Moody Keliihoomalu’s job as protocol officer with the state government put him at the front line of greeting kings, prime ministers and presidents when they arrived in Hawaii.

When he retired in 1987 he had served 30 years in state jobs that also included election administrator and visitor information specialist with the Department of Transportation.

“He loved his job, and his second love was the Special Forces,” said Alfred Fernandez of Aiea, a friend who shared years of experiences in the Army Reserve.

They were with the Hawaii Reserve Special Forces unit that trained as a backup for the Army’s Green Berets during the Vietnam War.

Keliihoomalu died Tuesday in Castle Hospital.

Fernandez said his friend joined the U.S. Army in 1945 and served as an interpreter in interrogation of German prisoners. He left the Army in 1956, and continued in the Reserve until he retired as a master sergeant 1978.

“Moody almost died in Okinawa, where we were taking parachute training,” he recalled. “The colonel had everyone in the barracks kneel and say a prayer for Moody” who had collapsed while running

in hot and humid weather. “He was a very resilient man. He completed parachute training the next year and eventually qualified as a senior paratrooper with 75 jumps.”

Fernandez said: “Although he was proud of being a Green Beret, he was a peaceful man. He was a loving family man. He never said anything bad about anyone. He loved his wife and children, and was just getting to love his four little grandchildren.”

David Trask, former executive director of the Hawaii Government Employees Association, said: “I think he contributed to the building of the union. He did his part.”

Keliihoomalu was Oahu chapter president and state president of the union in the days before it was separated into units representing diverse groups of government workers.

He was active in several organizations including the Democratic Party, St. Louis High School Parent Teachers Group, Olomana Community Association, Kailua Elks Club, Knights of Columbus and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Born in Hilo, he is survived by his wife Evelyn; son Moody III; daughters Moodette Kaapana, Cathleen, Tracy and Jaydeen Keliihoomalu; sisters Ordis Jury and Velma Choy; stepmother Hannah Keliihoomalu; half brother Kentworth; half sister Karla Akiona; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, Kailua, where services will begin at 7 p.m., and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial will be in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

The family asks that flowers be omitted and aloha attire be worn.

Peter J.A. Adviento, 10, of Honolulu, a fifth-grader at Jefferson Orthopedic Elementary

School, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by parents Geronimo and Jaimey; sister Sara; brother Jairone; and grandparents Monico and Rosita. Service over his ashes: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Jesus Church located across of Kailua Beach Park.

Florentino L. “Larry” Afaga, 55, of Waipahu, a GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. employee, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by daughters Sherilynn R. and Deanna L.; parents Pedro and Gregoria; brother Pete; sisters Andrea Velasco and Regina Gantala; and a grandson. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Service to be held at 7 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Sacred Heart Church in Kohala, Hawaii. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kohala County Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Isabelle Bates, 97, of Kaneohe, a retired Palama Settlement registered nurse, died Sunday in the Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. Born in Ahualoa, Hawaii, she is survived by nieces Hazel Leroy and Christine Ribble; and nephews Anthony, Jared, Daniel, Patrick and Alfred Caires. Service: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.

Benjamin C. Chaves, 80, of Aiea died Monday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Helen; stepson Richard; sisters Susie Passol and Matilda Tavares; and two grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

George G.S. Chu, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipefitter and Merchant Marine, died yesterday in St. Francis Hospice. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, he is survived by sons

Edwin and Ronald; daughter Jackie Kuwahara; brothers Joseph and Clarence; sisters Daisy Chang and Rose Mau; half brothers Rodney and Edmund; half sisters Winifred Ho and Geraldine Dere; stepmother Ngit Sim; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Lucy J. Costa, 58, of Hilo died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Paia, Maui, she is survived by husband Lawrence; sons Lawrence Jr. and Vernon; daughters Veronica LaMarco and Jewel Castro; brother Richard Vares; half brother Chris Vares; half sisters Christine and Colleen Vares; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Sylvia H.M. Dobry, 63, of Lihue, a real estate development person and world traveler, died Monday in Queen’s Hospital. Dobry appeared on the Johnny Carson Celler and Lawrence Welk shows. Born in California, she is survived by daughters Patricia McMichael, Pamela Cobelens and Debra M. Herkes. Private scattering of ashes.

William E. Dodge, 81, of Honolulu, a retired vice president for the Midlantic Bank in New Jersey, died Tuesday at Respite Care of Hawaii. Born in Harrison, N.J., he is survived by wife Alice I.; brother Edwin J.; daughter Dorothy Stumpf; son William E. Jr.; stepson Milton I.; stepdaughters Gabriella Kam, Leimomi I. Maldonado and Elizabeth Silva; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchil dren; four step-grandchildren; and five step great-grandchildren. Service: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Church.

Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcomed.

Edward M. “Nuna” Grube Jr., 66, of Wahiawa, a Loomis Armored Car Service retiree, died Monday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Grube, a U.S. Army retiree, served in the Vietnam and Korean wars. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Harriet E.; son Mikaele J.K.; daughters Ede A. Fukumoto, Mary A.K. “Sissie” Kamauoha and Lilinoe T. Grube; father Edward M.; brothers Charles, Laurens and Rufus; sisters Dorothy Kennell and Helen Hoke; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire.

