A car belonging to a missing 33-year-old Hilo woman was found at the bottom of a 120-foot cliff in Hakalau, Big Island police said yesterday.

A tip from a local fisherman led authorities to the area Friday, but, facing hazardous waves, they could not locate anyone near the heavily damaged blue 1995 Chevy Corsica sedan. The car was identified as belonging to Marlo K. Moku.

Yesterday, a Maui helicopter hauled the car to the top of the cliff, and firefighters cut open the trunk and passenger compartment, but did not find anyone inside. Police took the vehicle back to the Hilo police station for processing.

Moku was last seen at a convenience store in the lower Kaumana Drive area on Sept. 23 at about 7 p.m. She was driving her Corsica sedan and wearing shorts and a pink tank top.

Moku remains missing, and police are continuing their investigation into her disappearance.

She is 5 feet 7 inches tall, about 180 pounds, with brown eyes and shoulder-length, dark brown, curly hair that she wears in a ponytail.

She has a pink “;Sassy”; tattoo on the inside of her ankle and two vertical scars on the outside of one of her arms.

Police said she suffers from a medical condition that requires periodic medication.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Detective Norbert Serrao at 961-2383 or 935-3311 or call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.