HI HI - Bernstein Family - Abigail 33, Koa Kai 11, Kush Kohole 8, lft for 1-yr boat trip w/man met online, didn't ret w/boat, sailed Honolulu, Oct 2022

[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/abigail-bernstein

ABIGAIL BERNSTEIN​

October of 2022
Ala Wai Boat Harbor
Honolulu, Hawaii

Aliases:​

Abi, Avi, Avigayil, Abigayil, Ovi

Date(s) of Birth Used	December 14, 1990
Sex	Female
Race	White

Remarks:​

The Bernstein family has ties to Naples, Florida; Petoskey, Michigan; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Hawaii.

Details:​

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Honolulu is seeking information regarding Abigail Bernstein and her two children, Koa Kai Bernstein and Kush Kohole Bernstein. The family was last seen at Ala Wai Boat Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, in October of 2022.

Submit a Tip:​

If you have any information concerning this family, please contact the FBI's Honolulu Field Office at (808) 673-2719, or the FBI's Toll-Free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.
Field Office: Honolulu
Submit an anonymous Tip online

KOA KAI BERNSTEIN​

October of 2022
Ala Wai Boat Harbor
Honolulu, Hawaii

Alias:​

Eliav

Date(s) of Birth Used	January 23, 2013
Sex	Male

KUSH KOHOLE BERNSTEIN​

October of 2022
Ala Wai Boat Harbor
Honolulu, Hawaii

Date(s) of Birth Used	November 11, 2015
Sex	Male

NCMEC:

Have you seen this child? Koa Kai Bernstein

Missing From: Honolulu, HI. Missing Date: October 12, 2022. Koa and Kush were last seen on October 12, 2022. They may be in the company of their mother, Abigail Bernstein..

www.missingkids.org

Have you seen this child? Kush Kohole Bernstein

Missing From: Honolulu, HI. Missing Date: October 12, 2022. Koa and Kush were last seen on October 12, 2022. They may be in the company of their mother, Abigail Bernstein..

www.missingkids.org

 

[Unalienable Rights]

FBI seeking public help in search for missing family last seen in 2022

They were scheduled to leave on a year-long journey at sea, but never returned.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

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Abigail Bernstein and her two sons, Koa Kai and Kush Kohole, were last seen at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor back in October 2022.

They had been scheduled to leave on a year-long journey at sea with someone Abigail met online.

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But the Coast Guard was notified last year they never returned.

“Ms. Bernstein lived a nomadic lifestyle and had cut ties with her family before going out to sea, interviews and intelligence indicated she was probably living off of the grid and off of the land somewhere in Hawaii,” FBI Honolulu Special Agent in Charge Steven Merrill said.

“While the Bernstein family went missing on Oahu, Ms. Bernstein did have ties to the Big Island, Kauai and Maui.”

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https://www.khon2.com/local-news/fbi-calls-on-public-for-information-in-search-of-missing-family/

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Officials also confirmed the boys were not enrolled in school and Abigail cut off contact with her family and cut her cell phone service before they departed.

“Because two minors are involved, we have an interest in protecting and are working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Missing Child Center at Hawaii in locating them and ensuring their safety,” said Steven Merrill, FBI Agent in Charge. “While we are concerned for their welfare and whereabouts, we have no evidence of foul play, but have not ruled that out.”

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NOTE: In the video linked in the original post, it was stated that the boat returned.

 

[lesleyNOPE]

Taking your kids on a year long boat trip with a stranger… what could go wrong?

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Off the grid? Or off the earth?

 

[lesleyNOPE]

I wonder if mental health issues come into play when I read about all of the details, otherwise it just seems incredibly irresponsible and immature.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Is the man missing as well? A sea trip for 1 year is a big deal. Where were they going exactly? What about the money for food, for example? I hope that they are somewhere safe as this seems quite irresponsible, IMO.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

I wonder who the boat belonged to? The man she met online? What type of boat was it? Were either of them even remotely experienced/prepared enough to spend a year at sea? Has the man been located or is he also missing (assuming LE has been able to identify him)?

 

[Knox]

If the boat returned to Hawaii, what did the man say? Odd detail to leave out.

Who reported her missing? Is there a Dad to the boys in the picture? Could this be a custody issue?

I did find several court records for her name here - http://jimspss1.courts.state.hi.us:8080/eCourt/
If her middle name is Charity, this is the correct Abigail. There are two DV cases, if you seach that person's name on FB. There is a post saying he can't live without his boys. Coincidence? Maybe ...

 

[threesevenninefour]

Here’s her FB— https://m.facebook.com/abi.bernstein/

Nothing public since 2016, unfortunately.

 

[slowpoke]

Lots of info here, Honolulu Star Advertiser

“the captain was seen returning with the boat, the family did not return.”

