HONOLULU >> Alan Naluai, a member of the Surfers singing group, died of a heart attack Saturday at his Hawaii Kai home. He was 62. Alan Naluai,
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Surfers’ singer,
dies at home at 61The trio, which included his brother, Clayton, formed and began recording in the late 1950s. They shared the stage with singer Don Ho at Duke Kahanamoku's in the 1970s and at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Dome in the 1980s.
Alan provided the group's comic relief, while Clayton was the romantic, leading man. Though retired, the brothers periodically worked as a duo, the last time aboard the cruise ship Independence in December and January.
Clayton Naluai said his brother was completing a solo vocal album of Hawaiian tunes, including some of his original compositions, at the time of his death.
Alan Nalaui also worked in real estate and as a Budget Rent a Car salesman.
Survivors include his wife, Faith, six children, mother Abigail, three brothers, two sisters and 11 grandchildren.
Some of the new music will be performed at the funeral at 6 p.m. Sunday at Kawaiahao Church. The ashes will be scattered Monday off Waikiki.
Raymond V. Benzon, 61, of Honolulu died Sunday in Tripler Hospital. He is survived by wife Jamie; brothers Nicholas K. and Anthony, and sisters Andrea G. Waro, Bernadette M. Olivera and Josephine H. Rabago. Services: noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Filomena Villar Bueno, 60, of Waimanalo, who worked at Island Air Filter, died March 5 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Cabanatuan City, the Philippines. She is survived by son Peter John V.; daughter Shirley V.; parents Alejandro and Venancia Villar; brother Celino Villar; sisters Lita Baldevecio, Carmen and Juling Bueno and Isabela Magaling, and two grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. George Church, 41-1323 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Wenceslao C. "Ben" Cabatu, 67, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired forklift operator and senior cane truck driver, died Friday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosita N.; son Nestor S.; daughters Vera Cabatu, Anita Ledward and Rowena A. Ireland; brothers Bernie, Jaime and Elson; sisters Virginia Pajo, Natalia Abad and Cecilia Cardines; mother Petra, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Papaikou Catholic Church, Immaculate Heart of Mary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Cemetery. Casual attire.
Gina T. Chun, 50, of Kaneohe, a health aide with the state Department of Health, died Sunday in Kaneohe. She is survived by husband Kevin; daughters Traci, Lindsey and Kelli; mother Lynne Trecroci. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hope Chapel Kaneohe, 45-815 Pookela St. Visitation to follow. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.
Therese K. "Rusty" Easley, 75, of Kahului died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She is survived by husband Henry O., daughter Terry, sister Helen Kolego, and a grandson. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Aloha attire.
Haruo Fujitomo, 80, of Wailuku, a retired president and owner of F&M Contractors, F&M Plumbing and Sheet Metal companies, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by daughters Ann Mesina, Elaine Fujitomo and Jean Nakayama; sister Barbara Kusuda, and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire.
Vanessa K. Garcia, 42, of Waianae died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Flora Barros Espana and Helen and Misty Garcia; son Samuel Jr.; mother Bessie Cambra; sisters Lisa Cline and Glorianna Gurty-Ruff; brother Thomas Cambra; stepsisters Aracilia Snyder and Carolyn Elkins; stepbrothers Anthony Jr. and Timothy Cambra and Joseph Prejean III, stepfather Anthony Cambra Sr. and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Waianae. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph Ha Jr., 51, formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Joseph and sister Mildred. Private services.
Janet Lynn Hollister, 50, of Honolulu, a certified nurses' aide, died March 5 in Honolulu. She is survived by son Josephe Vincent, mother Corinne and sister Christine Hollister-Slocum. Services at a later date.
