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