Updated at 10:28 a.m., Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Police ask for help in finding missing Hilo girl, 14

Advertiser Staff

Jessica Mahi, 14, has been missing from her Hilo home since July 20. Big Island Police handout

Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo home since July 20.

Jessica Mahi is about 5 feet tall, weighs about 115 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about Mahi's whereabouts is asked to contact Officer Richard Itliong of South Hilo Patrol at 808-961-2213, the police nonemergency telephone number at 808-935-3311, or the CrimeStoppers at 808-961-8300 in Hilo or 808-329-8181 in Kona.