In a statement Tuesday, the families of Samantha Chun and Joseph Fujioka said “both kids were born and raised in Hawaii and know and love the ocean.”

The search comes after two Mililani teens did not come home after a Friday night beach date. The state has been working on reuniting homeless individuals with their mainland families, to make more rome for local homeless resources. The man is accused of stabbing two people after they allegedly got into a physical altercation.

The National Weather Service had a high surf warning posted since yesterday for north facing shores. Ke Iki also has a reputation for being dangerous, as it claimed two lives earlier this winter. “Ke Iki beach: It’s dangerous, it’s deadly, it’s not a good swimming beach. Go to a beach where we have lifeguards,” Tinneny said.