(BIVN) – On the day before Veterans Day, the Hawaiʻi Police Department issued a news release, renewing their request for any information regarding a Puna man who went missing over three years ago.
38-year-old Kelly Gravitt of Pāhoa is a combat-wounded member of the 82nd Airborne, and Purple Heart recipient.
Police say Gravitt was 34 years old at the time of his disappearance. He was last seen between May 12th and May 14th, 2023, in the area of Highway 130 and Kaimu-Makena Homestead Road in Puna.
Police say Gravitt was known to frequent Pāhoa and Kalapana, including the Sea View lawn, Kahena Beach, and Uncle Roberts areas.
Gravitt is described as Caucasian, 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with brown hair, blue eyes, and a thick auburn beard. He has numerous tattoos and distinct scars on his lower legs from injuries he sustained serving oversees in the United States military.
“To date, detectives have conducted copious interviews, numerous follow-ups, and continue to actively investigate Gravitt’s 2023 disappearance,” the police news release stated.
Police say anyone who may have information is asked to contact Detective Sybastian Keltner of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section Unsolved Homicides and Missing Persons Unit at (808) 961-2326, or by email at Sybastian.Keltner@hawaiipolice.gov.
Individuals wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Police say all Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
