CA HANNAH KOBAYASHI: Missing from Los Angeles, CA - 8 Nov 2024 - Age 30 *Found Safe*

Maui woman reported missing while traveling, family seeks help finding her

30-year-old Ha'iku resident Hannah Kobayashi was reportedly last seen at the Los Angeles International Airport nearly a week ago.

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Maui woman reported missing while traveling, family seeks help finding her​

Loved ones of Ha'iku resident Hannah Kobayashi are trying tirelessly to find her after she reportedly disappeared while traveling to the mainland.

"We're just trying to not be paralyzed, in a way, not think of the worst," Kobayashi's aunt Larie Pidgeon said.

The 30-year-old was reportedly last seen at the Los Angeles International Airport nearly a week ago.

Pidgeon said Kobayashi had a layover in Los Angeles last Friday on her way to New York for a concert and a photography job, as well as to visit Pidgeon’s sister.

A friend of Kobayashi’s just so happened to be traveling on the same flights as her, Pidgeon added, and last saw her at LAX.

But then Kobayashi missed the flight to New York, which was one of the last of the night.

"That's when everything started getting fuzzy and we're starting to lose contact with her," Pidgeon explained.

A screenshot of messages Pidgeon said Kobayashi sent to the aunt in New York mentioned, "I just finished a very intense spiritual awakening."

Another text apologized for "craziness," adding afterward "was definitely intercepted."

According to Pidgeon, Kobayashi's last text was sent on the same day to her roommate, in which she mentions feeling scared, and that someone might be trying to steal her money and identity.

Since then, relatives have been having trouble getting in touch with her, and her phone appears to be unreachable.

"It (Kobayashi's phone) was pinging in the LAX airport and it no longer... it goes straight to voicemail," Pidgeon said.

"It didn't move from LAX airport so that is where we know that she last was."


MEDIA - HANNAH KOBAYASHI: Missing from Los Angeles, CA - 8 Nov 2024 - Age 30

 

[Tresir]

Boarding a Greyhound with no obvious others. Seems willingly.

Her actions vs texts to family sure sounds like she was lying to them about her plans.
Still positive she left willingly but still not sure if it's still willingly.

Well, maybe we should just butt out and let LAPD continue their investigations. Did anyone mention where this Greyhound bus was heading?

"we would also appreciate it if we don’t have armchair investigators commenting here or making their own speculations. the more days go by, the harder this gets for us all as a family while also grieving the loss of my father. please give us some grace and we need the public now more than ever to just keep posting everyday. we are not giving up."

 

[Guess Who]

Lots of info here

SF INVESTIGATES • STEVE FISCHER on X: "I'm confident that the evidence indicates Hannah Kobayashi has not been abducted and is not a victim of sex trafficking. There are numerous details that have not been disclosed, which is unfair to the public. According to several close to her, psychedelics and drugs are a part" / X

 

[Kimster]

Boarding a Greyhound with no obvious others. Seems willingly.

Her actions vs texts to family sure sounds like she was lying to them about her plans.
Still positive she left willingly but still not sure if it's still willingly.

I haven’t been down in that area for 30 years, but I’ll tell you what, even 30 years ago the area around that Greyhound bus station was sketchy. And it was so easy to get lost at LAX. I used to call at the zoo.



My imagination is telling me that it’s gotten to be much worse. So I think that the assumption that she may have been wandering around trying to figure things out for a while could be true, and it is also true that eventually she found the wrong person.

 

[Tresir]

I haven’t been down in that area for 30 years, but I’ll tell you what, even 30 years ago the area around that Greyhound bus station was sketchy. And it was so easy to get lost at LAX. I used to call at the zoo.

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My imagination is telling me that it’s gotten to be much worse. So I think that the assumption that she may have been wandering around trying to figure things out for a while could be true, and it is also true that eventually she found the wrong person.

But why would she do this? How did she even miss her connecting flight in the first place but her ex make the flight? And then she returned to rebook but did not get on another flight? Did she voluntarily decide to not take that connecting flight? If so she would have had to pay for another flight to NY which cannot be cheap from LA. Also, why was her father at the airport car park, where he fell and died? I just thing some weird stuff is happening or we are not getting the whole story.


