3-12-25 Police Seeking Missing Pāhoa Man John Lilly 
Hawai‘i Police Department
Puna Patrol
Officer Derek Kenison Jr.
Phone: (808) 965-2716
Report No. 25-022656
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 56-year-old John Lilly of Pāhoa, who was reported as missing.
Lilly was last seen leaving his Hawaiian Beaches residence wearing an unknown colored tank top, gym shorts, and sandals on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, and did not return home that day. However he was not reported to police as missing until Monday, March 10.
Lilly is described as Caucasian, 6 feet 2 inches tall, with gray hair and blue eyes.
Police ask anyone with information of Lilly’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808)-935-3311.
Address/Location
Hawaii Police Department
349 Kapiolani St
Hilo, HI 96720
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 808-935-3311
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