With a keen eye and a steady hand, Col. Albert Guy Benson brought magic into the lives of generations of surfers in Hawaii and around the world with the many surf movies he filmed.

Benson's Bolex camera captured the exploits of Hawaii's greatest modern-era surfers at the peak of their ability as they chased waves from Kauai to the Big Island and all stops in between.

Benson, 70, died Saturday in Houston.

He was born in Washington, D.C., in 1925, and his military parents brought him to Hawaii at an early age.

After he was stationed at Schofield Barracks as a lieutenant in 1967, Benson made it a point to instill a love of the ocean in his children.

"He fell in love with the sport," said Benson's son Fielding.

"He took us kids to Pokai Bay and the inside section at Haleiwa to teach us to surf."

Benson started taking still photographs of his children surfing, and as their skills improved he started sending photographs to surf magazines.

He finally graduated to a 16mm Bolex movie camera and shot footage for feature length and documentary surf movies.

When he retired after 28 years of Army service, Benson devoted more time to his passion for filming.

"We all turned into surf fanatics," said Fielding. "Becky, Blanche and I traveled the world contest tour while my dad was filming us. It helped us develop our style to see it on film."

Benson is survived by his wife, Blanche "Bebe"; sons Fielding and Guy; daughters Blanche Yoshida, Elizabeth "Betsy" Soon and Rebecca "Becky" Turner; 11 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; three nephews; and a niece.

Friends may call at 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Funeral services will follow.

Benson will be buried at Schofield Post Cemetery, where his father is buried.

James Akamu Jr., 74, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired Kau Agribusiness journeyman welder, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Eunice; sons Hayden, Sterling, Marshall, Lance and Kenny; daughter Audrey Hill; hanai daughter Joahan Tiogangoo; sisters Rebecca Crowell and Caroline Akamu; hanai sister Phyllis Hashimoto; and several grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Kauahaao Congregational Church. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Naalehu Community Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Estelle Y. Akiyama, 79, of Honolulu died last Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She is survived by husband Andrew M. "Andy"; son Alan S.; daughters Jean Kondo, Karen Henry, Debbie Macaranas and Gail Taylor; brothers Charles and Hiroshi Moriguchi; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Shigeko Asato, 73, of Waipahu, a retired seamstress, died Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She is survived by husband Yeitoku; sons Michael Y., Richie Y., Kelvin Y. and Gerry Y.; daughters Aileen S. Gugudan and Kathryn Y. Nishie; brother Shigeru; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Service: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. No flowers.

George B. Berry, 59, of Longboat Key, Fla., and Honolulu, a chemical engineer who became chairman and chief executive officer of Omicron Capital Corp., died last Thursday in Paris. He is survived by wife Carolyn Ann; sons Brian E. and David E.; daughters Rebecca A. Anderson and Deborah A. Berry; brother Jon G.; and five grandchildren. Graveside service: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples. Call from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Nativity Church. Donations may be made to George B. Berry Memorial Fund, West Virginia University Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 4533, Morgantown, W. Va. 26504-4533.

Vivian Y.C. Cup Choy Brennan, 68, of Ontario, Calif., formerly of Maui, died Sunday at home. She is survived by sons Barry, Brad and Brian; daughters Barbara, Beverly, Bridget and Bonnie; five brothers; and four sisters. Services to be held on the mainland.

Julia V. Cruz, 69, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died last Thursday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by brothers Alfred, William "Bill" and Henry; and sisters Louisa Paranial, Evan Rodrigues and Elizabeth Persing. Wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Danielle M.T.R. Cruz, 26, of Aiea will be remembered in a Mass Thursday. Cruz, a passenger in a one-car crash near Wahiawa, died June 28. She is survived by children William K. Jr. and Dayzina "Po'ai" Lawson; father Gaylord A. Rieta; brothers Daniel T., John K.T. and Sean T. Cruz, and Christopher A. Leuta; sister Maria S. LaSalle; grandmother Rebecca "Bea" Taitague; and stepfather Fatu Leuta. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday

at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual/aloha attire.

Ramona M. Dolan, 99, of Lanikai died Sunday. She is survived by son Charles; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services later.

