Richard Polupeleiaiwi Alika
Sept. 3, 2007
Richard Polupeleiaiwi Alika, 82, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a laborer for Hawaiian Constructors, Hawaiian Pineapple Co. Ltd., Hawaiian Dredging Co. Ltd., Transport Co. of Texas and J.M. Tanaka Construction, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the 7th Calvary Regiment. He was born in Keauhou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Celestina; stepsons Henry, George, Eddie, Robert, Ronnie and Gilbert Cardines; stepdaughter Tina Salboro; sister Priscilla Cunningham; 22 step-grandchildren; 42 step-great-grandchildren; and three step-great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Helen M. Billianor
Aug. 29, 2007
Helen M. Billianor, 96, of Lahaina, a retired Maui Land & Pineapple Co. pineapple picker, died at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Narciso J. "Jimmy"; daughters Violet Ko, Beatrice "Bea" Shibao, Rosita Tellez and Rosie Banaga; stepdaughter Eleanor Domicil; sister Caroline Hookano; 40 grandchildren; 89 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Services held. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Puanani Ilae Blake
Sept. 3, 2007
Puanani Ilae "Aunty Pua" Blake, 50, of Koloa, Kauai, an O. Thronas & Kauai Aggregates comptroller and corporate secretary, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Alva, sons Kanan and Keoni, two grandchildren and four hanai grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha and casual attire.
Dionicio Locquiao Campollo
Aug. 25, 2007
Dionicio Locquiao Campollo, 84, of Waipahu, a retired Kabuki Japanese Restaurant employee and Philippine army member, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Santiago, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Juanita; sons Romeo, Efren, Andy and Christopher; daughters Linda Fernando, Pacita, Delia Trump and Imelda and Carlita Campollo; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
John Cardines Castro
Aug. 12, 2007
John Cardines Castro, 73, of Las Vegas, formerly of Ewa Beach, died. He was born in Pozorrubio, Philippines. He is survived by wife Jovita; sons Emmanuel "Manny," Joseph and John E.; daughters Terri Gobbo and Toni Yun; and a grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:45 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
George Robert Duncan
Aug. 30, 2007
George Robert "Bob" Duncan, 85, of Kailua, a retired Hawaiian Airlines captain and Hawaii Air National Guard lieutenant colonel, died in Kailua. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Virginia, sons George Edouard and Reed W. Duncan, hanai son Todd W., seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Windward United Church of Christ, 38 Kaneohe Bay Drive. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Richard J. Evans II
Sept. 3, 2007
Richard J. Evans II, 92, of Poipu, Kauai, a retired Evans and Associates of San Francisco commercial art director and owner and merchant mariner who served in World War II, died. He was born in Crockett, Calif. He is survived by son Richard G. III and brother Edward. Celebration of life: 5-7 p.m. tomorrow at Poipu Beach Park Pavilion. Beach attire. No flowers or gifts.
Rosalia Manaday Fontanilla
Aug. 25, 2007
Rosalia Manaday "Aunty Rose" Fontanilla, 82, a retired Wahiawa General Hospital cook, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by daughters Lorna Gantenbein, Julie Ann Fontanilla-Karnes, Darleen Fontanilla and Ruby Reibel; hanai daughter Judy Miyazaki; companion Puanani; brothers Martin and Steven Manaday; sisters Felicia Taguma, Solidad Lagazo, Andrea Manaday and Maximina Carveiro; and two grandchildren. Services held. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
Nobuo Fukushima
Aug. 11, 2007
Nobuo Fukushima, 88, of Honolulu, a medical examiner and U.S. Army veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by a grandchild. Private services.
Warren Joseph Hirschson
Sept. 3, 2007
Warren Joseph Hirschson, 52, of Lahaina, a general contractor, died in Lahaina. He was born in South Africa. He is survived by wife Heather, son David, daughter Zoe, mother Evelyn, brother Hilton and sisters Jeanine Sable and Margo Miller. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku, Maui. Burial to follow.
Celia M. Hookano
Sept. 4, 2007
Celia M. "Kiki" Hookano, 46, of Waimea, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Renfred, Lionel, Norman, Dean and Delbert; and sisters Alfreda, Roxanne, Joni and Loreen. Services: 10 a.m. today at Lucy Wright Park in Waimea. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Fusako Imamoto
Aug. 29, 2007
Fusako Imamoto, 90, of Honolulu, a caregiver, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by caregiver/niece Eleanor Nagano. Private services.
