Antolin Adviento Castro
Aug. 26, 2008
Antolin Adviento Castro, 92, of Pearl City, a retired construction cement mason, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Barrio Nancayasan, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by sons Conrad, Isidro "Sid" and Ricardo "Ricky" Antolin; daughters Inocencia Cabanada and Purification "Puri" Soriben; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial.
Castor Racca Corpuz
Aug. 21, 2008
Castor Racca "Cast" Corpuz, 80, of Waipahu, a retired Army sergeant first class who served in the Korean War and World War II and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and COMSAT painter, died in Waipahu. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Dolores R., daughters Roeana C. Alexander and Germaine C. Miyasato, sister Margaret C. Adams, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipahu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual and aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Masamu Hamamura
Aug. 19, 2008
Masamu Hamamura, 96, of Kailua, a carpenter, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Earl and Lloyd; daughters Kathleen Hee and Lenora Shin; brothers Shigeto, Harry, Yorio and Bunto; sisters Gladys Kobashigawa, Toiko Hamamura and Harriet Iseri; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Koloa Hongwanji on Kauai.
LaVerne Hiroko Hinokawa
Aug. 17, 2008
LaVerne Hiroko Hinokawa, 48, of Hilo, a Macy's Department Store salesclerk and Hawaii Community College lecturer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by father Roy and sisters Terilyn Kubo and Ly-Ann Takemura. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Hideko Honda
Aug. 14, 2008
Hideko "Ruth" Honda, 82, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Paul Honda and Kimo Anderson; daughter Anne Kuroda; brothers Suichi, Cary and Robert; sisters Alice Proctor, Kay Nishiyama and Lillian Tanaka; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Community Lutheran Church, 4429 Malaai St. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Clara I. Hurd
Aug. 26, 2008
Clara I. Hurd, 65, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Curry Good Samaritan Hospital medical aide, died at home. She was born in Praire City, Ore. She is survived by husband James, daughter Jamie and sister Ann Whitaker. No services.
Walter Kahiliaulani Makahi
Aug. 20, 2008
Walter Kahiliaulani Makahi, 66, of Waianae died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Nanakuli. He is survived by wife Louella Kala-Makahi; sons Luke L., Kenneth R., Logan and Edward Kea and Alex Lum and Andrew and Gordon Kala; daughters Victoria Sialana, Melanie Perez, Roxanne Sparks, Paula Sajulga-Akiona, Ramona-Lee Sajulga, Tiffany Akana, Lori-Ann Suehiro and Tammy Akana; brothers Alexander K., Charles K. and Raymond Kea; sisters Emily N. Pall, Katherine E. Kea and Johnlynn-Kim Amina; 60 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Cerissa Kainapau Manoa
Aug. 22, 2008
Cerissa Kainapau Manoa, 31, of Kailua, a housing maintenance person, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by companion Howie K. Machado, son Logan Machado, daughters Sage Manoa and Autumn Machado, parents Gaylord and Mary Manoa, brothers Gaylord K. and Damien A., sisters Ciara Manoa and Cameron Marston, and grandparent Louisa. Services: 5 p.m. Sept. 6 at family residence in Kailua.
Thelma Toshiko Ninomoto
Aug. 12, 2008
Thelma Toshiko Ninomoto, 93, of Hanalei, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Richard, Alvin and Charles; daughters Doris Haraguchi and Laura Lockridge; brother Les K. Saiki; sister Misayo Tsuya; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Marciel Andrea Ilimalani Polan
Aug. 26, 2008
Marciel Andrea Ilimalani Polan, 42, of Lihue, a Dollar Rent A Car lot attendant, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by parents Joseph M. and Dorothy F., brother A.K. and sister Michele A.U. Ornellas. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Donald Mitsuichi Shibuya
Aug. 23, 2008
Donald Mitsuichi Shibuya, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired Young Bros. Ltd. mechanic and retired Hawaii Army National Guard sergeant first class and mess steward, died. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Esther H.; daughters Lynn M. Yasuda, Jan L. Kaeo, Kathy K. Shibuya and Dana F. Sunday; mother Kay K.; brother Ronald T.; sisters Amy E. Nakachi and Judy M. Konishi; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. next Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Allen Keoho Smith
Aug. 23, 2008
Allen Keoho Smith, 75, of Gardena, Calif., a United Airlines ramp serviceman, died at home. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Ethel U.; son Keoho; daughters Leimomi Elliott, Luukia Smith and Ululani Shiraishi; sister Angela Kai; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Luncheon: noon to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Kenneth H. Stehouwer
Aug. 26, 2008
Kenneth H. Stehouwer, 69, of Honolulu, a Hawaiiana Group Inc. executive vice president and chief administrative officer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is survived by wife Barbara; daughters Cynthia Stehouwer, Carey Deer, Sheila Haynes and Sondra Allen; and nine grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Newman Center at University of Hawaii, 1941 East West Road, Honolulu. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Cancer Research Center of Hawaii or Newman Center at University of Hawaii.
Elizabeth Bessie Apana Kealoha Wong
Aug. 24, 2008
Elizabeth Bessie Apana Kealoha Wong, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education cook's helper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph; sons Eugene Apana and Edward III, Leroy, Artland, Dennis and Sheldon Kealoha; sisters Rose McAulton and Harriet Figuerra; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. 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.