Wellington Haili, 53, of Kailua, a maintenance trainee for Network Enterprises Inc., died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Elayne W. Wong; daughter Elayne C.K. Wong; father Robert K.; brothers Robert K. Jr. and David A. Haili; and sisters Abigail Doo, Louise Clarke, Symfonie Hulama, April Cosier, Andrea Amps, Denise Castillo, Manon Meisner and Jennie Haili. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe First Ward. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: noon, Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Alexa B.H. Hanakahi, 24, of Wahiawa, an Intermodal Transportation Services Inc. employee, died Thursday in Wahiawa. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by parents Barrymore K. and Jeanette; brothers Bart A.K. and Ian C.K.K.; sisters Alicia J.T. and Alana J.S.; and grandparents James and Mary. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frank L. Havel, 59, of Hawaii died Feb. 5 in Tripler Hospital. Born in Illinois, Havel

worked as a cook in several Honolulu restaurants. No known survivors. Committal service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Kana Higa, 96, of Honolulu died Feb. 7 in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Naha, Okinawa, she is survived by sons James T., Richard T., Akira, Kiyoshi and Rodney S.; daughters Stella Canio, Yaeko Kishimoto, Lorraine M. Watanabe, Asayo Carvalho and Jo Ann O. Tome; 41 grandchildren; and 58 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Keizo Ishii, 84, of Waialua, a Waialua Sugar Co. retiree, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in Waialua, he is survived by wife Kinuko; son Ronald K.; daughters Aileen K. Courtenay, Phyllis T. Sato and Sharon M. Ishii; brothers Masaji and Masao; sisters Yaeko Okimura and Mitsue Hatano; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fujie Ito, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Pahala Hospital cook, died last Saturday at home. Born in Fukuoka-Ken, Japan, she is survived by sister Toshio Marubayashi; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Joseph J. “Uncle Joe” Kaanapu, 87, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. switchman, died Feb. 14 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Joseph J. Jr.; sisters Madeline Kalihi, Katherine Akana and Theopista Purdy; and brothers Enoka Kaanapu and Raymond Lutz. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Benjamin K. Kahalehoe, 82, of Kalamaula, Molokai, died Feb. 7 in Molokai General Hospital. Born in Peahi, Maui, he is survived by children Jeanette Kahalehoe, Lorraine Meyer,

Louise Paleka, Mathilda Adolpho, and Juliette and Charles Aukai; sister Katherine; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services held.

Hattie K. Keanaaina, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Keauhou Beach Hotel linen room attendant, died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. Born in South Kona, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Samuel K. Jr., Glenn and Jack M.; daughters Violet N. Keanaaina Yamada and Carolann P. Kala; brother Robert “Buster” Makini; sisters Mabel Priddy and Violet Wiseman; and 10 grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Kahaluu Beach Road, across St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the family plot. Casual attire.

Shigeharu G. Kimura, 68, of Wailuku died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Stella H.; mother Kiyono; daughter Paulette Shimabukuro, Iris Carpio and Roxane Hubin; brothers George and James; sisters Jean Nojima and Mabel Ishizaki; and three grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kunio Matsui, 86, of Papaikou, Hawaii, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Papaikou, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Shizuko; sons Dennis and Alan; daughter Ruth Okihara; brothers Shizuo, Fujio and Tetsuo; sister Fujino; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. today at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday was provided by the mortuary.

Masami “Maxie” Matsuki, 67, of Kaneohe, retired owner of Kaneohe Up holstery and Glass Shop, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. Born in Captain Cook, Hawaii, he is survived by sons Glenn M., Keith K. and Brian T.; daughter Susan M.

Zuttermeister; father Takeshi; companion Mieko Ide; brothers Henry and Walter; sisters Amy Takehara and Jeanne Nishimura; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Epipania A. “Epi” Morales, 67, of Hawaii, died Sunday at home. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by husband William R.; children Johnellen “Joey” Ishii, Laverne Brown, Victorette “Dee- Dee” Pedro, Corinna “Rena” Mamaclay, Melody “Babe” Manuel Jr., and Bernadette “Berna,” William R. “Sonny” Jr., Joshua “Josh” and Darnell “Nell” Morales; sisters Victoria Banach, Janet Hess, Paula Driggers, Frances Escobido, Ann Corpuz and Dominga Devalos; 27 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Yoshio Oshiro, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Plumbing Co. plumber, died last Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Shizuko; son Miles T.; daughter Annette C. Yanagida; brother Katsuo; sisters Yoshiko Omo and Elaine Nakamura; and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Russell S. Wakida, 21, of Hilo died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by mother Christine; father Lawrence; sister Lauren; grandparents Akira and Miyome Tanaka, and Kiyomi and Chiyome Wakida; and great-grandparents Kinuko Tanaka and Ryu Yano. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Randall R. Woods, 44, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died Monday in Honolulu. Born in

Pendleton, Ore., he is survived by partner Gene T. Okita; father Melvin R.; and brothers Gary P. Woods and Ralph Perigny. Service: 4:30 p.m. today at the Woods-Okita home. No flowers.