“FBI agents have interviewed various witnesses, family members and others, including the boat captain, who said the family got seasick and departed his vessel by unknown means, possibly another vessel, but that has not been substantiated, an FBI spokeswoman said. The FBI did not disclose the captain’s name.”

“But could it be that Bernstein was also trying to hide from someone, rather than simply living a “nomadic lifestyle.”
“Court records show Bernstein filed for and obtained two temporary restraining orders against Nelson.”

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Lots of info here, Honolulu Star Advertiser

“the captain was seen returning with the boat, the family did not return.”

“FBI agents have interviewed various witnesses, family members and others, including the boat captain, who said the family got seasick and departed his vessel by unknown means, possibly another vessel, but that has not been substantiated, an FBI spokeswoman said. The FBI did not disclose the captain’s name.”

“But could it be that Bernstein was also trying to hide from someone, rather than simply living a “nomadic lifestyle.”
“Court records show Bernstein filed for and obtained two temporary restraining orders against Nelson.”

From the same article:

Merrill said the boat captain is a person of interest but has not been arrested or charged with any crime.

 

[slowpoke]

From the same article:

Merrill said the boat captain is a person of interest but has not been arrested or charged with any crime.

Another tidbit in the article is:

“Bernstein, who went on board to help perform work on the vessel”

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Lots of info here, Honolulu Star Advertiser

“the captain was seen returning with the boat, the family did not return.”

“FBI agents have interviewed various witnesses, family members and others, including the boat captain, who said the family got seasick and departed his vessel by unknown means, possibly another vessel, but that has not been substantiated, an FBI spokeswoman said. The FBI did not disclose the captain’s name.”

“But could it be that Bernstein was also trying to hide from someone, rather than simply living a “nomadic lifestyle.”
“Court records show Bernstein filed for and obtained two temporary restraining orders against Nelson.”

So the boat captain told the FBI "the family got seasick and departed his vessel by unknown means, possibly another vessel" -- how does the boat captain not know how the family left the vessel? Unless the captain was sleeping and the family left while the boat was docked at a port somewhere, I struggle to understand how the captain wouldn't know how/where the family left? And if that was the case, would the captain not have found it weird that the 3 passengers just left? And if the family left the boat because they were seasick, why would they then get on a different boat?

 

[technicallymissing]

Lots of info here, Honolulu Star Advertiser

“the captain was seen returning with the boat, the family did not return.”

“FBI agents have interviewed various witnesses, family members and others, including the boat captain, who said the family got seasick and departed his vessel by unknown means, possibly another vessel, but that has not been substantiated, an FBI spokeswoman said. The FBI did not disclose the captain’s name.”

“But could it be that Bernstein was also trying to hide from someone, rather than simply living a “nomadic lifestyle.”
“Court records show Bernstein filed for and obtained two temporary restraining orders against Nelson.”

(bbm) "Departed his vessel by unknown means"... what? Unknown to the FBI or unknown to the captain? I don't understand how they could have departed the boat without the captain knowing. It's possible but seems so incredibly unlikely

 

[iamshadow21]

Getting major Oba Chandler and Silas Duane Boston vibes.

 

[Lusitana]

Was she homeschooling the kids or just doing whatever she wanted? Weird situation.

 

[slowpoke]

Getting major Oba Chandler and Silas Duane Boston vibes.

What vibes are those, since I don’t know those cases?

 

[AislingGray18]

This is so vague. When was the last time the captain saw them? Where were they? Open sea? In a port?

From reading, it sounds like she was living an alternative life, usually when I see this, there is either drug use or major mental illness at play. When parents isolate their children in poverty and off grid, bad things happen

 

[iamshadow21]

What vibes are those, since I don’t know those cases?

If you have the time, there is an absolutely wonderful novella length series of articles about the Oba Chandler case.

Angels & Demons

On June 4, 1989, the bodies of Jo, Michelle and Christe were found floating in Tampa Bay. Read the Pulitzer Prize-winning story about the murders.

projects.tampabay.com

There are a few things about Silas Duane Boston. I can recommend the episode of Evil Lives Here, which was where I learnt about him and his crimes, right from his own children.

This article covers the main points.

BBC Radio 5 Live - Paradise - My father the murderer: Growing up in the shadow of a killing

As a child, Vince Boston was told his dad killed his mum, but that was only the beginning.

www.bbc.co.uk

Tl;dr, both took people on their boats, one for a 'sunset cruise', the other as 'crew', then attacked and drowned them, expecting the sea to hide their crimes.

MOO

 

[bombardier]

This is so vague. When was the last time the captain saw them? Where were they? Open sea? In a port?

From reading, it sounds like she was living an alternative life, usually when I see this, there is either drug use or major mental illness at play. When parents isolate their children in poverty and off grid, bad things happen

thats what i thought too when i saw she named her kid Kush. or is there another meaning behind that name (in hawaiian maybe??) that isnt drug associated?