Bacilio Baculpo
Dec. 22, 2007
Bacilio "Baba" Baculpo, 84, of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Kohala Sugar Plantation truck driver and nursery laborer, died in Kohala Hospital. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Josephine "Linda"; sons Rodney and Darren; daughters Yvonne Amaral, Sharlene Baculpo, Mollie Delaries, Sheila Fujii and Michelle Harrison; 21 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Call Friday at the family residence for services. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery, Kohala. Casual attire.
Gregory Terry Baisac
Nov. 30, 2007
Gregory Terry Baisac, 49, of Pearl City, a journeyman painter, died in Aiea. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by son Justin, daughter Lorin, mother Janet and sister Fely Ann. Services: 8 a.m. Saturday at Wahiawa First Baptist Church.
Donovan-Marcel Kapano'okalani Jude Collier
Dec. 4, 2007
Donovan-Marcel Kapano'okalani Jude Collier, 37, of Waianae, a City and County of Honolulu Waianae District Park resource specialist for the Hawaiian Studies Program, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Thomas K. and sisters Donnamae Collier-Sua and Allison K. Kaneakalau. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Jayston Kaleikuualoha Hauanio-Lopes
Dec. 19, 2007
Jayston Kaleikuualoha "Big Guy" Hauanio-Lopes, infant son of Steven Lopes and Chenoa Hauanio of Waianae, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Jaysha-Lynn and grandparents Victor and Janet Hauanio, and David and Mapuana Lopes. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahumana O Ohana Ola Community Center, Waianae. Call after 10:30 a.m.
Richard Tadao Ige
Dec. 16, 2007
Richard Tadao Ige, 89, of Honolulu, a retired mason and U.S. Army veteran who served in Company D, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, died in Liliha Health Care Center. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by sons Richard, Dennis and Stacy-Paul; daughters Susan Shiroma, Pamela Uwaine and Sharon S. Uyehara; brother Tadamori; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Darryl Kahokuokalani Kaina Sr.
Dec. 19, 2007
Darryl Kahokuokalani Kaina Sr., 46, of Lahaina, a former golf course maintenance employee, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Darlene G.; sons Darryl "D.J." Jr., David E.K., Duke K. and Daven K. "Kawehi;" daughter Kahealani D. "Missy"; mother Mary; brothers Eugene, Calvin "Kaleo" and Chris; sister Eugenie K. "Tita" Nishie; and a grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m.
Masato Koga
Dec. 2, 2007
Masato Koga, 88, of Honolulu, a flower grower and U.S. Army veteran who served in the 100th Infantry Battalion during World War II, died in Hospice Hawaii Palolo Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Dr. Roy, daughters Jean Kasnaizumi and Carrie Koga, and two grandchildren. Private services.
James-Lindsey Kekoa Liftee-Cosier
Dec. 14, 2007
James-Lindsey Kekoa Lifetee-Cosier, 18, of Kahuku died. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by parents Lindsey Cosier and Johnette Liftee-Cosier, brothers Cohlin-John and Clint, sisters Fay-Lin and Linitria, and grandparents John and Hattie Liftee. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Mitzie Mitsuko Oroku
Nov. 25, 2007
Mitzie Mitsuko Oroku, 75, of Mililani died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Rodney, daughter Karen Kutaka, brother Roy Inoue, sisters Jean Katsuhiro and Janet Yamagata, and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Deborah Haunani Quintana
Dec. 20, 2007
Deborah Haunani Quintana, 46, of Wailuku, an A-American Self Storage office manager, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Miguel Jr.; sons Erik M. and Kainoa N.; daughter Brieana L.; parents Douglas and Patricia Dilliner; brothers Edward, Keith and Douglas Dilliner; and sister Makanani Rivera. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Elvira Romano
Dec. 23, 2007
Elvira Romano, 80, of Wahiawa, a retired Honolulu Social Security office file clerk, died in Wahiawa. She was born in Panama City, Panama. She is survived by sons Felix and Victor, daughter Sandra, sister Nena Paredes, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gilbert Kunso Sunahara
Nov. 15, 2007
Gilbert Kunso Sunahara, 86, of Mililani died at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Alvin; daughters Karen Teruya and Susan Ishikawa; brothers Paul and Fred; sisters Tomoe Kajiwara, Yukie Murata and Emeline Tamashiro; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Sau Lan Tong
Nov. 23, 2007
Sau Lan Tong, 85, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor pinup girl, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son David, daughters Nonnitta Leong and Nannette Tong, brother James Kam and a grandchild. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 9:45 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at City Memorial Cemetery.
Richard Mark Yamashita
Dec. 18, 2007
Richard Mark Yamashita, 46, of Kailua-Kona, a contractor, chef and fisherman, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Auburn, Calif. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Coja and Johnathan; daughter Amber R.; stepsons Ronald and Brandon Cooper, and Cordell Ruzewski; stepdaughters Rose and Ruby Cooper; father Yoshito; brothers Ralph and Peter Miller, and Steven Yamashita; and sisters Penny and Susan. Services at a later date. Call 990-2482 for information.
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.