HPD asking for public's help in search for missing 77-year-old
Elizabeth Rodriguez, 77, was last seen leaving her residence on Kapiolani Boulevard around 4 p.m. According to authorities, Rodriguez is known to frequent in the McCully, Kapahulu and Makiki areas.She is described as 5 feet 2 inches, 110 pounds, gray hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing blue jogging pants and a gray sweatshirt. She is of Filipino descent.
Anybody with any information is urged to contact the Honolulu Police Department by calling 911 or by contacting the Missing Persons Detail at (808) 723-3670.
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