Hilo Information Update for July 29th, 2019

Police have identified a female whose body was discovered off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo on (July 11)

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray Phone: (808) 961-2382 Report No. 19-055111

Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a female whose body was discovered off of Bayfront Highway in Hilo on July 11.

44-year-old Tina Marie Fukushima of Hilo was found unresponsive in a dark, late model multi-purpose vehicle that was parked on the gravel shoulder near the area of the Mooheau Bandstand.

Although an autopsy was performed by the medical examiner, the cause and manner of death are pending toxicology results.  Police do not suspect foul play in this case, which is classified as a coroner’s inquest.

Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section are continuing the investigation.