Daniel Y.K. Kahawaii Jr., 59, of Kahuku, a retired state employee, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by children Denise A. and Daniel "Kelii," and brothers and sisters Florence Kashiwamura, Mavis Yamada, Geraldine Henry, Maydell Smith, Charlene Labowski and Maurice, Alvin and Nolan Kahawaii. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Perry K. Kaina, 23, of Hana, Maui, a receptionist at Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by mother Genevie M., brothers David M.K. "Kawika" and Francis K., and grandmother Helen Perry. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Puuiki Cemetery, Hana. Casual attire.
Raynette K. Kamakahukilani, 41, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center. She is survived by mother Barbara J. Hernandez, stepfather George C. Hernandez, and sister Barbara B.L. Murray. Private services.
Rina P. Kepa, 35, of Waimanalo died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kamalu; daughter Kaleinani; mother Sui Lan; sisters Ipo, Lei, Cherylynn and Stacey; brothers Nakane, Keala and Keawe, and grandmother Priscilla Ho. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Matthew's Church in Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Yoshio Kikuchi, 79, of Waipahu, a retired mailman, died last Thursday. He was also a veteran of the Korean War. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Nobuko, and daughters Jasmine Kupo, Elaine Yamamoto and Esther Nakamatsu. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert S. Kinoshita, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired mason, died March 5 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leatrice; sons Glen, Calvin and Clifton; daughters Joyce Masui, Wilma Ishiara, Sandra Takao and Faye Nakakuni, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Carl B. Lange, 68, of Orange, Texas, formerly of Honolulu, died March 6. He is survived by son Scott; daughters Carla Dee Mendes and Carleen Jale; sisters Shirley Larson, Beverly Brunn and Peggy Kuhnke, and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Palolo Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 3314 Paalea St.
Dorothy K. Lau, 73, of Waialua, a retired federal worker, died March 4. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by sons Vernon and Allen; daughter Geraldine Chai; brothers Sonny Ahlet and Lionel, Rudy and Gilbert Galapia; sisters Vicky Grilho, Mildred Cuaresma, Shirley Fenning and Marilyn Shim, nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Charles P. "Crispin" Layugan, 83, of Wahiawa, a retired laborer with Pioneer Construction Co., died March 5 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria T.; sons Chris Jr., Edwin and Robert; daughter Eufemia Viernes; brothers Bernardo, Federico and Cancio; sister Jacinta Pizarro Jr., eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Luciana Lum, 79, of Kaneohe died March 5 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Leslie K., Nelson H., John R. and Stewart M.; daughter Margo K. Smith; brothers Richard and Morris Bissen and Lawrence Kaholokula; sisters Darling Loque and Karen Pacheco, 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Jerome P. Mack, 83, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Medical Cener at Pali Momi. He was born in Cooperstown, N.D. He is survived by wife Verda, son Donald, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment services: 3 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Kalehua K. Mahuna-Hoewaa, infant son of Alia K. and Liah Ann Hoewaa died March 6 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. He is also survived by grandparents Arthur and Linda Hoewaa and Howard and Debbie Mahuna, and great-grandparents Herman and Ethel Costa and Emily Mahuna. Wake services: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Religious services at 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Priscilla "Arrojo" Matthews, 62, of Honolulu, a dietician for Twin Brook Nursing Home, died last Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Williamson Jr. and John L. Fernandez; daughters Debra Haudenshield, Bobbie Estrada, Juanita Summers and Cecilia "Tungi" and Annie Negron; brothers Johnny, Donald, Joe and Melvin Arrojo; sister Irene Malendrez, 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Myrna H. Minatodani, 66, of Kaneohe died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Reed; daughters Dayna Minatodani Carmack and Cody and Dore Minatodani; mother Dorothy Yuhara; sisters Barbara Lum, Eleanor Takahama and Kathryn Kato, and two granddaughters. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles F. Mulleitner, 84, a retired pressman from Hawaii Newspaper Agency, died Saturday at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jenny; sons Charles F., Milton J., Daniel S. and Derek Kim; daughters Laura Ann Shipman, Robin Yamada, Katie Willing and Phyllis Kim, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Lee "Bobby" Paiva, 51, of Ahualoa, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for Ahualoa Dairy, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Annette, sons Robert "Fatso" Jr. and Alika "Aki," daughter Selina Freitas, parents William and Emma, brothers Eric and Richard, sister Diana "Dee Dee" Aguiar, grandmother Helen Angelo, hanai brother Ray Cardus, and seven grandchildren. Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Juliana L. Paloma, 86, of Honolulu died Saturday in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by sons Stephen,, James, Bernard, David and Peter; daughters Mary DeSilva, Julile Lindstrom, Sharon Souza and Christine Karas; brother Alfonso Del Rosario, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Setsuko Saka, 76, of Kahului, a retired seamstress and cashier for Ah Fook's Supermarket, died Sunday at home. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by husband Masaru; sons Paul and Alan; brothers Kenji and Henry Tamura; sisters Toshiko Iwamoto, Elaine Sato, Mieko Kushiyama and Ayako Saito, and two grandchildren. Private services and burial held.
