Although 42-year-old fisherman Earl Kekuanaoa Hind has been missing for nearly a week and the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search efforts Tuesday afternoon, friends and family still have hope he will be found alive.
Anthony Vierra, a friend of Hind, said if there’s anybody who knows the ocean, it is Hind, an experienced fisherman.
“We’re hopeful he’s floating somewhere,” Vierra said…