Waikiki 'beach boy' was filled with aloha Debra Naomi Agena, 49, of Waianae, died March 3 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Larry, Harold S. and Calvin K.; and sisters Lynn C. and JoAnn. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire.Hing Lin Chang, 95, of Honolulu, a former sole proprietor of C. Chock Hing Hardware Store, died Feb. 23 at home. He was born in Chung Shan district of Kwang Tung province of China. He is survived by sons Stanley T.L., Milton T.Y. and Walter T.C.; daughters Noreen L.H. Chang, Judy L.Q. Young, Edith L.P. Lo and Jane L.J. Yee; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Muriel "Ah Mei" Mei Ying Chong, 73, of Ewa Beach, died Feb. 27 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Leslie Jo; brothers Charles and Richard; sisters Maryn Yee, Alyce Richardson, Leatrice Kahalekulu, Rose Sandy, Esther Peters and Constance Prange; and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Agnes McCabe Hipa, 90, of Kailua, died Wednesday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Heeia. She is survived by sons Ignatius "Iggie," Samuel "Vince" and Benjamin; daughters Mary Ann "Sista," Margaret "Marge" Peters, Bernadette "Bernie" Borges and Veronica "Ronni" Pratt; 26 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Maggie Apuna Hookano, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired Aiea Laundry employee, died Feb. 27 in Kailua. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons David and James Nakoa, stepsons Raymond and Edward, daughter Lisa Hookano-Holly, stepdaughters Clara Rowland and Aukai Balai, stepbrother Edward Newalu, stepsister Martha Rankin, 26 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 1:15 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Susana "Nene" Lim Jatico, 79, of Waipahu, owner of SLJ Export in the Philippines, died Feb. 20 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Carcar, Cebu City, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Erecson, Roy, Lutrell, Fortunato, Edwin and Lyle; daughters Lynetta Sekiya, Ravel Hilario and Ophelia Tan; sisters Natividad Perez, Amparo Ouano and Mercedes Silva; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kaname Kawakami, 88, of Hilo, a retired flume foreman for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kikuyo; sons George and Benjamin; daughters Elsie Hee, Mae Kawakami, Betty Yada and Jean Kawakami; brothers Minoru Ozaki and John Kawakami; and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Palmyra "Pam" Kehaulani Huch Kekumano, 59, of Honolulu, a nonprofit executive and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' first public-information officer, died Feb. 20 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Rosalie "Sweetheart" and William Huch Jr., sisters Almyra "Bebe" Saunders and Healani Huch, and fiance Henry "Hanale" Hopfe. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Thomas Takashi Kotsubo, 91, of Honolulu, died Feb. 28. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by daughters Carolyn Imamoto, Kathleen Lyons and Eileen Ito; brother James; sisters Kaoru Ishimura, Haruye Ozaki, Ruth Seto and Jane Kanai; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard "Ricky" Kazuya Matsuda, 74, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired Sears Roebuck and Co. salesman and a Hilo Motors employee, died Saturday in the Life Care Center of Kona. He also was a Waiakea Theatre employee and a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Kokoiki, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Catherine; sons Ricky, Arnold and Matthew; daughters Debra Ahin and Colleen Matsuda; brothers Charles Matsuda and Yone Nakamura; sisters Jane Matsuda, Nancy Owens and Betty Yamashita; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfredo "Pering" Mendoza, 78, of Ewa Beach, a retired Fred Lau's Landscaping employee, died Thursday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Aringay, La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Soledad; son Jose E.; daughters Dolores Aquino and Geraldine, Evelyn, Elvira, Eva, Emma and Erna Mendoza; sisters Maura Bautista, Rosita De Guzman and Juliana Cabato; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment to be held in the Philippines at a later date.
Bunkim Seng Meyer, 51, of Honolulu, a former Malolo Beverages employee, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Cambodia. She is survived by husband John, daughters Chanda Seng and Cristylynn Mokulehua, and sister Bunkea Koonroeng. Services: noon Friday at Valley of the Temples Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Emilio "Sam" Samson, 70, of Hilo, a retired air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration Hilo Tower and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died Feb. 27 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Norma "Nora," son Troy, daughter Sherilyn, hanai daughter Lani Agliam, brothers Bonifacio and Robert "Donald," and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
The Rev. Kakuo Shiba, 94, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired Paauilo Kongoji Mission archbishop and minister, died March 3 at home. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Kikuno, sons Kunihiko and Kenji, daughters Amy Abe and Ann Lee, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lorraine Leilanileinaala O'Sullivan Shields, 73, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Labor supervisor, died Feb. 19 in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Rachelle. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Maria F. Subia, 72, of Honolulu, died Feb. 10 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in San Dionisio, Iloilo, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Fausto G.; sons Gines, Filomeno, Ferdinand L. and Teddy; daughters Rosanna Companero, Lucila Duarte, Sandra Labasan, and Cecilia and Antonia Bagcal; brothers Leopoldo and Chancellor Anasta and Junior Santiago; sisters Lolita Gayo, Amancia Bidua and Elizabeth Delos Reyes; and 19 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Full Gospel Temple, 2464 N. School St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wayne Tadao Tanaka, 57, of Honolulu, a retired Continental Airlines employee, died March 1 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Regina, son Jon-Paul, daughter Kelly-Ann, mother Mildred and sister Diane Yokota. Services held.
Ellen Tom, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education teacher, died Feb. 7 in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brother Tenny and sister Mee Lin. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kaneohe.
Elsie Hatsuko Yonamine, 88, of Kaneohe, died Feb. 24 in Kailua. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shigeru; sons Leonard and Clifton; daughters Elly-Rae Landtroop, May Yonamine and Irene Ramirez; brother Harold Shiroma; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Best-dressed attire. No flowers.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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