Hideno T. Akimoto
May 19, 2006
Hideno T. Akimoto, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Roy M., sister Kimiko St. Claire, five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Janet Shizue Hara
May 22, 2006
Janet Shizue Hara, 72, of Hilo died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Gary, Dennis, Larry and Kenneth; mother Adeline Kalench; brothers Byron and Glen Kawachi; sisters Beverly Lafita and Arline O. Bell; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Phyllis Hung Sim Wong Kam
May 18, 2006
Phyllis Hung Sim Wong Kam, 89, of Honolulu, a Waipahu Elementary School teacher and librarian and retired Kalihi School librarian, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dennis, daughter Donna Burkeen and three grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Sialele Benhur Malepeai
May 20, 2006
Sialele Benhur Malepeai, 43, of Waianae, a Straub Clinic & Hospital employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Vaitogi, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Benhur T.; brothers Sopoaga, Naseri and Daniel Mao and Otto Salausa; and sisters Tafailagi Mao, Sally Laupola, Lani Seuseu and Esther Afemata. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Frank Dosono Segismundo
May 6, 2006
Frank Dosono Segismundo, 53, of Waianae died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by father Ernesto C.; mother Restituta D.; brothers Restituto, Elmer and Chris; and sisters Marilyn Varasso, Adelfa Cabusao, Vivian Segismundo, Ursula Cabanas, Clerma Todorovic and Visitacion Santiago. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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.