Hannah Kobayashi, the missing Hawaii woman who was found last week in Mexico, has dashed her family’s hopes of a reunion. Kobayashi, 31, whose disappearance sparked a police investigation before she was found to have voluntarily left the country, told relatives she did not want to return to her home state, according to her family.

On Dec. 11, 30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi's family issued a statement saying she had been "found safe" after a month of news coverage and concern.

Hannah Kobayashi “has been found safe” according to a new statement released by her family, more than a week after police declared the Hawaii woman as a voluntary missing person after video surveillance showed her crossing into Mexico.

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) — Missing Maui woman Hannah Kobayashi has been found, her family announced. Kobayashi, who vanished in Los Angeles last month, has been located and is safe, her family said in a statement shared by attorney Sara Azari.

Hannah Kobayashi has been found safe. That’s according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles.

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Hannah Kobayashi, the Maui woman who voluntarily went missing in Los Angeles before crossing the border into Mexico last month, “does not wish to return” to her family in Hawaii, her sister said. Sydni Kobayashi shared the news Thursday in a lengthy statement posted to Facebook.