Joseph Apao, 79, a retired teacher, died June 27 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by sister Elizabeth Elarionoff and brothers Howard and Henry. Ashes to be scattered at a later date.George H. "Duke" Bills, 91, a retired salesman and U.S. Army veteran, died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Jane H.; sons Robert H., Charles H. and David B.; and three grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Memorial donations suggested to the Waikiki Aquarium.
Vicente Ramones Butac, 79, of Honolulu, died June 23 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Irene, daughter Thelma, brother David and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Kalika Hilinai Cabral-Kiaaina, 2 months, of Honolulu, died June 30. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Kanoe Cabral and Kalika Kiaaina; grandparents William "Paul" Cabral, Sandy Cabral, Ben Kiaaina and Fran Arrambide; step-grandfather Mark Arrambide; and great-grandparents Shirley Kim, Stanley Kim, Beatrice Cabral, Alethea Cabral, Manny Ferreira and Josephine Ferreira. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Galileo Cardona Espero, 54, of Waipahu, died June 27 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Hermelina; children Gilbert, Ionnee M., Sheiryll, Melbourne and Ella Marie; brothers Camilo, Danilo and Efren; sisters Zenaida Hipolito and Lita Estacio; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6 p.m. Call again on Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Evelyn Kikumi Higa, 80, of Honolulu, former owner of Monsarrat Delicatessen, died Wednesday. She was born in Ulumalu, Maui. She is survived by husband Shoyei "Kenneth"; daughter Jean Miyashiro; brothers Richard, Robert, Yoshinobu and Wallace Miyahira; sisters Vivian Higa, Eleanor Yonashiro, Doris Maedo and Amy Tsuhako; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Tam Fook Hue, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Naval Supply Center and USARPAC employee, died June 28 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred; daughter Frances Iizuka; brothers Albert Hue, Henry Hue and Robert Heu; and sister Beatrice Osborn. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dr. George A. Kanna, 70, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a retired self-employed dentist, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Carol; sons Dr. Stanwood, Robert and George K. Jr.; daughters Crystal Kanna-Egusa, Dr. Lauren Bundschuh, Jacqueline Kanna and Holly Araki; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shinkichi Kohagura, 83, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died Wednesday. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by sons Eugene and Rodney, daughter Diane Au, brother Nobutoshi, sisters Hideko Tomishima and Yoshiko Sakima, and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yee Mui Lui Lam, 89, of Honolulu, died July 7 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by son Man Yum, a brother, a sister and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial.
Emi Ota Omori, 77, of Honolulu, a retired federal personnel assistant, died July 9. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Adella L. Buss and Lorna L. Omori, and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry T. Tanaka, 90, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Home Appliance Co. repairman and appliance salesman, died July 1 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kekaha. He is survived by wife Michie. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Isamu "Tsuka" Tsukamoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired painter, died July 7 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Allen and Robert, daughter Janice Suzumoto, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services were private.
Tadayoshi Yoshimi, 90, of Hilo, a retired state tractor mower operator, died July 8 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Charlene Kojiro and Yvonne Inouye, and four grandchildren. Services were private.
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.