Herman Amaral
May 14, 2006
Herman Amaral, 78, of Halaula, Kauai, a retired ILWU, Local 142 business agent, HSJ Ranch owner in Kohala, Hawaii, and employee for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Josephine "Jodie"; sons Abel Amaral and Ray and Louis Arraujo; daughters Sharrie Oskins, Leah Demaya, Shirley Arraujo and Dearie Nordlof; brothers Nicholas, Daniel and Steven Martin; sisters Helen and Emily Morreira; 25 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
Hannah Leihulu Awaa
May 21, 2006
Hannah Leihulu Awaa, 68, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a private housekeeper, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Reginald and Randall, daughters Roaxanne Mauga and Rhoda Awaa, brother Albert Iokepa, sisters Sarah Iokepa and Evelyn Hui, 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 8 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 7 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Loretta Matias Baclaan
May 15, 2006
Loretta Matias "Koko" Baclaan, 65, of Las Vegas died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rafael F.; son Pablo Langaman; daughters Beverly J. Febenito, Virginia S. McMillion and Anita C. Roundtree; mother Hattie Morales; stepfather Harry Morales; brothers Harry Jr. and Rodney Morales and Alfred Ayala Jr.; sisters Margaret Brooks, Beatrice Ansari, Annette Ledesma and Helen Ayala; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St., Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Federico Limos Bocalbos
May 18, 2006
Federico Limos Bocalbos, 80, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel steward, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Lupao, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He is survived by wife Esminia; sons Nestor and Mario Jr.; daughters Myrna Gose and Nora Bocalbos; brothers Jaime, Leonie, Rogelio and Benjamin; sisters Julita Escarrilla and Rose Wilson; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Inocencio residence, Lakeland Subdivision in Waimea, Hawaii. Final services and burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date. For directions, call 443-8694, 775-7404 or 887-0367. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paulette Kealalani Enos-Nahulu
May 15, 2006
Paulette Kealalani Enos-Nahulu, 61, of Nanakuli, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Albert K. Nahulu, sons Seagram K. Nahulu and Abraham P. Enos, daughter Kandiss M. Nahulu-Mahelona, father Abraham Lovell, stepmother Doris Lovell, brother Wayne "Bully" Lovell, sisters Rowena P. Carvalho and Archidalia U. Gannet, and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual or aloha attire.
Helen Setsuko Fuchigami
May 17, 2006
Helen Setsuko Fuchigami, 73, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harry E. and John E. Fuchigami; daughter Dora Baldwin; sisters Nancy Kan, Jeanette Yamanaka and Dorothy Imada; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stanley T. Hashimoto
May 23, 2006
Stanley T. Hashimoto, 70, of Honolulu, a retired city Parks and Recreation Department employee, died at home. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Shwa H., son Jay, brothers Ronald and Gary, and sister Jane. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gertrude Tsuruyo Hayashida
May 23, 2006
Gertrude Tsuruyo Hayashida, 79, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired Konawaena High School educational assistant, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by husband Harold T., sons Mel and Lorrin, daughter Lynne Sasaki, brothers Shoichi and Takeo Tanouye, sisters Carolyn Hirata and Mildred Imai, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Toyoko Hirai
April 29, 2006
Toyoko Hirai, 86, of Moiliili, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by three daughters, a sister and four grandchildren. Private services.
Edythe Kikuye Horikami
May 14, 2006
Edythe Kikuye Horikami, 80, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gary, Dean and Mark; daughter Karen Magalion; brother Kenso Hamada; sister Ethel Shimogaki; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 5 p.m. Private committal services. Aloha attire.
Harue Izuka
May 10, 2006
Harue Izuka, 88, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by daughters Joyce and Janice Nitta and Grace Lund; brothers James, Robert and Kenichi Kunichika; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Ruhl Tet Kong Lee
May 1, 2006
Ruhl Tet Kong Lee, also known as Albert T.K. Lee, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor machinist for the U.S. government, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Gary L., daughter Naomi Betty Lum, sisters Lydia S.L. Ah Sui and Beatrice L. Lee, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Parke chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Andrew's Cathedral, Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, HI 96813; or Hospice Hawaii, 566 Papalani St., Kailua, HI 96734.