ETA just did a quick google. Flight LA to NY price range.
$145 to $210

 

[Guess Who]

But why would she do this? How did she even miss her connecting flight in the first place but her ex make the flight? And then she returned to rebook but did not get on another flight? Did she voluntarily decide to not take that connecting flight? If so she would have had to pay for another flight to NY which cannot be cheap from LA. Also, why was her father at the airport car park, where he fell and died? I just thing some weird stuff is happening or we are not getting the whole story.


ETA just did a quick google. Flight LA to NY price range.
$145 to $210

We are definitely not getting the whole story. She was obviously lying to somebody between her family and friends because the stories going to each contradict one another. This makes me believe she at least started off voluntarily staying in LA. I'm stuck on that she is texting about her spending all this money on a hotel but tells somebody else she's staying with her aunt. She's being elusive about her actual plans on purpose for some reason. Definitely not sure if she's just off cutting ties right now or if something did happen to her.

 

[Kimster]

But why would she do this? How did she even miss her connecting flight in the first place but her ex make the flight? And then she returned to rebook but did not get on another flight? Did she voluntarily decide to not take that connecting flight? If so she would have had to pay for another flight to NY which cannot be cheap from LA. Also, why was her father at the airport car park, where he fell and died? I just thing some weird stuff is happening or we are not getting the whole story.


ETA just did a quick google. Flight LA to NY price range.
$145 to $210

I can see her missing the flight. When I first saw that timeline, I thought that was awful fast to try to find your connecting flight, if the LAX layout was making her confused. Depends on what gate it was at. But then after that? I would be sticking close to my next flight for sure. It could be that she was impaired.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'm not getting into new ones here and hadn't followed this one but this morning I ended up hearing a caller and discussion on this case on Gray Hughes. So since I now have heard a fair bit about it, I came in. Only to say there's far more than is here I gather, that doesn't seem to be touched on. However, I haven't had time to read all links, etc. but some seems not to be at first glance.

Not sure if I will follow it or not but heard quite a bit there discussed.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Missing Hawaii Woman Hannah Kobayashi Intentionally Missed Her Connecting Flight, Police Say, Though Her Family Disagrees

Hannah Kobayashi missing her connecting flight to New York City from LAX on Nov. 8 was 'intentional,' according to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Jim McDonnell, though her family disagrees. Kobayashi, 30, disappeared days after she missed the flight, with her location last being...

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Missing Hawaii Woman Hannah Kobayashi Intentionally Missed Her Connecting Flight, Police Say, Though Her Family Disagrees​

Hannah Kobayashi intentionally missed her connecting flight from Los Angeles to New York City, police say, though her family disagrees.


Speaking at a Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Nov. 26, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said police determined Hannah had intentionally missed her flight that day.

“On Friday November 8th, 23-year-old Hannah Kobayashi missed her connecting flight from LAX to New York, which the investigation determined was intentional,” McDonnell said.

“On November 15th our missing persons unit assumed investigative responsibility. Detectives have been diligently reviewing video surveillance and employing various investigative techniques to locate Hannah, while her family has continued their personal search efforts,” he continued, adding that authorities “remain fully committed to locating Hannah.”


On Saturday, Nov. 30, in a statement shared on Facebook that was seen by PEOPLE, Hannah’s mother and sister addressed the police investigation.

Hannah’s sister said that “it does not appear that Hannah intentionally missed her flight" and claimed she and her family were “unaware of the alleged findings presented at the Los Angeles Police Commission meeting until multiple videos of the meeting were sent to us by multiple citizens.”

“These alleged findings have yet to be relayed to my mother and I directly from the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department or any detective involved in Hannah’s case,” Hannah’s sister further explained.

The mother and daughter went on to claim that certain details shared by McDonnell about the case in the meeting were inaccurate.

“Specific facts contained in that report were inaccurate, such as Hannah’s age. Hannah is 30 years old, not 23,” the pair wrote. “Also, Hannah was reported missing to Law Enforcement on November 11th, not November 13th, as stated by the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.”

“The lack of communication surrounding some important details has left us feeling excluded from potentially crucial developments. However, we do remain hopeful and optimistic that the Los Angeles Police Department is doing everything in their power to assist us in locating Hannah,” the statement added.

 

[Tresir]

Hannah's aunt, Larie Pidgeon, told USA TODAY on Monday that the past two weeks were already horribly difficult before learning about her brother-in-law's sudden and unexpected death.
"He just died of a broken heart," Pidgeon said. "Being on the streets and seeing what the possibilities of where his daughter could be. No sleep. The speculating rumors that are going around. It just took a toll on him."

