Bennion was 85. He has been director of the local tax lobbying organization from 1958 to 1978. He was also a member of the state Tax Review Commission and was known in Hawaii for his orchid collections, said Lowell Kalapa, current Tax Foundation director.
He is survived by wife Elaine; son Douglas; and daughter Susan DeWolf.
Services in Florida. Contributions may be made to a favorite charity.
Florence H. "Bunky" Aiona of Honolulu died April 22 in Kaiser Hospital.
Aiona, 63, was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Melvin W.; daughters Deborah M. Tyler and Shirlene K.A. Tamayori; sister Winifred Rapoza; and two grandchildren.
Wake service: 7 p.m. April 29 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Service: 10:15 a.m. April 30 at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Jane C. Arelliano of Waianae died April 24 at Waianae Comprehensive Health Center.
Arelliano, 85, was born in Haleiwa. She survived by daughters Margaret Sepulveda and Sarah C.
Carvalho; son Steve M.; sister Sophie Parker; 22 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Service: 7:30 p.m. April 29 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. April 30 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Pascual Q. Bio of Kahului died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Bio, 91, was born in Cosili Bangued Abra, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Catalina B.; daughter Lila B. Sagayaga; brothers Rosario and Gerbasio; and two grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eva N. Ezell of Sacramento, formerly of Hawaii, died Saturday, April 20. She was a retired teacher who taught at Lunalilo Elementary School for 35 years. Ezell, 91, was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Allan H.; sister Irene Rose; brothers Herbert, Edmund, George and Charles; and six grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Leslie Fariasof River Oaks, Texas, a chef, died Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. Farias, 42, was born in Honolulu.He is survived by wife Karen; son Joshua Bowden; daughter Shelly Hwass; mother Hazel Pu; stepfather Danny Pu; brothers Manuel III, Christopher G. and Robert D.; stepbrothers Danny, Tony and Walter Pu; sisters Carol A. and Mary E. Farias, Anna L. Jesionka, Ruth L. Nakooka and Cathleen C. Rodrigues; stepsisters Tracy Kekipi and Tricia Potts; and one granddaughter. Services have been held.
Juana G. Galicia of Paia, Maui died Monday at home. Galicia, 82, was born in Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Rafael, Lorenzo, Miguel and Rodolfo; daughters Estafania Aldaya, Caridad Polocarpio and Florentina Brandwood; 26 grandchildren and several great-grandchildrn. Service: 8 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Morturay-Norman's. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ayako Goshi of Honolulu died April 4 in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. Goshi, 92, was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Tsutomu, Thomas Y. and Richard K.; daughter Gladys M. Nagamine; sisters Alice M. Martinsen, Masami Hiromoto and Kuniyo Miyabara; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private service.
Itsuyo Hamamoto of Honolulu died April 16 in Kuakini Hospital. Hamamoto was 79. She is survived by husband Harold K.; sons Paul M. and Walter M.; daughter Patsy M. Guro; sister Mieko Mae; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private service.
The Rev. David J. Harada of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died April 15 in Torrance. He served on the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center Advisory Board. Harada, 66, was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Lillian M.O.; son Edward; daughter Grace Harada; brothers Dr. William and Joseph R.; sister Cynthia Harada; and four grandchildren. Services held.
Natsu Hashimoto of Honolulu died April 18 in Hale Pulama Mau. Hashimoto, 88, was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Shigeo and Harold; daughters Peggy H. Hashimoto and Matsumi Suyeoka; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sebastian Hernandez of Ewa Beach, who retired as a heavy equipment operator at Oahu Sugar Co. with 50 years of service, died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. Hernandez, 79, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Juana; sons Larry, Wallace and Donald; brothers Carmelo Hernandez and Antone Fernandez; sisters Bella Perez, Mary Sedeno, Lucy Dela Pena, Perfecta Antolin, Frances Acia and Jennie Marshall; 13 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Service: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Tian Xi Jian of Honolulu died April 15 in St. Francis Hospital.
