HONOLULU (KHON2) — It has almost been one week since 31-year-old Hannah Kobayashi disappeared in California.
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Los Angeles Police Department Missing Persons confirmed on Friday, Nov. 15 that Hannah is listed as a missing person. Some family members are on the ground in hopes of finding her.
Hannah’s aunt drove six hours from Big Sur to Los Angeles to try and help find her niece. Airport authorities released a photo that was taken before Hannah was supposed to get on her connecting flight to New York on Friday, Nov. 8.
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“The LAPDX have been helpful. They have been trying to find CCTV footage. We got that picture of her de-boarding the plane,” said Larie Pidgeon.
Hannah’s family said her texts seemed to change tone before they stopped completely and a strange post on her Instagram on Sunday, Nov. 10 with LeBron James and Nike logos was discovered to be from an event at The Grove.
They searched the internet for any video taken by attendees and found a short clip that showed Hannah walking with headphones on.
“We are 100% positive. And as of today, we spoke with that videographer who made that video and got a timestamp that she was here at the Grove at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday,” Pidgeon said. “This is going on six days that we have not seen her and her phone has been off for six days!”
“Hannah is sweet and loving and kind, and she wouldn’t make any of us worry.”
Larie Pidgeon, Hannah Kobayashi’s aunt
Hannah’s dad and another aunt are also in California to find her while Hannah’s older sister will fly out on Saturday, Nov. 16 to help as well. Hannah’s mom will remain in Hawaii with Hannah’s baby sister, Hope.
“We have like an unwritten rule that we always check in no matter if it’s me, Syd, Hope, Hannah, we, it’s like, ‘Okay, I’m here and I’m safe,” said Hannah’s mom, Brandi Kobayashi.
“It’s not a normal behavior of hers to just disappear or to have something so planned out, because when she has her mind set on something as far as traveling,” said Hannah’s older sister, Sydni Kobayashi.
“Become hell or high water, she’s there,” Brandi said.
“And that is why we are so grateful for the news outlets, for the media, for everyone covering this and trying to help us find our missing niece, daughter, sister,” Pidgeon said.
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Hannah’s phone was last located at the Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, Nov. 11. Anyone who has seen her or has any information about her whereabouts is asked to call LAPD.
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