Abraham E. Akau
May 3, 2007
Abraham E. "Uncle Buddy" Akau, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department battalion chief, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amelia; sons Alfred N. and Stephen H.; daughters Claire A. Manutai and Valerie Meli; brothers Richard, Maurice, James and Philibert; sisters Elaine Kaopuiki and Bertha Akau; and nine grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Helen P.S. Lee Anderson
April 24, 2007
Helen P.S. Lee Anderson, 84, of Honolulu, a caregiver, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by children James, Darlene and Thomas; brother Thomas Lee; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kenneth Leikapu DeSantos Sr.
May 6, 2007
Kenneth Leikapu "Horsie" DeSantos Sr., 74, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Aileen; sons Kenneth Jr. and Frank "Kalae"; daughters Nalani Sagario, Florence Ford, Kenneth Dias, Tammie Salazar and Barbara and Kelly DeSantos; stepdaughter Linda Pruss; brothers Earl and Albert Santos; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shuji Fukuba
May 11, 2007
Shuji Fukuba, 86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Department of Army Military Intelligence Service translator, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Andrew K. and Charles K., caregiver Pearlyn, brother Eiichi, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edna Chung Hee Goodness
May 13, 2007
Edna Chung Hee Goodness, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel accountant, died in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Barbara Herr, Beatrice Pila, Jo-Ann Kealoha, Charlene Goodness and Luanne Goodness-Ono; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kana Goya
May 7, 2007
Kana Goya, 103, of Honolulu died. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by sons Joe, Robert, Edward, Kaz and John; daughters Emily Lasquete, Betsy Han, Jane Sato and Betty Teves; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Jimmy Hall
May 9, 2007
Jimmy Hall, 40, of Haleiwa, a shark tour operator, will be remembered in services 9 a.m. Sunday at Alii Beach Park. He died in Canada. He was born in San Diego. He is survived by wife Stefanie Brendl, mother Linda Tatreau, father Stanley and sister Ann M. Hall.
Peter Mokuahi John Hernandez Jr.
April 27, 2007
Peter Mokuahi John "Moku" Hernandez Jr., 14, of Hilo died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Peter Sr. and Rose, brothers Shawn and Alika, and grandparents Manuel and Grace. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Mieko Alyce Imade
May 11, 2007
Mieko Alyce Imade, 73, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. employee, died at home. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Royden and Carl, brother Noboru "Al" Hashimoto, sister Rachel Maebo, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Josephine Kauilani Kahanu
May 3, 2007
Josephine Kauilani Kahanu, 42, of Kahului, an Uptown Chevron cook, died. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by brothers Joseph K. Jr. and Grayson; hanai brothers John Jr., Samuel and Jonathan Pahuwai; sister Vianna; and hanai sisters Minnie and Leimomi Pahuwai and Leinaala Kealoha. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Shizue Kaneshiro
May 14, 2007
Shizue "Shichan" Kaneshiro, 66, of Honolulu, a New Violet's Grill cook, died in Honolulu. She was born in Yomitan-son, Okinawa. She is survived by husband Harold "Tosh"; son John E. Norden; stepson Guy T.; stepdaughter Gaye D. Oshiro; brothers Kyokatsu, Seishin and Seiken Oshiro; sister Kazue Shiroma; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Levi A. Lake
May 9, 2007
Levi A. Lake, 48, of Savannah, Ga., a TAGS Hawaii Inc. president and founder, died in Honolulu. He was born in Florida. He is survived by wife Beulah, sons Jerel and Jeric, daughter Jessica and brothers James and Al Lake, Robert Gordon and Arthur and Roosevelt Williams. Services: noon today at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the American Sickle Cell Anemia Association, 10300 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106; or www.asaa.org.
