Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Acting Lieutenant Todd Pataray
Phone: (808) 961-2382
Report No. 19-044533
Media Release (Update)
Hawaiʻi Island Police have located the California man who had been reported missing.
70-year-old Rex Kazumi Shimizu was located Tuesday afternoon, (June 4), in his vehicle in Hilo, however he was deceased.
The case is being investigated by the Area I Criminal Investigation Section as a Coroner’s Inquest. No foul play is suspected.
An autopsy will be conducted later this week to determine the exact cause of death.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Kayne Kelii at (808) 961-2378 or email kayne.kelii@hawaiicounty.gov or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.