Help Us Find Laura Vogel

Laura Vogel is a beautiful, vibrant 43 year old woman who has been missing since Sunday night, February 21, 2010 from the Pauwela Lighthouse area near Ha'iku in Maui, Hawaii. She left a friend's house at 5:30 pm that evening to go camping, and her last known communication was at approximately 8 pm that evening when she texted a friend, saying, "I'm camped down the way from the birthing pools and meeting all the locals." She did not return texts after that time. On Monday morning when she did not show up for her job at 9 AM friends began to worry. At noon the friends hiked down to find her van at the birthing pools. The driver's side door was open, the key was in the ignition, and the van started up. Contents of the van appeared intact but Laura was nowhere to be found, and her wallet and cell phone were gone as well.

There has been a massive hunt for Laura around the cliffs and woods for days. Yesterday the back half of what is believed to be her cell phone was found near a homeless camp close to where her van was found.

The following news story presented last night on ABC News can be seen online at kitv.com:

Family Seeks Help Finding Woman

The following article was published yesterday in the Maui News:

Woman disappears after leaving for camping trip

Stories persist that people have gone missing from this exact location for years.

Laura's family is currently trying to get Hawaii Canine Rescue to send a dog to Maui from Oahu to continue the search.

Any help or information you can provide is vital. If you have information about Laura's whereabouts please call the Criminal Investigation Division at 808-244-6425 during regular business hours or 808-244-6500 after hours.