Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi has gone missing after embarking on a bucket list holiday to New York. Alarming text messages have since been sent from her phone.
Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi has gone missing after embarking on a bucket list holiday to New York. Alarming text messages have since been sent from her phone.
The family of a missing US woman have grave concerns after receiving a series of bizarre texts from her phone after she failed to arrive in New York for a “bucket list” holiday.
Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi, 31, was on her way to New York to visit an aunt whena friend received a text from her phone claiming she “got tricked into pretty much giving away all my funds”, her family said.
After boarding a flight from Maui on November 8, Kobayashi was supposed to be on a connecting flight from Los Angeles to New York but failed to board. Concerned about her daughter, Kobayashi’s mother Brandi Yee messaged the 31-year-old asking if she had arrived in New York.
Her mum received a two-word reply from her daughter’s phone, which said “not yet”, Hawaii News Now reported.
Hannah Kobayashi was last confirmed to have been at LAX Airport on Monday, November 11.
Messages from the missing woman’s phone continued, with one claiming she “can’t go to the po [police]” and that she was tricked into giving away her funds “for someone I thought I loved”.
The messages from her phone then said she has “been on the streets”.
These are the text exchanges from Hannah's phone and a concerned friend.
Her phone has been turned off since November 11, with her last pinned location showing she was at Los Angeles Airport.
Her mother told Hawaii News Now: “She texted [the friend] that she was scared and that she couldn’t come back home or something. It was just really weird texts.”
Her mother and sister both claim the texts did not sound like they were written by Kobayashi and have concerns as to whether she was the one who sent the messages. They told media that “this is so unlike Hannah” and said “she’s very responsible”.
They explained she had a hotel room booked and tickets for an event for her arrival in New York.
The family said her communication “started getting fuzzy” after missing her flight.
Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi was embarking on a holiday to New York. She never made it, and alarming text messages have since been sent from her phone.
One of the last messages sent from her phone claimed she got sidetracked on her holiday because of a “very intense spiritual awakening”, a relative told media.
The message continued, claiming she was charging her phone and planned to head to the airport to get to New York despite previously claiming her identity was stripped and couldn’t fly.
“I might need some help getting there, it’s a long story. I’ll keep you posted. I think I still have my hotel room,” Kobayashi’s message read.
One of the last messages from Hannah Kobayashi's phone claimed she had a spiritual awakening and was soon heading to New York.
She then apologised for her “craziness” and claimed she was “definitely intercepted”.
Both the Los Angeles Police Department and FBI are now involved.
All calls to Kobayashi’s phone now go straight to voicemail.
“We will not stop until we find you, you have so many family, you have so many friends who love you so, so, so much … If you’re feeling scared or if you feel alone, you are not. We are with you,” her aunty told KITV.
