovels in the car and was taking him to remote location called Kahakuloa that doesn’t have cellphone reception. They were taking him there and were paid hitmen to murder him but he talked his way out and offered them lots of money. The cops did a sting and got the three men.
I have 28 family and friends who have been murdered and their murders are covered up. They have been murdered because of punishment to me for advocating for the community of Maui. When i advocate, the people who inspire me to advocate are murdered. And their murders are covered up. Also, those close to me are murdered because they are vulnerable. They are easy targets to be murdered to teach me a lesson. I have listed the people who are murdered. They are murdered in my county, state, other states and other countries. There are greedy people in my county who don’t like me to speak at Maui budget meetings to ask for funding to go in to areas to help lift people. They murder my family and friends if they speak of corruption in my county too.
Since the county isn’t doing enough to help, the state also doesn’t want to help, I will go to the FBI to ask for help. Because right now, when I give tips, I face so much retaliation. It’s very bad. I get retaliated against immediately after I give a tip. I get harassed. My family members lose their jobs. I get attempts of murder done on me. I told the detective I wanted a more secure means to give tips and he won’t give me a more secure means. He also is very delayed in doing interviews. He took more than half a year to interview my sister in law. He purposely excludes me from meetings with the police about my brother’s case. He invites my dad, but not me.
I know what happened to my brother. Community advocates like myself who try to get affordable housing for everyone get targetted. Our family members are murdered. There is a real estate Mafia on Maui and we are harmed.