Palokoa Wright Abraham
March 24, 2006
Palokoa Wright Abraham, 31, of Kailua-Kona, a Big Island Toyota Kona Branch automobile detailer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kosrae, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Gina N.; sons Steiner and Wright; daughter Joyann; parents Wright and Edwina; brothers Aaron, Chuck and Morsin; and sisters Edrine Palsis, Kieko Mongkeya and Jane, Tee, Cortilia, Jerusa and Benida Abraham. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to be held in Kosrae. Casual attire.
Harry Kanahele Au Jr.
March 31, 2006
Harry Kanahele Au Jr., 68, of Carson, Calif., formerly of Kahuku, a retired Wastewater Division supervisor, died. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Randall, Kasey, Lorne and Harry; daughter Reyna Masoe; mother Lillian "Dee Dee" Souza-Au; brothers Stanley and Franklin; sisters Catherine Kealoha, Leilani Chock, Bernadette Hiwauli and Barbara Estrella; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Saturday.
Cynthia Wai Seen Auyong
March 27, 2006
Cynthia Wai Seen Auyong, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dayton, Jared and Gerard; brother Edward Chun; sisters Laura Wong, Carol Lai and Vicky Ching; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Jesse Benjamin Freeby Jr.
April 4, 2006
Jesse Benjamin Freeby Jr., 70, of Makiki, a Uni-sales Inc. Manufacturers Rep. president and University of Hawaii defensive statistician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Doreen, son Jesse, daughter Roxanne Matsukado, sisters Mildred Mineer and Evelyn Pierce, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harry Nobuo Fujii
April 3, 2006
Harry Nobuo Fujii, 84, of Honolulu, a retired federal fire captain, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Kikue, sons Harold T. and Paul N., daughter Carol Ann K., brother Gordon, sisters Millie Matsunaga and Ruby Inafuku, and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shizuko Hamada
April 4, 2006
Shizuko Hamada, 94, of Hilo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Eddie T., Gilbert T. and Roy M.; daughter Shizue Sugihara; sister Hagiko Fukuda; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Yuriko Harada
April 1, 2006
Yuriko Harada, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Von Hamm Young accounting clerk, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Henry Nakagawa and sisters Kikue Nakagawa and Yukiko Murata. Private services.
Betty Umeno Higa
March 30, 2006
Betty Umeno Higa, 85, of Aiea died in Honolulu. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by son Fred M. Jr.; daughters Elaine S. Arakaki, Elva N. Furuya, Lynn E. Ikehara and Joy Y. Murashige; and brothers Haruki, Isamu, Yasuo and Yoshio Miyasato. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takako Higa
March 31, 2006
Takako "Terry" Higa, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Newspaper Agency circulation clerk, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Keri Ann Kajiyama, sister Gail Murakami and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shizue Horie
March 31, 2006
Shizue Horie, 86, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Judy Tsunoda and Jan Takata, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Lester Takeo Kiyono
March 1, 2006
Lester Takeo Kiyono, 57, of Long Beach, Calif., a city of Los Angeles transportation deputy, died in Harbor City, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cheryl, daughters Kiyana and Carisa, mother Lillian H. and sisters Marian Abe and Amy Izumihara. Private services.
Rikiji Maki
April 2, 2006
Rikiji Maki, 83, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired employee for the former Puna Sugar Co., died at home. He was born in Keaau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tsuyako P.; stepsons Richard and Robert Niimi; daughters Marlene Lum, Stella Miyashiro and Emma Maki; stepdaughter Pearl Worley; brothers Henry, Haruo, Tommy M. and Charles K.; sister Naoe Shigeta; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Betty Miyoko Matsuda
March 22, 2006
Betty Miyoko Matsuda, 89, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waiamae, Kauai. She is survived by children Jane Uemura, Judy Awaya and Steven Matsuda; brother Tadami Naito; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sally Aiko Matsuda
March 31, 2006
Sally Aiko Matsuda, of Honolulu, a retired federal government administrative assistant, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by companion Ronald Pulfrey, brothers Richard T. and Shigenobu, and sister Kathleen K. Barr. Private services.
Henry Keiso Mikami
April 5, 2006
Henry Keiso Mikami, 77, of Honolulu, an Atlas Insurance Agency agent, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mariko; brothers Stanley S., Wallace H. and Edward Y.; and sisters Marian S. Asato and Beatrice S. Mikami. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Edna Yoshiko Morita
April 3, 2006
Edna Yoshiko Morita, 83, of Waialua, a former M's Coffee and Tavern employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Jill N., brother Richard Kurahara and sisters Ruth Gaspar, Edith Fukunaga, Lorraine Kusumoto and Mary Kaneshiro. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Elsie Haruye Murakami
March 21, 2006
Elsie Haruye Murakami, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Noguchi and Associates Inc. insurance processor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Eloise S. Hamano and Suzanne Y. Murakami, son Melvin M., a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Richard Rikio Oba
March 29, 2006
Richard Rikio Oba, 75, of Pearl City, a retired city Honolulu Fire Department captain, died at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife May Y.; son Roger; daughters Gail Oba and Nora Teraoka; brothers Ronald M., Dennis N. and Steve M.; sisters Carole K. Yamamura, Patty K. Nomura and Jane H. Kaya; and a grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Isamu Ouchi
April 1, 2006
Isamu Ouchi, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Love's Bakery salesman, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, sons Rodney and Joey, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Tamasoalii Nifo Sione
April 6, 2006
Tamasoalii Nifo Sione, infant son of Failua Sione and Christina L.U. Siona, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He is also survived by grandparents Afoafouvale A. Manualesagalala and Utufaasili Afoa-Peterson. Services to be held in Samoa at a later date.
Katalina Ilaisaane Vakauta
March 29, 2006
Katalina Ilaisaane Vakauta, 73, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by husband Mailau; children Teuaki F., Alekisio, Masua, Maka, Kolio and Falanisesi Vakauta, Taina Funaki and Laungafefine and Soana T. Fifita; brothers Heamasi L., Sosaia K., Bishop Kauasi T. and Viliami Mataele; sisters Anaise T. Maumalanga, Kalolaine M. Soukop, Teisa P. Mataele and Sita Lomu; 27 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-10 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, Maunakea Chapel. Additional visitation: 5-11:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahala Ward. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Jill Noriko Yamamoto
March 27, 2006
Jill Noriko Yamamoto, 35, of Honolulu, a former Alii Kai Catamaran dinner cruise hostess, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Michael S. and Cynthia T., brother Trevor H., sister Krystal M. and companion Hauoli Keawe. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at
www.librarieshawaii.org. The index goes back several decades.