Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help to locate 50-year-old Shawndell Cortez and her 7-year-old daughter, Amina Bivings, who were reported missing after last being seen in Kailua-Kona on August 3, around noon. Police said Cortez is considered endangered due to a medical condition, according to the County of Hawai'i.
Authorities described Cortez as a Filipino woman, 5 feet tall, about 180 pounds, with a light brown complexion, long straight blonde hair, and brown eyes. She has a multicolored rose tattoo on her chest, a faded black cross on her left middle finger, and the name “Daniel J” on her left hand. Her daughter, Bivings, who is of Puerto Rican, African American, and Filipino descent, is 4 feet tall, about 50 pounds, with a medium brown complexion, curly light brown hair with blonde tips, and brown eyes, as reported by the County of Hawai'i.
The Hawai‘i Police Department is continuing the search for Shawndell Cortez and her daughter Amina Bivings, who were last seen in the Kailua-Kona area. Images of the two have been shared, and police are asking for the public’s help. “Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Hawai‘i Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311," the department stated, as mentioned by the County of Hawai'i.
