Friends, family hold out hope missing Kona fisherman will be found alive

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…

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