Hemina Agustin, 73, of Mountain View, a housewife, died Thursday in Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Roland and Jayson; daughters Connie Kader and Lee Ann Carvalho; brothers Joe Baybado and Clemente, Francisco and Fernando Castro; sisters Jaunita Ramirez, Margareta DeCurtis, Martina Atkins and Carmena Otomo; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Mountain View. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.Christine Bader, 40, of Ocean View, a saleswoman at the original Bad Ass Coffee Co., bartender at Korner Pocket and employee at Bell's Restaurant, died April 17 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Woodbury, N.J. She is survived by companion Thomas Martin; parents James Bader and Anna Strickland; brother Frank; and sisters Linda, Jamie and Stephanie. Private services.
Rachel Pilani Kulaniakea Bright, 81, of Aiea died Sunday at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons John and Clifford Kahoohanohano and Oliver Jr. and Charlie Bright; daughters Nancy Barraclough, Emily Arnold, Hattie Perkins, Vicklynn Gomes and Ana Kamaka; brothers Wallace, Henry and George Dwight Kupihea; sisters Mary Maunakea, Elaine Watson, Grace Fitzgerald, Dorothy Goo, Deborah Muff, Yolanda Rosa and Kelani Torres; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Aiea Ward, 99-641 Pohue Road, Halawa, call after 5:30 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park, Wailuku.
Primitivo Calpito Cabico, 74, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman for Hickam Air Force Base, died April 18 in St. Francis Hospice, Ewa. He was born in Nagbukel, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucrecia "Lucy"; daughters Nora Palmer and Norma Gima; brothers Pablo, Cristobal and Ricardo; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kathleen Siu Lan Kauhi Lii Lii O Puna Jay Decker, 93, of Kailua, died April 18 in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility, Kaneohe. She was born in Pahoa. She is survived by daughters Georgette Decker, Dorynne Ringler, Lovita Alsbury and Iwalani Halm; sons Teddy and Tommy; sister Jeanette Anderson; 24 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and 43 great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 12 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Danielle Moana Kaaihue, 41, of Waianae died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Helen Wiggs; father Warren Sr.; son Diamond Sr.; daughter Jade; brothers Warren Jr., Silvester, Maurice and Lane Kaaihue and Kalani Mariano; sisters Eve and Kaleo Kaaihue, Maile Vitcovich, Leiana Sulio and Haunani Kahawai; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Ward, 85-574 Plantation Road. Scattering of ashes: 3 p.m. Monday at Pokai Bay.
Franklin Tilton Lewis, 53, of Waimanalo died Wednesday in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Isabel T., sisters Aurelia Kihoi-Wong and Cindylee Moanikeala Lewis, and brother Richard Mark Lewis. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward. Call after 9 am. Burial to follow at Greenhaven Memorial Park.
Edwin "Ed" Medeiros Jr., 56, of Captain Cook, Kona, a retired federal fire chief at Kona Airport, Keahole and a U.S. Air Force veteran, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Penelope, parents Mitsuyo and Edwin, brother Ralston, and sisters Lena Garcia and Christy Sambueno. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Kailua-Kona. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nancy Haruko Taira, 82, of Hilo died April 19 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband John; daughters Joann Buffington, Sandi Sumida, Sue Tamon, Sharon Erwin and Gere Taira; sister Katherine Araki; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society in her memory.
Manuelito Diolan Unabia, 47, of Honolulu, an employee at Waikiki Joy Hotel and Triles Auto Body & Fender, died Monday. He was born in Cebu, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elsie; son Emmanuel; daughters Elma Rose Pascua and Michelle Antonio Unabia; mother Flora; brothers Vicmardo, Gregorio Jr., Gofrey and Efren and Alexander Unabia; sisters Loida Acidera, Marisa Dela Calzada and Florita Ravago; and one granddaughter. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane, call 5:30-9 p.m.; and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow in Mililani Memorial Park.
Janet S. Wilkinson, 86, of Mililani died Monday. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by daughters Barbara and H. Jean, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tsuruyo Grace Yasumoto, 87, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress and co-owner of T. Yasumoto Tailor Shop, died Tuesday. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter June Sato, sons Myron and George, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Lillian L.H. Young, 62, of Hilo, formerly of Honolulu, died April 12 in a Hilo Care Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Alfred, Franklin, Alexander and Charles. Memorial services: 12 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow in Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
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.