Harue "Mae" Arakaki, 78, of Honolulu, former owner of Harborlite Cafe and a waitress for Ala Moana Flamingo, died Tuesday in Maluhia Hospital. Survived by sons Stanley Y. and Derek S.; daughters Claudia E. Miyamoto and Diana T. Samura; brothers Shinsei, George, Thomas and Samuel Hokama; sisters Clara McKenna and Gladys Fujishima; 11 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gregorio V. Binas, 73, of Kihei, Maui, was found dead Tuesday in his pickup truck near Honoapiilani Road. Survived by wife Marcela R.; sons Antonio, Jaime and Froilan; daughters Juanita Guzon, Estrelita Dahilig, Amelia Binas and Vangie Bumanglag; 17 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Theresa's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Amelia G. Copi of Honolulu, founder of the Hawaii Jewish News, died Wednesday in Honolulu. Survived by husband Irving M.; sons David M., Thomas R. and William A.; daughter Margaret R.; sisters Lillian Zuckerman and Marian Fine; 4 grandchildren. Services held. Burial: 12:30 p.m., Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hadassah.
Myrabeth R. Hughes, 83, of Kailua died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. Survived by husband Hyland; son Kent; daughter Melanie Belluche; 6 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Memorial: 3 p.m. Sept. 14, Kailua United Methodist Church. Aloha attire.
Charles M. Ishihara, 81, of Waimea, Kauai, a consultant for Ishihara Market, died Wednesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Survived by wife Kimie Y.; sons Guy M. and Ray M.; daughter Grace K. Kitabayashi; sister Masako Arakaki; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Service: 3 p.m. tomorrow, Waimea Foreign Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gilda M.H. Kanakaole, 46, of Waialua died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Survived by husband Mark L.; son Jason K. Hite; daughters Marie H. Hite and Deanna U. Peredo; mother Emily K. Hoopii; brothers George, Otto and Charlie Hoopii; sisters Emily Afoa, Georgette Hoopii and Mrs. Bobby Kuhiiki; a grandson. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation. Aloha attire. No flowers.
May E. King, 80, of Waimanalo, a retired Waimano Home foster parent, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. Survived by sons Adam and Herbert Duncan and John and Rudolph King; daughters Penelope Gabriel, Wanda Gomes and Wilmarie Sylva; sisters Ana Kinimaka and Comet Cummings; 32 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday, Kawaiahao Church; call after 6 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Leo Lee will be remembered in a 10 a.m. service tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published Wednesday.
Beverly A. Lopez, 68, of Honolulu, a retired St. Francis Hospital cashier, died Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. Survived by husband Louis; son Francis; daughter Alvina; sisters Ethel Virtudes, Patricia Barrionuebo and Annette Camacho; 5 grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.
Fredrico A. "Fred" Medrano, 72, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Coca Cola Bottling Co. route salesman, died last Friday at home. Medrano, a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II, is survived by wife Anacleta "Anna"; daughters Pamela Ann Marcia and Lynnette M. Stine; sisters Flora Domingsel and Conception Lopez; brother Angel; 5 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. No flowers.
Zacarias N. Obra, 85, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retiree of Hilo Coast Processing Co., died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Survived by wife Lourdes A.; daughters Janet Tomas, Irene Pacol, Caroline Ducosin and Judy Parker; sister Sofia Gumilet; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papaikou. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Crispin B. Pinto, 70, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 9 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Survived by wife Leticia V.; sons Adolfo, Ricardo, Simeon, Rudolfo, Ruben and Ariel; daughters Rebecca Caliboso, Marita Hopana, Estella Ventura, Rowena Menor and Edna Pinto; brother Prudencio Lamar; sisters Rosalina Bisarra, Narcisa Dumag, Rosalina Viernes, Angelina Madriaga, Luisa Cortez, and Saturnina and Ursula Ferrer; 22 grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Tsuruko Takamura, 75, of Makaweli, Kauai, a Kauai Veterans Hospital retiree, died Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. Survived by daughters Carol Ann Smith and Linda J. Matsumoto; brothers Shigeyuki, Tamotsu, Mitsuo, Tomeichi, Yukio and Glenn; sisters Matsuko Ijima, Midori Komori and Satsue Okada; 6 grandchildren. Service: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 2:30 p.m. No flowers.
Midori K. Yamashita, 79, of Honolulu, formerly of Kurtistown, Hawaii, died last Friday in Honolulu. Survived by children Jennie T., Stanley K. and Glenn T. Yamashita, Eleanor F. Meyer and Marie Okamura; 5 grandchildren. Service held.
Jitsuji Yoshimura, 84, of Aiea, a retired plumbing contractor, died Aug. 15 in the Pearl City Nursing Home. Survived by sons Richard T., Fred K., Charles T., Jerry M. and Clifford M.; brother Ted T.; 5 grandchildren. Private services.
Dora K. Young, 97, of Honolulu died yesterday in Kaiser Hospital. Survived by sons Gene and Ronald Y.M.; daughters Elaine Ching and Rena Ochse; brother Richard Tom; sisters Edna Ching, Winifred O'Rourke and Mildred Young, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Service: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.