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Sought: what people searched for

What people typed into the public SSH Search site, for all of Oahu. A measure of interest and worry, not of incidents. In beta.

Sought is what people looked for on the public Stolen Stuff Hawaii search site. It shows what a community is interested in or worried about. It is in beta.

The four signal cards; the green Sought card shows 829 typed searches on SSH search, islandwide, marked beta.
Sought is the green card: typed searches on SSH Search across Oahu, marked beta.

What it is, and when it begins

It counts searches typed into SSH Search. Typed searches begin in May 2026; external Google search data goes back to January 2026. It covers all of Oahu, not just your area, so the same number shows on every area's report.

Sought is the fourth of the four main signals, marked beta because its record is new. Until it has more months behind it, the card shows the count only, with no change from last month.

What it can tell you

What people were actively looking for, sometimes an early hint of concern that has not yet shown up in the recorded or reported signals.

What it cannot tell you

Interest is not incidence. More searches mean more people looked something up, not that more of it happened. While it is in beta, treat it as a rough indicator.

Last updated 2026-09-30 HST