Fumiko Yoshinaga Sakai, 92, of Honolulu died Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Kay K.; brother Tadayuki Yoshinaga, and sisters Tamayo Fukuda, Yaeko Yoshinaga and Sally Porter. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Allan M. Schwartz, 75, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died Saturday. He was born in Minneapolis. He is survived by wife Carmela and son Allan. Private services.
Kenneth H.K. Shinn, 83, of Aiea died March 5. He is survived by sons Steven M. and Stuart N.; sisters Mady Zawadski, Dora Piamonte, Lorraine Sun, Judy Pacarro and Mary Dreith, and four grandchildren. Services held.
Phanh Singrattana, 76, of Honolulu died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Vientian. She is survived by sons Veth Phengsvath and Khamva, Kanha, Phayla and Phomma Singrattana; daughters Phai Duangmavongsa, Pha Sengdara, Thath Vongsimma and Souvanna Singrattana; sister Dao, 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Laos services: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary.
Kawehionapua "Kawehi" Stewart, 63, died March 4. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughter Maelia Lani Carter; son Jeffrey K.; mother Lani L. Apana; brothers William D. and Collins C. Apana; sister Billielani Smith; hanai son Patrick S. O'Brien; hanai daughters MaryAnne O'Brien, Leda Brysha and April Stewart; estranged children Henry B., Bruce A., Lauren G. and Scott M., and seven grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. No floral bouquets or wreaths. Stewart requested wearing a lei.
Enrique C. "Ricky" Sumera, 97, of Waianae died Friday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Cabugao, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Caroline; daughters Irene R. Johnson, Yolanda Binsberger and Bernadine S. Render, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Matsu "Ray" Takaesu, 80, of Honolulu died March 4 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Gloria Y. Yamada and Norma T. Takaesu, brothers Shigeru "Tommy" and Minoru, and sisters Tsuneko Takemura, Alice Nakamoto and Frances Shimizu. Private services.
David G. Tripp, 75, of Waianae, a retired welder at Oahu Refuse Co., died Feb. 18 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by daughters Bernadette Keliiwaiwaiole, Phyllis Dilwith, Davelyn Lindsey and Christy Kiyan, 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:40 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gilbert A. Understeller, 64, of Mountain View, Hawaii and formerly of Honolulu died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sayoko, son Paul, daughters Rebecca Cothren and Yuriann Understeller, stepson John Sasaki, sisters Catherine Choo and Diana Marcial, and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hisayo Y. Yagi, 86, of Honolulu, a retired pineapple packer for Dole Cannery, died Saturday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Yoshio; sons Clarence M. and Lionel S.; daughters Emily Y. Mizobe, Frances F. Ichinose and Annette A. Fujinaka; brother Paul Yokota, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers
Kam Sai Young, 94, of Honolulu died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Alan, daughters Evelyn Lam and Audrey Fong, brother Edward Goo, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.