Lau built up meat supply company Mutsuko Amano, 93, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Dec. 17 in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by half-brother Ronald H. Ogata. Private services held.
Baldwin managed Haleakala Ranch on horseback
Helm helped kick-start many Molokai projectsArthur Francis Amaral, also known as "Afa" and "Ata," 28, of Ewa Beach, co-founder of Tru 2 Da Game, died Dec. 19 at home. He is survived by wife Christina "TIna" J., sons Christian and Chance, daughters Deja and Alea, parents Kenneth and Emo, brother Kenneth Jr. and sisters Jeannie and Dianne. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.
Raymond S. Arakaki, 74, of Okinawa, formerly of Honolulu, former president of Williams Shoji Inc., died Nov. 20 in Okinawa. He was born in Waikapu, Maui. He is survived by wife Yuriko; sons Jeffrey, James and Jon; brother Richard; sisters Lorraine Toma and Dorothy Oshiro; and one grandchild. Private services held.
Vicente Longboy Castillo, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Mid Pac Lumber Co. truck driver, died Dec. 11 in Maluhia Long Term Health Care Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina, brothers Florenio and Jose Rizal, and sisters Maria Carulla, Eleanor Villegas, Frances Tobalado and Maxima Domingo. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and after 8:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Madeline Dumadag, 75, of Kaneohe, died Tuesday. She was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Florentino "Pat"; sons Patrick, Roy, Gordon, Charles, Daniel and Samuel; daughters Danita Dumadag-Hugh, Donna Kinney and Debra Perio; brother Charles Baquiril; sisters Elsie Catchapiro and Mary Coratibo; 31 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Waikane. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Doris Yasuko Fukami, 84, of Lahaina, owner of Doris's Barber Shop and a retired Maui Surf Hotel employee, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Ron and Earl; daughters Carolyn Fujita and Ruth Quitoriano; brother Kenji Ito; sisters Sakae Honda, Chiyoko Furumoto and Nobuko Munemitsu; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Reception to follow. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeshi "Punchy" Furutani, 92, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired Gay & Robinson Plantation supervisor, died Thursday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Matsue, sons Henry and Carl, daughter Edith Shams, brothers Takeo and Michinori "Aiko," and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji. Call after 3 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chikato Hamada, 74, of Kahului, an Ameron Hawaii driver and dispatcher, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Pauwela, Maui. He is survived by wife Kiyomi, son Brian, brothers Gerald H. and Sadao, and sisters Harriet Goya and Joyce Ichimura. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after noon. Reception to follow. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Maui Memorial Park.
Joseph Kealii "Joe" Kamalu, 68, of Waianae, a former city park director, died Tuesday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Joddie; daughters Lori Gauer, Autumn Kamalu-Nako and Joylani Kamalu; brother Clement; sisters Rita Mahaulu, Mable Hattori and Marilyn Kramer; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Bernice Pauahi Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha School. Call after 11 a.m.
Robert Yoshio Kimoto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipe fitter, died Dec. 19 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bernice K., son Vernal, daughters Naomi and Lois, brothers Edward I. and Dr. Walter I., and sister Hatsue Tao. Private services held.
Stanley Ying Chan Lau, 80, of Honolulu, a retired attorney and World War II veteran, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Wayne, brother Dr. Johnson and sister Lani Low. Graveside services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations will be given to the Americas Foundation.
Iwamasa "James" Oki, 91, of Kaneohe, founder of Oki Sales and a retired Y. Hata & Co. salesman, died Sunday in Aloha Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elsie K., son George, daughter Doris Kashimoto, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Francisco Bautista Rabut, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Stevedore, Inc. stevedore, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Flora; sons Allen, Bernard and Clayton; brothers Florencio, Estanislao and Gabino; and four grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday and 12:30 p.m. next Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Florentino Bumagat Sagucio, 94, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation employee, died Dec. 14 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Jaime "Jim" and Dennis; daughters Marcela Calio, Pacita Sagucio, Virginia Seymour, Josephine Kubiak, Gloria Butterworth and Rosinda Kite; sisters Josefa Lopez and Estefania Cadiz; 17 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Momoyo M. Tamura, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired Schofield Barracks clerk stenographer, died Dec. 19 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Kenneth; daughter Jane T. Awa; brothers Taketoshi, Manabu and Floyd Yamauchi; and two grandchildren. Private services held.
Yutaka Toyota, 91, of Pahoa, Hawaii, an independent farmer and owner of Papaya Orchard in Pahoa, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ayame, sons Barry and Harold, daughters Ann Akiyama and Lynn Murasaki, and six grandchildren. Private services held.
Agrifino "Rufino" Visitacion, 79, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. water distribution coordinator, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gloria W., sons Leonard and Pedro, daughters Caroline Guzman and Cherilyn Pico, brother Alfredo, sister Rosita Cadabona, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Wake: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. 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.