Hannah Kobayashi (left) seen with a friend in a handout photo. Kobayashi, 31, went missing in Los Angeles on November 11, 2024.
Courtesy of Larie Pidgeon

Family needs support, not speculation, Pidgeon says​

Ryan and several other family members flew to California after Hannah's disappearance, Pidgeon said. On Saturday, he rallied on the streets of LA with several volunteer groups spreading awareness.
Pidgeon, who called her brother-in-law the "most compassionate sensitive man," dismissed unfounded rumors that Ryan had been involved in any "foul play."
"This is a man who just had a mental breakdown from sleep depression," Pidgeon said. "Suicide is not something that was even spoken of. It wasn't even a concept that we would think would happen. And now we have suffered two tragedies. We're hanging on by a thread and we just need the search to continue, because there's still hope for Hannah."
Now more than ever, Pidgeon said she wants the public to show the family kindness and grace instead of fueling pain through speculation and "becoming investigators."
"Hannah is still missing and we have hope and we need to make sure that Ryan's death wasn't in vain," she said.

'Died of a broken heart': Aunt of missing woman Hannah Kobayashi explains father's death

Hannah Kobayashi's aunt told USA TODAY that the past two weeks were already horribly difficult before learning about Ryan Kobayashi's suicide.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Guess Who]

I can see her missing the flight. When I first saw that timeline, I thought that was awful fast to try to find your connecting flight, if the LAX layout was making her confused. Depends on what gate it was at. But then after that? I would be sticking close to my next flight for sure. It could be that she was impaired.

but it seems everybody else made it to the next flight just fine.

I've come to the conclusion that she decided to not go on the NY leg. Remember the claim that she was running to the flight but then LE is saying that she didn't? I think she possibly remembered that her bags were going to be going to NY and she was rushing to see if she could get them out. Her coming back to the airport tells me that she might have had to wait on her luggage to return to LA after not getting them off before they got reloaded. That would make these conflicting stories both fit. I think she hightailed it after she received her bags. Her texts/calls to everybody are contradicting each other and her actions. I think she was gaslighting them, for whatever reason. I'm just not sure if she's just still avoiding them purposefully or not at the current time. I think she was only hanging around that area to wait for her stuff to get back to LA.

 

[Guess Who]

Missing Hawaii Woman Hannah Kobayashi Intentionally Missed Her Connecting Flight, Police Say, Though Her Family Disagrees

Hannah Kobayashi missing her connecting flight to New York City from LAX on Nov. 8 was 'intentional,' according to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Jim McDonnell, though her family disagrees. Kobayashi, 30, disappeared days after she missed the flight, with her location last being...

people.com

Missing Hawaii Woman Hannah Kobayashi Intentionally Missed Her Connecting Flight, Police Say, Though Her Family Disagrees​

Hannah Kobayashi intentionally missed her connecting flight from Los Angeles to New York City, police say, though her family disagrees.


Speaking at a Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Nov. 26, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said police determined Hannah had intentionally missed her flight that day.

“On Friday November 8th, 23-year-old Hannah Kobayashi missed her connecting flight from LAX to New York, which the investigation determined was intentional,” McDonnell said.

“On November 15th our missing persons unit assumed investigative responsibility. Detectives have been diligently reviewing video surveillance and employing various investigative techniques to locate Hannah, while her family has continued their personal search efforts,” he continued, adding that authorities “remain fully committed to locating Hannah.”


On Saturday, Nov. 30, in a statement shared on Facebook that was seen by PEOPLE, Hannah’s mother and sister addressed the police investigation.

Hannah’s sister said that “it does not appear that Hannah intentionally missed her flight" and claimed she and her family were “unaware of the alleged findings presented at the Los Angeles Police Commission meeting until multiple videos of the meeting were sent to us by multiple citizens.”

“These alleged findings have yet to be relayed to my mother and I directly from the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department or any detective involved in Hannah’s case,” Hannah’s sister further explained.

The mother and daughter went on to claim that certain details shared by McDonnell about the case in the meeting were inaccurate.

“Specific facts contained in that report were inaccurate, such as Hannah’s age. Hannah is 30 years old, not 23,” the pair wrote. “Also, Hannah was reported missing to Law Enforcement on November 11th, not November 13th, as stated by the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.”