Juana A. Dumaoal, 93, of Wahiawa died June 23 in Wahiawa. She is survived by daughter Abellana D. Medrano; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Service: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Faatonu Filo, 75, of Ewa Beach died June 29 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She is survived by husband Apoga; sons Filimoni D. Ram, and Leiesilika and Togitufa Filo; daughters Taualupe Moetoto, Tuaotala Tauiluli, Saveu Niko, Raynette Taii and Jessie Filo; brothers Patea, Puniolo and Malaki Tauiliili; sisters Susana Saelua, Maleavavau Goea and Faamatau Tauiliili; 32 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Sunday at the Pacific Islanders United Methodist Church, 2106 Palolo Ave. All-night vigil to follow. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Robert A. Fraticelli, 55, of California, native of Honolulu, died June 26 in Fremont, Calif. He is survived by wife Barry M.; sisters Rose Pokakaa, Evelyn Caceres, Betty Harris and Annette Fraticelli; brothers Lawrence McCuskey, Rueben Ruiz, and Sammy, Frank Jr. and Glen Fraticelli; and father Frank. Service over his ashes: 7 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. ue8

Leonard D. Graff, 68, of Rolling Hills, Calif., and Honolulu, founder of United Foam Corp., which has plants in Hawaii and on the mainland, died June 16 in California. He is survived

by his wife; mother; three sisters; and three brothers. Service held. Ashes will be scattered at sea near his Honolulu home on July 23.

Kuniyo "Kay" Hanatani, 83, of San Francisco died June 22 at home. She is survived by sister Eleanor C. Yoshikawa. Private services.

The Rev. David J. Harada, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, former superintendent of the United Methodist Church, Hawaii District, died April 15 in Torrance, Calif. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Harris United Methodist Church.

Frances "Grandma" Harwood, 78, of Hawaii Kai died Monday. She is survived by daughter April Ambard; sons Warren, Clyde and Glenn; and six grandchildren. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Aug. 1 at the small beach near the University of Hawaii pier at Makapuu. Aloha attire.

George K. Hennessey, 75, of Honolulu, a clerk for the Pearl Harbor Credit Union who also worked as a security guard, died July 1 in Honolulu. He is survived by sons George T. and Shannon N. Kahle; daughters Rebecca and Lorrine; brother Randolph P.; sisters Elizabeth K. Yeiter, Lorrine Stupplebeen and Erma Lau; and five grandchildren. Services held.

Mary Y.L. Ho, 84, of Kailua died last Thursday at home. She is survived by children Jackie M., Ronald J., Clyde A. and Clifford "Kauila"; sisters Elizabeth Shim, Kathleen Decker and Jeanette Anderson; 19 grandchildren; and 24 great- grandchildren. Service: 2:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial to follow. el,1 Aloha attire.

Ruth L. Hookala, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired Arcadia social director who also worked as a beautician, died July 2 in Kaneohe. She is survived by husband Lawrence; son Richard Price; stepdaughters Kathleen Hamilton, Irene Tays, Gail Fishel and Dannette Hookala; 13

grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Patricia Ann Jagielski, 57, of Honolulu died July 1 in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Maile McCorriston; and sister Barbra English. No services. Donations may be made to Child and Family Service, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Building B, Honolulu 96817.

Winston T. Javonillo, also known as Alphonso Ria, 34, of Houston, formerly of Honolulu, died Friday in Straub Hospital. Javonillo, a shipping manager for Chung's Gourmet Foods, is survived by wife Marcelle "Marcy" Ria; son Cody H.; daughter Cortney Anne; father Frank T.; mother and stepfather Frances S. and Joseph Ebesu; grandmother Grace; sisters Roxanne L. and Pearl L. Javonillo, and Sabrina K. Fontanilla; and stepsisters Patti Okimura and Sheilah Lee. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Harold C. Johnston, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard planner/estimator, died Monday in Kaneohe. He is survived by sons Rainald F. and Harold C. Jr.; daughters Joan J. Shaw an Harolene "Mapu" Conway; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Service: noon Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow.

Douglas K. Kahahane, 45, of Lahaina, a heavy equipment operator for Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by mother Alice Noble; hanai mother Emma S.; sons Keala Libero Jr. and Keala Kahahane; daughter Nava Libero; brothers Jack H. Kahahane, and Johny and Kelly Noble; sisters Maryann L. Brockmiller and Naomi Roflo; and several grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 5 p.m.

Anna Y.J.K. Kahalekulu, 53, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by husband Donald K.; daughters Rochelle Cushnie and Paige Moura; mother Annie Kaliloa; brothers John Jr. and Larry Kaliloa; and five grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hanapepe Hawaiian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.

Chang-Sil Kim, 63, of Honolulu died Friday in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jeong-Kwan and Seong-Kwan; daughters Alleen A. Kim and Mi-Ran Kim; and seven grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Formal attire.