Jerry T. “Boompa” Yamamoto, 73, of Pearl City, a retired painting contractor for Sawai Brothers, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Lawrence T.; daughters Beverly M. Onaha and Patricia K. Yamamoto; brothers Samuel Y., Wallace T. and Harry H.; sisters Margaret Egami, Maxine Tomoyasu and Mabel Fujinaka; and four grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sunshine Marice Hargrove-Rosario, of Hilo, stillborn daughter of Michael M. Hargrove and Suzanne M. Rosario, will be remembered in a graveside service at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Homelani Memorial Park. The child was born Friday. Casual attire. Also survived by sister Rosemarie Hargrove-Rosario; paternal grandparents Willie Hargrove and Arleen Mareion; maternal great-grandparents Vicente Rosario, Antonia Rosario and John Rosario Jr.

Powell B. Martin,43, of Kahului, a landscaper, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Covina, Calif. Survived by mother Ethel B.; sons Jason, Lonnie and Paul; brother Ira W. V. Private services.

Sadayo Matsuno, 85, a native of Hawaii and a retired lab technician for Pioneer Mill Co., died Thursday in Palo Alto, Calif. Survived by children Betty Lum and Alma Nagao; 6 grandchildren' 6 great-grandchildren. Services later.

Dillard C. Miller, 62, of Pearl City, a former federal electronic technician, died Feb. 10 in Pearl City. He was born in Gamoca, W.Va. Survived by sons David W. and Steven B.; daughter Terry A. Shigematsu; mother Hazel; brother Jerry; sisters Ina Liptok and Sue West; 4 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private services.

Evangeline K. Mundon, 88, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. Survived by daughters Greathia M. Odell, Doris E. Hezekia, Janice vonSeggern, Pauline N. Attwood and Georgia L. Bustamante; sisters Kamalie Kauila and Mariah Souza; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:45 a.m. March 3, Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Howard T.H. Pang, 66, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Naval Communications Station communications specialist, died Feb. 10. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Sadako; sons Evan and Kingsley; brothers Tin Hop and Albert T.J.; sisters Rose Tom and Helen Enos; 4 grandchildren. Private services.

Wesley H. Petrie, 78, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. marshal, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Margaret; sons Wesley H. Jr. and Charles A.; daughters Karen K. Petrie and Mary K. Carvalho; sisters Ramona McGuire and Irma Chillingworth; 3 grandchildren. Private inurnment.

Iris J. Rita, 45, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. Survived by mother Dorothy C.; sister Diana Villatora; brothers Richard and Audie. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday, Kalaheo Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Barbara Ann Roache, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Dillingham Corp. executive secretary, died last Monday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Survived by husband Corwith J.; son Brian; sisters Ruth Servant, Susan Stevenson and Jean Lovelace; 2 granddaughters. Services later.

Hideo Saneishi, 95, of Whitmore Village, a retired Dole Plantation auto mechanic, died Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. Survived by sons Henry K. and Ronald N.; daughters Helen S. Kawamoto and Ruth T. Sugai; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-

grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clara G. Thompson, 78, of Las Vegas, formerly of Hawaii, died Tuesday in Las Vegas. She was born in Washington. Survived by sons Wayne and Brian; daughter Jeanette Shaffer; brother Ralph Shelton; sister Elizabeth Michaels; 6 grandchildren. Service: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

James M. Tsuchida, 71, of Honolulu, a retired city parking meter mechanic, died last Feb. 15 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Shigeko; sons Mark K. and Jon M.; daughter Evon C., and sisters Constance A. Kim, Eva K. Tahara and Millie Tokunaga Kagehiro. Private services.

Mizue Urabe, 77, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Feb. 10 in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan. Survived by sons Ralph and George; daughters Helen Iwamoto and Elaine Tamura; mother Chiyo Iwaya; sister Yoko Ezaki; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Peggy H.O. "Marge" Williams, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired state respite care worker who formerly owned Windward Florist and AAA Employment Agency, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. Survived by daughter Lori Siri; sons William, David and Woody; sisters Edith Yamamoto and Mae Ochi; ex-husband William; 5 grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday, Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of the ashes.

Sung Wing Wong, 92, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Chock Jeng; son Wah Lun; 5 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Service: 9 a.m. Wednesday, Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Cremation to follow. No flowers.

Norma M. Yamamoto, 90, of Honolulu, a retired St. Francis Hospital laundry presser, died Feb. 16 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. Survived by daughters Ruth Saito, Ethel Kishimoto and Edith Kanetake; brothers Manabu, Masaru and Hiroshi Minami; sisters Tsutaye Urada and Nancy Yamase. Service: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Private inurnment.

Alma Hua Mei Young, 70, of Honolulu and Hilo, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Douglas K.H. and Eugene K.L. Young; daughters Pamela M.C. Tanigawa and Andrea M.T. Miura; 4 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow, United Community Church in Hilo, and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Kalihi Union Church in Honolulu. Call after 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial: 3 p.m. Saturday, Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.