Jian, 73, was born in China. He is survived by wife Nai Zhi Liang; sons Zhi Yang and Zhi Jun; daughters Bi Yun; brothers Ting Pui and Ping Yui Kan; sister Yuet Kiu K. Hui and three grandchildren.
Service: 9:30 a.m. April 3 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Rodney P. Kamalii of El Segundo, Calif., a flight attendant for Hawaiian Airlines, died April 19 in El Segundo. He was Aloha Week King in 1977 and Aloha Week Prince in 1963. Kamalii, 50, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Leona A. Joy and Leilani T. Kamalii. Mass: noon Saturday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial.
Kathleen A. Kidder of Kahului, who helped start the thrift shop at Hale Makua, died yesterday in Hale Makua. She also was a volunteer at Maui Memorial Hospital. Kidder, 72, was born in Gross Pointe, Mich. She is survived by husband Philip; daughters Kathleen and Elizabeth Kidder, Carolyn Gautusa and Sister Josephine Batchler; and two grandchildren. Service over the ashes: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Foundation or Hale Makua in Wailuku.
Lillian L. "Lani" Kon-Cabrera of Honolulu died April 21 in St. Francis Hospital.
Kon-Cabrera, 66, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Elpidio B. Jr., Miguel E., Harry C., Mario E. and Fred R. Cabrera; daughters Regina Rogers, Cindy Inn and Queenie Cabrera; companion Larry Lopes; brothers Henry, James, Clarence, Harry, Samuel and Eugene Kon; sisters Helen "Sahat" Daly, Elsie "Abuise" Sequencia, Elizabeth "Betty" Balocon, Pearl Sumida, Mary-Jane Robins, Rosaline Bumanglag, Violet Almarza; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great grandchildren.
Wake: 7:30 p.m. April 30 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
No flowers. Casual attire.
Bernard H. Luke of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Luke, 89, was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Anna Marie; daughters Sheila L. Akana and Sherry L. Ponce; stepdaughter Joan Rudin; sisters Helen L. Ho and Etta L. Matsumoto; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Wednesday1 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 6 p.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Charles D. McKee of El Paso, Texas, formerly of Honolulu, died Monday. McKee, 80, was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force and the U.S. Marines. He retired as president of the Zia Co. and of Robert E. McKee Construction. He is survived by daughter Susan; son C. Steven; brothers John S., Philip, Louis and William; sisters Margaret McKee Lund and Francis McKee Hays; and four grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, New Mexico State University or charity. Burial: Restlawn Memorial Park.
Mary S. Moore of Kailua, a teacher at Kailua High School, died April 8 at home. Moore, 54, was born in West Virginia. She is survived by daughter Kathy Sanders; brother Bob Moore; father Bernard J.; stepparents Jim and Blanche Sanders; and a grandchild. Priavte service. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Susan Moore Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 801974, Santa Clarita, Calif. 91380.
Henry S. Nakama of Honolulu died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. Nakama, 76, was born in Waianae. He is survived by son Roy S.; brother George S.; sisters Helene Fujita and Dorothy Becker; and two granddaughters. Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shinichiro Nishikata of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Hochi newspaper reporter, died April 22 in Kuakini Hospital. Nishikata, 70, was born in Fukushima, Japan. He is survived by wife Harumi; son C.H. Nishikata; daughter Janice C. Nishikata; brothers Tetsuo, Masaniro and Biromichi; and five grandchildren. Services: Memorial at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Judith T. Novit of Honolulu, also known as Aunty Judy, a foster mother, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Novit, 78, was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Joseph Novit and Alan Davis; daughters Janet, Jean and Lehua; brothers Alex, Otto, Sherman, Gerard, Charles, Francis, Joseph and Charles Thompson and Robert Low-Thompson; sisters Maryann Lorenzo, Mathilda Orton, Mina Cambra, Emma Welker, Pikake Saffery, Charlene Thompson, Germaine Bruns, Theresa Tavares, Mary Elizabeth Awai, Ann Low, Adrienne Abreu, Lucy Manzano, Winifred Watson and Rose Ching; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley of Temples Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Kameo "Yaeko" Okada of Pearl City, formerly of Akepo Lane in Palama, died April 20 in Aloha Health Care.