“The lack of communication surrounding some important details has left us feeling excluded from potentially crucial developments. However, we do remain hopeful and optimistic that the Los Angeles Police Department is doing everything in their power to assist us in locating Hannah,” the statement added.

Her family seems to be in denial of a lot of things and hung up on non important things is all I can say.

 

[Guess Who]

I am also not a fan of the family stating as a fact that she knows nobody in LA. In this day and age, we "know" people all over the world. I wouldn't state that my own kids didn't know anybody at any particular place just because they have never been to that place. They go make vacation plans to meet up with their online friends.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Have to agree that family is making excuses understandably but really going through a lot.

I want to put it nicely but sleep deprivation alone does not cause someone to commit suicide. Nor anything on its own. Seeing some of the denial here of more than a few things creates a bit of a picture of the family and I'm not trying to be mean, but just saying life is hard, people aren't perfect, and clearly some are dealing with some things.

I heard quite a bit about this case the other day on Gray. And speculation of course but based on things that seem to be known.

Here now is the family denying she intentionally missed her flight but LE saying she did and that their investigation shows such.

There was a caller on that show that talked a lot of things and I can only imagine the stuff out there on places like FB etc. and I heard more than is here too on that show, but I'll stay away from the talk of such.

I'd also agree that no one knows all who their family member knows, either online or in life. It's a very connected world these days in the sense of you know people in many places. I've formed a lot of online good friendships as I'm sure many of us have and we're mostly older than Hannah overall. I've had offers of help and offered help from many, and to many. I am slow to trust some unknown person but over time, you do with some. I haven't been on FB in some years but man, I had formed a lot of friendships there over the years I was on it.

So to not sidetrack, who knows... I'm going with LE as for her missing the connecting flight intentionally as the family seems to be, understandably, in some denial or natural need to believe differently on some things. Or to cover up issues. Hard to say. Understandable though.

I have no idea WHY but it brings to mind the case in the last year I think? Where the college student went to Niagara Falls and committed suicide. Her family in no way believed it was anything other than foul play. lies by LE, they had it wrong, etc. They were making a ruckus, ready to probably sue LE, etc. and again, I so can understand it, look what they are going through and they see no reason the family member would have been that desperate, etc. I'm NOT saying that's at all what happened here but I'm talking of the denial of facts. Entirely different cases and circumstances. And Hannah may well be alive.

But the family denial is similar when facts show something otherwise. I think that's why that one, amongst others, comes to mind.

The family or some of them with their denial here is I think totally relatable, but it is pretty clear when we are not personally affected ourselves, not our family member, how much is denial and excuses. Suicides don't happen over being overtired or from sleep deprivation only. I think she also did probably intentionally miss her flight. Also agree that trying to stop her bags from going on may be the case.

And I think it's pretty clear LE knows more than any of us or the family.

I do get their frustration of things not being shared with them but also understand it. Until they can know who can handle it, what happened, who was involved, etc., they aren't going to share all with the family. And then you have a dad who committed suicide. The family is naturally reeling and then total attention is on it and speculation, etc.

That's enough from me. Tried to not sidetrack plus stay to facts or what is seemingly fact.

I will add one more thing and that's that these family membersor some are just in a need to believe what they need to believe... Like that worry about the daughter and sleep deprivation caused dad to commit suicide. That Hannah did NOT intentionally miss her flight. Etc.

 

[Guess Who]

take it for what it's worth...

 

[GrandmaBear]

Not sure how easy it would be to recognize someone you've never seen in person who is in a mask in an area this size. Unless of course you knew where she was or had inside info, etc. Seems pretty unlikely. The gray clothing seems to me another odd statement, did she normally dress in gray, and with a mask...

You know, if she did go voluntarily missing, her dad is now dead. And while I feel as I said above that to commit suicide indicates some other instability or fragility, were I her, I'd feel some awful guilt over it IF alive and IF no foul play that it happened as a result of her going missing. Not saying it's her fault of course or there's more to it related to her, as don't know, but in her shoes I'd sure feel that way.

It would seem there is going to be some back story here. Maybe not. Maybe so.

I never actually went back and read the initial post here until now. I heard about it elsewhere or was not going to pick up new ones unless I already had, etc.

