Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park law enforcement officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected of stealing Hawaiian cultural artwork from the Volcano House hotel lobby. On Friday, January 13 around 11:45 p.m., someone stole a contemporary replica of a traditional feather helmet worn by high-ranking Hawaiian chiefs called a mahiole. The striking crimson and yellow mahiole was crafted by renowned local artist Rick San Nicolas and displayed in a case near the front desk of the hotel. Newly released images from the hotel’s video surveillance system show a man carrying a large item in a reddish cloth, and woman near the hotel’s front desk around the same time of the theft.

Anyone with information about either of these two people caught on Volcano House surveillance camera footage is asked to contact Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park law enforcement.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the National Park Service by calling or texting 888-653-0009. Tips can also be submitted online at https://go.nps.gov/SubmitATip or via email at [email protected].