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Paul Kaupololo Apau, 74, of Wahiawa, a tour guide, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Lisa L. Kronhaus and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. today at the Manu O Ke Kai Canoe Club site in Haleiwa.

Thomas "Pee Wee" Giltner Caswell, 46, of Kapaa, Kauai, formerly of Waimanalo, died last Friday. He is survived by wife Helena; father Thomas Giltner; mother Nancy Olayer-Caswell; stepfather Richard; sons Justin, Makani and Kala; daughters Cindi Lee and Tommee; brothers David Kuwabara and Richard and Rollin; and sisters Jan, Rina, Rae and Nancy Anne. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hanalei Bay. Scattering of ashes to follow. Additional services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. George's Catholic Church in Waimanalo. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.

Don Jerome Dvorak, 71, of Kapolei, died Sunday in Hale Ola Kino Nursing Facility. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by nieces Ruth Whittaker and Donna Cook. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kailua Christian Church. Call after 1:30 p.m.

Moses Rebera Gonsalves, 77, of Paauhau, Hawaii, died last Friday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He is survived by wife Violet M.; sons Moses "Sam" R. and John K. Gonsalves and Jason R. Cardoza; daughter Sharon Wishard; sister Genevieve Ladra; and 11 grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.

Kent Charles Greenhagen, 46, of Waipahu, a Salvation Army director of retail, died Saturday in Waipahu. He was born in Idaho. He is survived by wife Kim T., son Casey, daughter Ja Taun Muldrow and brothers Leroy, Richard and Tommy. Services: 3:45 p.m. tomorrow at Leeward Salvation Army Church, 98-612 Moanalua Loop in Aiea. Call after 3 p.m.

Charles "Chuck" J. Hartman, 82, of Aiea, died March 26 in Aiea. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl, at a later date. Aloha attire. Leis welcome. Additional information was provided for an obituary published Monday.

Bob Hisahiko Hasuike, 75, of Honolulu, died March 27 in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sister Michiko Tanaka and brother James Kazushige. Private services.

John G. Kamai, 54, of Kaneohe, a retired police detective and Kailua High School safety coordinator, died Monday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Justin, parents Freida Mae and Nicholas, brothers Henry and William, and sisters Nikki Petner and Jonette Gallagher. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire.

Masao Kawahara, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Park Engineering Inc. licensed surveyor and World War II veteran in the 442nd Infantry Regiment, Company L, died March 11 in St. Francis-Liliha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; son Elliott; daughter Karen Wisner; brothers Rudy, Mitsuo and Thomas; sister Grace Yokomoto; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Gilbert Hideo Kurihara, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies deliveryman, died March 22 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence H.; sons Roy and Ralph; daughter Bernice Nagamine; sisters Margaret Nakaguma, Thelma Muraoka and Nora Tokunaga; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph C. Le Febvre, 61, of Honolulu, an insurance auditor and a Vietnam War veteran, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by father Joe, brother Jim and sisters Sue Doyle and Mary Bartlett. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association.

Agnes Malia Lua, 81, of Laie, a retired baker for the state, died Tuesday in Kahuku. She was born on Sand Island. She is survived by sons James, Robert, Peter and Lawrence; daughters Joanna Thompson, Grayce Dean, Geraldine Roberts, Vickie Pili, Pauline Lua, Janice Kai, Jean Carson and Margo Howlett; sisters Lola Broad, Annie Tau'a and May Luahiwa; 60 grandchildren; 80 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 8th Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Mary Jane Maurer, 79, of Honolulu, formerly of Denver, a retired schoolteacher of Denver public schools, died Sunday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Long Beach, Calif. She is survived by daughter Mary Lou. Private services. Donations suggested to the Denver Dumb Friends League.

Hisae T. Minatoya, 76, of Lihue, a homemaker, died March 19 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Yasuo, son Richard, brothers Yoshio and Mitsuo Tatsumoto, and sister Shigeko Tsuchida. Private services.

Yoshio Okada, 87, of Hana, Maui, died Wednesday in Kula Hospital. He is survived by wife Ellen Karakawa; sons Dennis and Guy; hanai son Edgar; daughters Judy Fukuchi, Sandy Anderson and Sharon Dawson; brother Sam S.; sister Shizuko; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.

Lillian Yim Quon, 84, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne, Sanford and Leslie; brother George Yim; sisters Daisy Lau and Betsy Wong; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Atsushi "Atoot" Saito, 81, of Honolulu, a retired PRI Gas Co. budget analyst, died March 25. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yachiyo "Myke," son Wayne, daughter Audrey Wee, brother Kaname, sister Mitsuko Hasegawa and three grandchildren. Private services.

Kazumi "Eddie" Sakamoto, 86, of Aiea, a retired heavy equipment operator, died March 12. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by son Glenn, daughter Christine Tomei and three grandchildren. Private services.

Yuichi "Bugsy" Shimabukuro, 70, of Wailua, Kauai, a GTE Hawaiian Tel engineer, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Hiroye; son Sterlyn; daughters Wendy Gonsalves and Denise Shimabukuro; sisters Masako Awakuni, Yoshiko Shimabukuro and Kimie Apaka; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery Pavilion. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Allene Shigeko Yasumoto Tachibana, 64, of Waipahu, a retired East-West Center office manager, died March 17. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Sean, daughter Cindy Miral, father Allan Hirashima and sister Jean Muranaka. Private services.

Shigeko Wada, 85, of Omao, Kauai, a retired private school teacher, died March 15 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kukuiula, Kauai. She is survived by brother Fukuo Kinoshita and sisters Okisa Yamaguchi and Gladys Nakamatsu. Private services.



You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.

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