Lester Hoon Kop
Aug. 27, 2007
Lester Hoon Kop, 85, of Honolulu, a retired merchant mariner, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Jennifer Walthall, stepchildren Olan Carpenter and Robert Peltier, sisters Gladys Kekina and Eileen Ayala, 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Private services to be held at a later date.
Un Tan Manoogian
Aug. 30, 2007
Un Tan Manoogian, 48, of Wailuku, a restaurant waitress, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by daughters Joann and Christy, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. today at Iao Valley.
Lynn Keiko Moriguchi
Aug. 13, 2007
Lynn Keiko Moriguchi, 47, of Kailua, a Linden Travel agent, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Hiroshi. Private services.
Margaret Emiko Moriguchi
Aug. 22, 2007
Margaret Emiko Moriguchi, 82, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hiroshi and caregivers Bert and Annette. Private services.
Takeshi Nakashima
Sept. 2, 2007
Takeshi Nakashima, 76, of Hilo, a retired Hawaiian Airlines cargo employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Mark and Aaron Nakashima; daughter Mari Kotake; brothers Richard and Tadashi; sisters Hisano "Pearl" Furukawa, Harumi Sato, Lillian Miki and Hatsumi "Hats" Kamimura; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, 840 Kupau St. Call after 4:30 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Atsuo Nakayama
Aug. 21, 2007
Atsuo Nakayama, 76, of Mililani, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mae, son Brian, daughter Jill Young, brother George, sisters Nancy Nakayama and Rose Mabuni, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Amy Namie Ogawa
July 4, 2007
Amy Namie Ogawa, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Pineapple multilith operator, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Edwin Y,; daughters Edith E. Fujisaki, Edna M. Foglesong and Mildred E. Sonoda; brother Tomokichi Taniyama; sister Maile Miyamoto; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Sanehiro Okaji
Aug. 28, 2007
Sanehiro Okaji, 87, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired cane truck driver for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. and an independent sugar cane planter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Miyoko; daughters Karen Nishioka and Lorna Koike; brothers Dick and Tetsuro Okaji; sisters Fukiko Ito, Michiko Nakajima and Shigeko Miyama; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Nancy Yoshiko Onaka
Aug. 28, 2007
Nancy Yoshiko Onaka, 82, of Kapolei, a retired Kapiolani Flamingo cashier, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Toshio Tomosei, son Dennis T., brother James S. Shiroma, sister Hilda M. Yogi, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, four step-great-grandchildren and a step-great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Sun Kum Pak
Aug. 31, 2007
Sun Kum Pak, 75, of Waipahu, a retired Hyatt Regency Hotel housekeeper, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Korea. She is survived by son Andrew Park; daughters Moon Cha Lee, Moon Sun Ishii, Kristy Kim and Tessie, Jane and Song Chong; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Gertrude Parker
Aug. 21, 2007
Gertrude Parker, also known as Gertrude Mary Lena Beyer Parker, 94, of Honolulu, a retired administrative assistant, died at home. She was born in St. Louis. She is survived by daughters Shirley L. Kelley and Barbara Parker Fischlowitz-Leong, six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. today at Hawaii Kai Retirement Community, 428 Kawaihae Drive. Donations suggested to Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii (ATRC), 414 Kuwili St. Suite 104, Honolulu 96817; or Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu 96817.
Rose Teves
Sept. 4, 2007
Rose Teves, 94, of Omao, Kauai, a housekeeping inspectress, died in Hale Kupuna. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by caregiver Deana Silva, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa, Kauai. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Person Emiot Waguk
Aug. 30, 2007
Person Emiot Waguk, 26, of Honolulu, a Ryan's Grill chef in Ward Center, died. He was born in Kosrae, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Marian; sons Kurt and Emiot Jr.; daughters Tamara and Maria; brothers Erick, Safeton and Alik; and sisters Aninis Nithan, Millie Melander, Sinida Robert and Connie Lonno, and Atina, Merbila, Rissey and Elida Waguk. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. 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.