UPDATE: Missing endangered 30-year-old man located

Update at 11:21 a.m. July 15, 2025: Hawai’i Police Department reports that 30-year-old Brian McGowan, who was previously reported as an endangered missing person, was located July 14 in Hilo in good health. 

Original post from 3:37 p.m. July 14, 2025: Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 30-year-old Brian McGowan, who has been reported missing.

He was last seen in the area of the 300 block of Waiānuenue Avenue in Hilo on the afternoon of Thursday, July 10.

McGowan is described as having a light complexion, 6 feet tall, weighing approximately 165 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a red shirt and red pants.

McGowan may need medical assistance.

Police ask anyone with information about McGowan’s whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency number at 808-935-3311.