Mariana Araceli Carpinteyro, 73, of Honolulu, died Aug. 27, 2003, in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Mexico. She is survived by sons Miguel, Guillermo, Gus and Richard Queponds; daughters Delia Alpuche, Nancy Rosales and Marie Santana; brother Miguel; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Faith Baptist Church, 1230 Kailua Road.
Stella Hanayo Kakazu, 80, of Wahiawa, a retired Kemoo Farm Restaurant general manager, died Aug. 19, 2003, at home. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Yoshio and Yoshiaki, and sisters Jean M. Watanabe and Judith T. and Kathlyn C. Kakazu. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. In lieu of monetary offerings, donations suggested to charity.
Kunoaokalani Kauahikaua, 25, of Nanakuli, a Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant cook and Germaine's Luau security guard, died Aug. 21, 2003. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by father Javan and mother Heidemarie B. Private services.
Thomas Tetsuo Kodama, 59, of Honolulu, a retired Castle High School teacher, died Aug. 27, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by mother Asayo, brothers Richard M. and James H., and sister Mae Tokunaga. Services: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Joji Kubota, 41, of Laie, a refrigeration and air-conditioning technician, died Aug. 28, 2003, in Kahuku. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife JoAnn "Kehau"; sons Kawika, Keola and Kaipo; daughters Kalehua and Jazzy-Lei Kubota and Kekai Maiava; father George; brothers Allan Kubota, David Welch, and George Jr. and Patrick Costa; and sister Eunice Tanele. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Laie 6th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Stantyn Kaipo Pula-Kubota, infant son of Stanley W. Pula and Jaimie "Kalehua" Kubota, of Laie, died Aug. 25, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Laie 6th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Ken Kunichika, 79, of Paia, Maui, a Maui Electric Co. line foreman, died Aug. 22, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Helen K., sons Earl and Dane, brother Masaru Nakakura and sisters Sumiko Okazaki, Harumi Kawamura and Betty Koyanagi. Private services.
Edward Robert Long Jr., 65, of Kihei, Maui, died Aug. 26, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Sachiko Kitazaki Long, daughter Yuuki, brother Robert E. and sisters Nancy Seglin and Jeanne Berrigan. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Hoaloha Park (Na Kai Ewalu Canoe Club), Kahului. Aloha or casual attire. Loose flowers and lei petals only. Donations suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association of Hawaii.
Peter Buck Pak Leong Lum, 84, of Honolulu, retired owner of Lum's Auto Painting, died Aug. 26, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Kakaako. He is survived by wife Florence; son Danny; daughters Jo Ann Lee, Sandra Lum and Janice Werner; brothers Herbert and James B.; sisters Alice Loo, Marge Lau and Betty Lusk; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
William "Bill" M. Mahi, 93, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. Ltd. supervisor and custodian in the state Airport Division, died Aug. 22, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Elizabeth Hammack, Barbara J. Helenihi, Loretta L. Spencer, Laverne "Lani" Matanane and Cecilia "Chila" J. Sasaki; 27 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Zane Terumasa Miyashita, 47, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a bartender, died Aug. 11, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Lillian, brother Glenn and sister Nadine Ho. Private services.
Verna Kuniye Olson, 61, of Honolulu, a retired typesetter and proofreader, died Aug. 21, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Douglas R., daughter Corlyn Olson Orr, brothers Richard and Gregg Yamamoto, sister Grace Takahashi and one grandchild. Private services.
Eloise Keehunoholani Pekelo, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Pan American Airlines public relations director, died Aug. 27, 2003. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Rhonda Pekelo and Lehua Pekelo-Stearns; sons Jon-David Austen and Scott and Francis "Mahi" Pekelo; brother Alfred Karratti Jr.; and two grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Sweetie Faith Ramos, infant daughter of John and Harmony Rmos, of Ewa Beach, died Aug. 18, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Jaradhawk; sister Jaidedmarcelina; grandparents Dawn Myers and Aster and Claire Ramos; and great-grandparent Leonora De Liso. Private services.
Akiye Shimono, 96, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Aug. 20, 2003, in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Tatoshi and Osamu Shimono and Roy Hori; daughter Lorraine Johiro; brother Tatsuo Hori; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Richard K. Solari, Jr., 51, of Kaneohe, a Hawaii State Hospital registered nurse, died Aug. 27, 2003, at home. He was born in South Boston, Mass. He is survived by wife Aileen; son Ricky; daughters Bridget Solomon and Kimberly and Keri Jackson; sister Karen McCabe; brothers Anthony, Daniel and John Antonelli; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Kazuo Sumida, 92, of Kahului, a sugar chemist, died Aug. 13, 2003, in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by sons Norman, Brian and Ron; brothers Yukio and Sandy; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kahului Union Church.
Cynthia Mew Gin Sunada, 62, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee and former Muranaka Environmental and SSFM International employee, died Aug. 27, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kenneth; sons Clayton, Clinton and Clifton; mother Florence Ching; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Inurnment: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Yoshiteru "Rex" Takishita, 85, of Kahului, a foreman for a sugar company, died Aug. 25, 2003, in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born on Maui. He is survived by brother Clifford and sister Winifred Sakamoto. Private services.
William C.K. Tom, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard naval architect and civil engineer, died Aug. 20, 2003, in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Robert and David; daughter Janet Gomes; brothers Michael, Francis and Joseph; sisters Violet Mau, Gertrude Pang, Margaret Goo and Miriam Tom; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Toliu Sape Yoro, 62, of Waipahu, died Aug. 8, 2003, in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Alofau, American Samoa. She is survived by daughter Glory M., stepsons Mario and Nestor, stepdaughters Liza Yoro and Gloria Jean Kelly, brother Misitina T. Namulauti, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services held.
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.