Eneliko Leitu
May 12, 2007
Eneliko "JR" Leitu, 41, of Waipahu, a Noh Foods of Hawaii food processor, died. He was born in Utulei, American Samoa. He is survived by son Tuli, daughters Elizabeth and Maryanne, brothers Leitu Jr. and Paulo, and sisters Nia Faasulu, Maria Malufau, Elisabeth Salausa, Saualofa Leitu, Lilian Sio, Talila Luis and Lina Lutuiloa. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Hatsuyo Matsunaga
April 29, 2007
Hatsuyo "Hattie" Matsunaga, 87, of Lihue, a retired Sears, Roebuck & Co. credit manager, died at home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Susan E. and brothers and sisters Yaeko Kinoshita, Akira "Rocky" Murata, Mieko "Miki" Bankson, Yoshie Yamakawa and Doris Kirio. Private services.
Alice Mieko Matsushita
May 8, 2007
Alice Mieko Matsushita, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Iolani Sportswear employee, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by Ted, daughter Myra, brothers Tokio and Fujio Shito, sister Shigeko Yamashiro and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tamra Uilani McGough
May 4, 2007
Tamra Uilani "Tammy" McGough, 58, of Pearl City, a Queen's Medical Center occupational therapy assistant, licensed massage therapist and Bodywork by T. owner and operator, died at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Donald, sons James and John, daughters Danette and Kehaulani Cappo, brothers John Jr. and Milton Mathias, sister Georgette Hugho-Mathias and eight grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Marie Mundon
May 10, 2007
Marie "Annette" Mundon, 66, of Kapaa, Kauai, an insurance agent, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Shreveport, La. She is survived by husband James P., son Jay A., daughters Sherianne K. Carveiro and Jamie M. Mundon, brother Jim Young and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. May 26 at Kapaa First Hawaiian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.
Laura Fusako Nishikawa
April 26, 2007
Laura Fusako Nishikawa, 73, of Aiea, a retired Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel banquet waitress, died. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by daughters Nancy Nishikawa and Sandy Takeda; brothers John and Katashi Fujinaka; sisters Yoshino Yamada, Kimiko B. Takayama, Sumie Asai and Itsue Kimura; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Irene Sakayo Nishimura
May 9, 2007
Irene Sakayo Nishimura, 91, of Waipahu, a retired barber, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas T. and Patrick K.; daughter Helene S. Tarumoto; brothers Fred, Roy and Walter Miyoshi; sisters Hilda Aoki, Bessie Hashimoto and Violet Nakamura; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Precella Nerpio Noblado
May 6, 2007
Precella Nerpio "Precy" Noblado, 68, of Honolulu, a florist, died in Hospice Hawaii in Palolo. She was born in Zambales, Philippines. She is survived by sons Stephen and Leonard, daughter Cora Laxa, 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Edna Yoshiko Oshiro
May 13, 2007
Edna Yoshiko Oshiro, 89, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Ted T.; son Alan; daughters Judy Onaga, Jean Nakatsukasa and Joyce Tashiro; brother Edward Uchihara; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
John Herbert Rapoza
May 8, 2007
John Herbert Rapoza, 78, of Haleiwa, a Poamoho Farm, College of Tropical Agriculture, University of Hawaii and state farm foreman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Sylvia and brothers Francis S. and Robert J. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers.
Teruo Bob Suyama
May 7, 2007
Teruo Bob Suyama, 88, of Honolulu, a retired insurance underwriter, died in Hiolani Care Center at Kahala Nui. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Alan T., daughter Susan R., brother Larry M. and sister Florence T. Ishima. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Robert Kazuo Toyama
April 25, 2007
Robert Kazuo Toyama, 69, of Honolulu, a Times Super Market employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Doris K.; son Robby; daughters Lynne Hirata and Terri Toyama; sisters Gayle Yasuda, Alma Miyashiro and Janet Glessner; and three grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Elsie Hisae Yamashita
April 15, 2007
Elsie Hisae Yamashita, 93, of Honolulu died. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Norris and Wayne, daughters Amy Uyeno and Claire Yamashita, brother Kenichi Takahashi, sister June Yamashita, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services held.
Maurice Tsutomu Yonehara
April 23, 2007
Maurice Tsutomu Yonehara, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Sears, Roebuck & Co. salesman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Doris Y. Inatsuka. Private services.
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.