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Joaquin Velilla Missing Person Case

Last seen in Haleiwa, Hawaii on Jan 11, 2007

Victim Details

Jul 16, 2025

Aug 08, 2025

Joaquin

Velilla

54

35

67 inches

145 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Jan 11, 2007

Haleiwa

Hawaii

Honolulu County

Haleiwa

No

172024

Honolulu Police Department

Honolulu

Hawaii

Honolulu County

96813

Michael Garcia

Detective

801 South Beretania Street, Hawaii

8085293111

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.honolulupd.org

07-015633

2007-01-11

Honolulu Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

08/21/2026


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Joaquin Velilla was a 35-year-old male last seen on January 11, 2007, in Haleiwa, Hawaii, after he went out to surf at the Banzai Pipeline on Oahu’s North Shore. He was known in the surfing community not only as a passionate surfer, but also as a surfboard shaper, someone whose life and work were closely tied to the ocean. News reports from the time described him as living in the Haleiwa/Waialua area with his fiancée, Mariela Acosta, after having moved to Hawaii from Puerto Rico several years ...
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Last Seen: Jan 11, 2007

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  • Missing Surfer's Life Honored On Oahu's North Shore
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