Image via Instagram A major new twist into the disappearance of missing Hawaiian woman Hannah Kobayashi has family and police at odds. Los Angeles authorities determined that Kobayashi intentionally missed her flight to New York City.

The family of Hannah Kobayashi, a Hawaii woman who vanished in L.A. after missing a connecting flight to New York, hit back at claims made by LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell about the case.

Amid the search for Hannah Kobayashi, the Los Angeles Police Department said the Hawaii native missed her connecting flight to New York City on purpose. However, her sister Syndi disagrees.