FRED HO'OLAE PAOA / Community Leader Lauae Jean Arashiro, 73, of Kauai, a kapuna with the Department of Education, died Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by husband Osamu "Shorty," sons Amos and Alvin, daughters Annabelle Fackrell and Cheryl L. and Laureen "Ari" Arashiro, hanai daughter Sasha Figueira, sisters Carolyn "Uluwehi" Kilauano and Wynnie Yee, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kekaha Ward. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.Carol W.U. Au, 38, of Honolulu, died Sept. 12 in Kaiser Medical Center. Private inurnment. Additional information provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Phillip Lip Chong, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died Aug. 25 in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples, 47-200 Kahekili Hwy., Kaneohe.
Rufo Besario Enojardo Sr., 81, of Kohala, Hawaii, a rice farm owner in the Philippines, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonaida "Aida"; sons Lucio E., Rufo B. Jr., Eddie and Roger; daughters Flora Cafe, Merlita Derla, Estrella Federizo, Cecilia Gegayan, Arlene Soledad and Brenda Postrero; and 24 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Hawi. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at same church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery.
Chizue "Ruth" Ezawa, 83, of Waialua, Hawaii, died Sept. 13. She was born in Waialua, Oahu. She is survived by sons Robert and Niles; daughters Arleen Okihiro, Ellen Takara, Iris Yonamine, Frances Tojo and Jenny Vierra; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Judith Kathleen Gouveia, 57, of Waianae, died last Saturday. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Pat, son Patrick Jr., daughters Sainna Gouveia and Janjse Hioki, father Floyd Blake, mother Margaret Kaluna and sister Patricia Cantere. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Pokai Bay Beach Park, Waianae. Scattering of ashes at 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Yoshiko Hamasaki, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons George and David, daughter Carol Morikawa, brother Roy Okubo, sister Bessie Karamatsu, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Walter Waianuhea Hoopii Sr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired warehouse clerk for Pearl Harbor Shipyard Restaurant, died Tuesday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Mary Jane; sons Walter Hoopii Jr. and Dennis and Norman Hashimoto; hanai son Herbert "Na-o" Figueroa; daughter Chandra Carrancho; brother Harry; sisters Roselani Dumont, Winona Butler and Lawai Tiwanak; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial to follow at 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Alfred Wah Chew Jay, 82, a World War II Purple Heart medal recipient, a commissioned officer in the Army Reserves and a retired supervisor at Pearl Harbor, died Sept. 3. He is survived by brothers Wally and John; sisters Mew Yung Chu, Quonnie Ho and Elsie Sniffen; and father Guy. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.
Gladys Mineko Johiro, 89, of Mililani, died Sept. 11. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Nobuichi, brothers Saburo and Clayton Mitsui, and sisters Sumiye Ohta and Beatrice Mahikoa. Private services.
Beatrice Funae Kawakami, 84, of Honolulu, a retired waitress for Sheraton Hotels, died Sept. 9 in Oahu Care Facility. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by daughters Elaine Sakai and Mariam Muraoka, brothers Clarence and Eugene Shima and Kiyoshi Shimabukuro, and sister Yukiko Nakasone. Private services.
Ernest Siu Bun Lau, 38, of Honolulu, died Sept. 10 in Honolulu. Chinese Buddhist services. Call from 9-11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Incorrect information provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Thursday.
Kikuno Nakamoto, 88, of Makakilo, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Makawele, Kauai. She is survived by sons Stanley and Roy, daughters Janet Carvalho and Gayner Kotaka, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eulane Kinikanawai Pelekai, 59, of Waianae, died Sept. 12. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sonny Jr.; sons Owen, Shon and Shannon; daughters Clara Panui and Viola Pelekai; brothers John III and Clayton Kamakele; sisters Jo Ann Rosario, Gaylein Kaauwai, Jody Poole and Wendy Fountain; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Clyde Edwin Reighard Jr., 57, of Honolulu, a clerk for the Hawaii State Teachers Association, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fayrene; sons Edwin and Danny; daughters Sheryl, Shawn and Uhaneokalani; mother Ruth Reighard; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services at a later date.
Kunito Sadaoka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired adult probation office administrator for the state Corrections Division and a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Anti-Tank Company, died Tuesday. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Grace, daughters Deborah Vanairsdale and Jeanne Sadaoka, and brother Bing Y. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kazuma Sato, 71, of Captain Cook, Kona, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Kona. He is survived by brothers Toshiharu, Raymond N. Sato and Gary K. Sato; and sisters Tomoyo Horiuchi, Chikae Tsukahara, Elaine Hirano and Norma E. Oshiro. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua, Kona. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lee W.J. Woodd, 67, of Ewa Beach, a former security officer and actor, died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joyce M.M., stepdaughters Dana Enstad and Bonnie Chuck-Rivera, stepsons Michael and Kelly Chuck, brother Kalai Strode, sister Junelehua K. Robertson and 11 step-grandchildren. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Inurnment to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
Stanley Masaru Yoshimoto, 84, of Ewa Beach, owner of Stanley's Auto Repair, died Aug. 18 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rodney and Calvin, daughter Joanne Lief, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
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