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#Mikella Debina

State of Hawaiʻi Uses MAILE AMBER Alert for Only Second Time in 17 Years

The MAILE AMBER Alert system has been used only twice in 17 years in Hawaiʻi, but both times it was successful, including on Saturday with the rescue of a teenage on the Big Island.

How was a 15-year-old girl rescued from an abductor on the Big Island?

Teenager Mikella Debina was rescued from an abductor at a Hilo restaurant after an employee recognized her from a MAILE AMBER alert.
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