Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi claimed she was “unaware” of the extensive media coverage of and vast public interest in her mysterious disappearance in her first statement since the strange saga unfolded.

Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who launched a weekslong search after being reported missing in Los Angeles but then surfaced in Mexico, has spoken out following her return to the U.S. this week. The 30-year-old, in a statement shared with multiple news ...