Tsutomu Kimura, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Paradise Fruit Co. produce clerk, died July 3 in Hale Pulama Mau. He is survived by wife Asako; sons Bert Y. and Gilbert S.; daughter Susan R.K. Ehrhart; sister Laura T. Shibayama; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

John R. Ladeira Jr., 85, of Kapolei, a Pearl Harbor Shop 38 retiree, died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. He is survived by daughters Marlene Skoglund and Charlene Panoke; brother Alex; sisters Hilda Sethman and Hazel Andrade; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Rizalino S. "Riza" Lonzaga, also known as Salino, 95, of Waipahu, died July 2 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by son Rodney; daughter Marilyn Albert; brothers Thomas and Raymond; sisters Gloria Corpuz, Rosaline and Yolanda Koko, and Lourdes Lonzaga; and four grandchildren. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Constance L.F. "Connie" Loo, 64, of Kailua, a former employee of Credit Bureau of Hawaii and Chilton Credit Reporting, died Monday in Castle Hospital. She is survived by husband William Q.W.; stepfather Irvin G. Barnett; and brother Albert L. Fraga. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sally G. Mailer, 76, formerly of Honolulu, a Colony Surf Hotel front desk retiree, died Sunday in Cottage Grove, Ore. She is survived by daughters Cheryl Mailer and Alberta "Jo" Habib; sons Jeffery and Don; and five grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.

Corey H. Nakamura, 33, of Honolulu died Friday in Honolulu. He is

survived by father Haruo; sisters Karen Masuda, Tandra Matsumoto and Christi Nakamura; and brothers Terry, Kyle and Conan. Private services.

Paz D. Panis, 74, of Pearl City died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice. She is survived by son Benjamin; daughters Rosalyne Kobayashi and Christine Panis; sister Adorin Del Rosario; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Mati H. Sapolu, 41, of Maili, a Waianae High School teacher, died July 1 in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband the Rev. Mila; sons Bill, Pasesa and Chasid; daughter Faailoa; mother Etevise Harder; brothers Sami, George, John, Frank, Hoe, Sefo and Fred Harder; and sisters Vaasa Te'a, Martha Rush, Dora Tuaimalo, Elizabeth Lata and Lisi Salanoa. Wake: noon Sunday at First Samoan Congregational Christian Church of Hawaii, 87-168 Hakimo Road. Overnight vigil to follow. Service: 8 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.

Aileen K. Schechter, 51, of Honolulu, a retired hairstylist, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Hideto Yoshimori; and brothers Warren, Clyde and Lloyd. Memorial service: 10 a.m. July 20 at Garden Island Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jay J. Wageman, 93, of Lihue, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died July 2 in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Deedee. Private services. Ashes scattered at sea.

Fukiko S. Yasukawa, 76, of Hilo died Saturday at home. She is survived by husband Kenichi "Ken"; son Eric A.; daughter Sharon E. Barnes; brothers Harold T. and Herbert M.

Saito; sister Hazel K. Matsunaga; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Dr. George I. Yoshikawa, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired self-employed dentist, died last Thursday at home. He is survived by wife Joyce T.; sons Bunichi, Bert K. and Percy H.; daughter Elizabeth R. Suenaga; brother Harold T.; sister Shizuno; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Robert E. Kenyon Jr., a founder of the American Society of Magazine Editors, died Monday in New York of complications from surgery. He was 87. In 1941, Kenyon joined Ahrens Publishing Co. in Chicago. Four years later he joined "Printer's Ink," an advertising trade publication, and became its publisher. Kenyon left to become president of the Magazine Publishers of America from 1956 to 1961. In 1963, he helped establish the ASME.

Bill Lee, who helped Duke Power Co. grow into one of the nation's largest utilities, died yesterday in New York. He was 67. Lee was Duke Power's chairman from 1982 until he retired in 1994. His grandfather was the company's first chief engineer. Under his leadership, Duke Power grew into one of the nation's largest utilities, serving about 1.7 million customers in a 20,000-square-mile service area in the Carolinas.

Roger E. Main, who helped IEC Electronics Corp. become one of the nation's leading contract manufacturing firms, died Monday in Rochester, N.Y., at age 62.

Frank Waugh McCulloch, former chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, died Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va. He was 90. President John F. Kennedy appointed McCulloch as chair of the NLRB in 1961. He continued in the post under President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Alex G. Shulman, a surgeon who broke with convention by using ice water to treat burn victims, died Sunday of cancer. He was 81. Shulman, a former top surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, first noticed the healing powers of ice water when he examined the treatment results of 150 burn victims.

He concluded that those whose burns were submerged in ice water suffered less permanent damage. The common medical wisdom at the time called for applying butter or grease to burns.