Okada, 81, was a retired housekeeper at Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Waianae.
Okada is survived by husband Satoru; sons Griffith Y. and Miles T.; daughters Ethel R. Yukihiro and Jean S. Ikeda; brother Harry Katsuya; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial service over ashes: 6 p.m. April 30 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Y.M. Park of San Mateo, Calif. died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. Park, 73, was born in Honolulu.He is survived by sons Michael, Kenneth and Gregory; wife Lily W.S. Park; brother John S.C.; sisters Wilimina Barna, Virginia Choi and Theresa Plude; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. in Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Charles L. Powell of Honolulu died April 17 at Starub Hospital. Powell, 92, was born in Dunlap, Iowa. He is survived by wife Renee J.; daughter Janet; and a grandson. Private services.
George L. Richardson of Honolulu, a retired engineer, died April 24 in Straub Hospital.
Richardson, 76, was born in Clinton, Mass.
He is survived by wife Jean E.; son Jim; daughters Judy George and Martha Aoki; brother Kenneth W.; sisters Eleanor Faloon and Barbara Ripley; and three grandchildren.
Service: 7 p.m. April 30 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Ashes will be scattered at a later date.
Anne J. Rooseboom of Kaneohe died Tuesday at home. Rooseboom, 95, was born in Indonesia. She is survived by daughters Leonora Hurst, Willa McLellan and Fredda Stroup; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services to be held later.
Louis T. "Tata Louie" Rotor of Waianae, former manager of the Holiday Theater in Nanakuli, died last April 20 at home.
Rotor, 69, was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by companion Cindy M. Waipa; sons Lloyd A. and Lance Rapes; daughters Millie Kaaihue, Linda Morales, Herminia Kauhako and Patricia Antolin; hanai daughter Lydia Agbayani; a brother; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass: 7 p.m. April 30 at St. Rita Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway, Nanakuli. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 a.m. May 1 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Scott A. Stevenson of Makawao, Maui, who was killed April 21 when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pickup truck in south Maui, will be remembered in a graveside service April 29.
Stevenson, 20, was born in Provo, Utah. He is survived by wife Kelly; son James; daughter Jena; parents Alan and Mary; brothers Shawn and Sam; and sister Salisha.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. April 29 at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Proserfina B. Sumagit of Waialua died April 18 in Wahiawa General Hospital.
Sumagit, 46, was born in San Nicholas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Abraham R.; father Marciano Basilio; mother Amancia D. Basilio; brothers Florencio and Alberto Basilio; and sisters Benedicta Basilio, Rosalina Duenas and Fely Basilio.
Mass: 7 p.m. April 30 at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines. No flowers. Casual attire.
Kiyono Toyofuku of Kaneohe, a retired seamstress, died April 18 in Hale Pulama Mau. Toyofuku, 76, was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by son Michael T.; daughters Cassandra K. and Ellen S. Toyofuku and Melissa Y. Akahoshi; brothers Katsumi "Kelly" Yoshida and Katsuro "Cutla" Yoshida; sisters Kiyomi "Gracie" Ishiyama and Maude K. Hall. Private service.
Moses S. Utsumi of Honolulu died April 14 in Kuakini Hospital. Utsumi, 75, was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Rosemary T.; son Deems S.; daughter Darly S.; brother Paul; sister Mary Kashiwamura, Lily Shawn and Bette. Private service.
Eric K.W. Young of Costa Mesa, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died April 19 at home.
Young, 62, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Wilma; sons Kevin and Robin; daughter Erin Thomas; brother Frederick; sisters Betty Ching, Shirley Young and Rose Yim; and a grandchild.
Services on the mainland. No flowers.
Donations suggested to the Lymphoma Foundation of America, 8800 Venice Blvd. No. 207, Los Angeles 90034.