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William Stanga Missing Person Case

Last seen in Paia, Hawaii on Jul 31, 2020

Victim Details

Jul 20, 2021

Jul 22, 2021

William

Stanga

57

52

72 inches

185 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jul 31, 2020

Paia

Hawaii

Maui County

No

105837

Maui County Police Department

Wailuku

Hawaii

Maui County

96793

55 Mahalani Street, Hawaii

8082446400

County

Law Enforcement

https://www.mauicounty.gov/122/Police-Department

20-026940

Maui County Police Department

6214

Bald

Hazel

Hazel

07/14/2026


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William Scott Stanga, a 52-year-old male from Hāna, Maui, was last seen on July 31, 2020, in the ocean off Pāʻia, Hawaii, near Kūʻau Bay Beach below Mama’s Fish House. He was known to many as “Scott,” and online missing-person listings describe him as a White/Caucasian man, about 6 feet tall, with hazel eyes, with weight listed around 175 to 185 pounds depending on the source. On that Friday afternoon, what appears to have begun as a familiar ocean outing became a devastating disappea ...
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Last Seen: Jul 31, 2020

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  • Missing: 52-year-old William Scott Stanga | KHON2
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