Miyoko Lim
May 18, 2006
Miyoko Lim, 83, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph; son Darrell S.H.Y.; daughter Laurie M.H.Y.; brothers Keo and Danny Mana; sisters Chiyoko Fujii, Nancy Hamabata and Elaine Sugimura; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Erwin Kazuo Morinaga
May 19, 2006
Erwin Kazuo Morinaga, 43, of Pearl City, a Moanalua High School teacher, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Ernest and brother Lawrence. Private services.
Thelma Yasue Murakoshi
May 21, 2006
Thelma Yasue Murakoshi, 96, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Robert I., sons Stanley A. and Allen Y., daughters Janet M. Miura and Sandra H. Murakoshi, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tamotsu Okino
May 19, 2006
Tamotsu "Tom" Okino, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station supply clerk and 442nd Regimental Combat Team member, Cannon Company, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Clarksburg, Calif. He is survived by wife Barbara M., son Craig A., daughter Laurie L. Taketa, sisters Mary Murakami and Jane Uyesaka, and a grandchild. Private services. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Shizuyo Oshio
May 22, 2006
Shizuyo Oshio, 85, of Mililani, a retired Valley Meat Market cashier, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Earl, Allen and Gerald; daughters Janice Zimmer and Catherine Ward; brothers Richard, Clarence and Robert Sonomura; sister Asayo Shinbo; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Ansil Saunders
May 25, 2006
Ansil Saunders, also known as "L" and "Sandy," 87, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Navy chief bosun's mate who served in World War II and Pearl Harbor Auto Hobby Shop manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Joplin, Mo. He is survived by wife Lois B.J. Shonk; children Sheila M., Orlena and Alby L. Saunders, Paula Contreras and Lydia DeBay; brothers Bobby L., Jerry and Donal Flickinger; sisters Valaska Jackson, Betty J. Blevins and Ruby Stevens; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Arizona Memorial Visitors Center, One Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu. Private inurnment. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund, One Arizona Memorial Place, Honolulu, HI 96818.
Frederick Alan Silva
May 17, 2006
Frederick Alan Silva, 59, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Anita; son Brandon; daughters Shannon Calistro and Chelsea Silva; brothers Ronald and Alfred Jr.; sisters Aileen Higashi, Linda Ching and Lori Silva; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Florentina Domingo Talaro
May 19, 2006
Florentina Domingo Talaro, 98, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Laoag, Philippines. She is survived by sons Vincent, Benjamin, George, Edward, Arthur, Peter and Stanley; daughters Caridad Rufo, Mary Talaro, Norma Blomberg and Stella Meinzer; 22 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Richard Koon Wong Tong
May 18, 2006
Richard Koon Wong Tong, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Foremost Dairies accountant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Diane K., brothers William K.C. and George K.S., and former wife June L. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Punahou. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Grant Michael Uyeshiro
May 11, 2006
Grant Michael Uyeshiro, 29, of Kailua died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Glenn Y.; mother Nancy K.; sisters Jennifer L., Alison A. and Erin L.; and a grandparent Antoku. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Isao Jack Yamada
May 24, 2006
Isao Jack "Sozan" Yamada, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Caravan Island Tours owner and Hawaii Yuzan-Kai president, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Taiwan. He is survived by son Katsumi, daughter Ikuyo Kyoshi, brothers Tsutomu and Steve, sister Yukiko, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire.
Philip Kazuo Yokoyama
May 17, 2006
Philip Kazuo Yokoyama, 95, of Honolulu, a retired auto parts clerk, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lily A., son Glenn M. and sisters Yachiyo Hamada and Ellen K. Nishida. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Soto Mission of Hawaii. Aloha attire. No flowers.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at
www.librarieshawaii.org. The index goes back several decades.