So she had a friend on the same flight, going to the same place, taking the same connecting flights but they were not traveling together? The odds of that seem limited to me. Haven't read every post either so maybe that's been discussed. No idea.

And I haven't watched much nor read much, just heard one caller discussing the case with Gray which was enough to pick up on some things. Haven't had time since but know others are covering it. I ignored initially because wasn't doing new but was in his because of Delphi.

 

[Tresir]

Not sure how easy it would be to recognize someone you've never seen in person who is in a mask in an area this size. Unless of course you knew where she was or had inside info, etc. Seems pretty unlikely. The gray clothing seems to me another odd statement, did she normally dress in gray, and with a mask...

You know, if she did go voluntarily missing, her dad is now dead. And while I feel as I said above that to commit suicide indicates some other instability or fragility, were I her, I'd feel some awful guilt over it IF alive and IF no foul play that it happened as a result of her going missing. Not saying it's her fault of course or there's more to it related to her, as don't know, but in her shoes I'd sure feel that way.

It would seem there is going to be some back story here. Maybe not. Maybe so.

I never actually went back and read the initial post here until now. I heard about it elsewhere or was not going to pick up new ones unless I already had, etc.

So she had a friend on the same flight, going to the same place, taking the same connecting flights but they were not traveling together? The odds of that seem limited to me. Haven't read every post either so maybe that's been discussed. No idea.

And I haven't watched much nor read much, just heard one caller discussing the case with Gray which was enough to pick up on some things. Haven't had time since but know others are covering it. I ignored initially because wasn't doing new but was in his because of Delphi.

Yes it was her ex. They booked the flight when they were still together but still decided to use the tickets rather than lose money. They didn't sit together on the flight and he made his connection. (Mind you, I don't know how anyone knows this if they have not spoken to her.)

I think the comments about her returning to pick up her luggage are probably true, because she was wearing those leggings for 3 plus days.

I just think it is all very odd. Am even wondering if it is a scam to raise GFM money. Obviously, not the death of her father but even that is weird as he was estranged from her, yet very upset and emotional.

This recent sighting- how do I see the video?

Did she put the flyer up when she walked by?

 

[Tresir]

Weird. I hope its readable.

 

[RoundPeg]

I'm so behind and so confused.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Yes it was her ex. They booked the flight when they were still together but still decided to use the tickets rather than lose money. They didn't sit together on the flight and he made his connection. (Mind you, I don't know how anyone knows this if they have not spoken to her.)

I think the comments about her returning to pick up her luggage are probably true, because she was wearing those leggings for 3 plus days.

I just think it is all very odd. Am even wondering if it is a scam to raise GFM money. Obviously, not the death of her father but even that is weird as he was estranged from her, yet very upset and emotional.

This recent sighting- how do I see the video?

Did she put the flyer up when she walked by?

Thank you. Interesting. So an ex was on board. Doing the same flights, maybe plan, concert, etc. He doesn't go missing but she does...

I'm guessing it is airport video with some of it. As for knowing he made it and she did not. And records. I still wouldn't dismiss him though.

It is all odd. My leaning is she is missing voluntarily BUT think something else may have caused such OR there is another reason she is missing.
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I don't do Twitter but went into the link. I saw no video, saw no comments or anything. Guessing it's bogus but who knows.

Been a tear jerking day. Somehow I ended up into live victim statements in cases I didn't even know much about the case, but heard of, etc. None that I went looking for, just kept coming up. The suitcase one, the newlywed golfcart one, another one or two I can't even think of right now.

Court TV can go to heck, I don't consider them very quality to begin with, but will watch and give a chance if I follow the case as I will watch MOST not all b.s. on those I follow and I found to chat, etc, today you had to be a paid member. Well good luck with that, Last one I'd ever pay to comment on. So then found what I was watching elsewhere, a live hearing on The Docket, no charge.

Hurting like heck, made a chiro appt for tomorrow. Hoping and thinking will just be sore as heck for a day or two and then be fine. Found a bruise on my arm that I think came from the customer grabbing me that saved me from a harder fall.

In this case, well, I think there's more going on here than is said without bringing in rumors...

 

[Guess Who]

I'm so behind and so confused.

So, using her own id, she has purchased a ticket to elsewhere and by herself. It sure looking like her family is throwing out bad info on purpose AND are being told to refund the gfm donations.
I'm thinking they are possibly why she ghosted them.