Hollenbeck, now 21, said she and her younger brother Elias, tossed that bottle into the ocean at Kaena Point in Oahu eight years ago.

Payton Hollenbeck, 21, said she and her younger brother Elias, tossed that message in a bottle into the ocean at Kaena Point in Oahu 8 years ago. It travelled more than 4,600 miles before reaching ...

Together, they tossed it into the water at Kaena Point on Aug. 17, 2018. “I was just shocked. It is pretty cool. ... some 4,700 miles away from Oahu. “I was walking and then the waves were coming and ...

Together, they tossed it into the water at Kaena Point on Aug. 17, 2018. “I was just shocked. It is pretty cool. I texted them back, too,” Hollenbeck said.

Together, they tossed it into the water at Kaena Point on Aug. 17, 2018. “I was just shocked. It is pretty cool. I texted them back, ... some 4,700 miles away from Oahu.

Together, they tossed it into the water at Kaena Point on Aug. 17, 2018. “I was just shocked. It is pretty cool. ... some 4,700 miles away from Oahu. “I was walking and then the waves were coming and ...