Emilia Javier Agustin
June 13, 2007
Emilia Javier Agustin, 93, of Mililani, a former Dole Corp. employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Santa Maria, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by sons Phil "Bernie," Ernest and William; daughters Elizabeth "Betty" Omori and Angelina Agsalda; brothers and sisters; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Taro Arakaki
June 18, 2007
Taro Arakaki, 88, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter and Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Annette Y. Arakaki and Shelley A. Yamagami, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. July 2 at Honolulu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Henry Barba
June 12, 2007
Henry Barba, 90, of Hilo, formerly of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kau Sugar Co. crane operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by sons Robert and Gilbert; daughters Gerladine Villamor, Ethel Takushi, Leonora Melendez and Virginia Kaye; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Robert A. Flating
June 21, 2007
Robert A. Flating, 58, of Honolulu, former Liberty House director of security, died. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Cynthia "Cindi" and brother Ken. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Roy Matetsu Honda
June 8, 2007
Roy Matetsu Honda, 85, of Kahului, a Social Security administrator, died. He was born on Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shizue S.; son Rodney; daughter Lezlee Haynes; brother Robert; and sisters Helen Kayahara, Thelma Ishihara, June Minamoto and Ardell Lee. Private services.
Shoichi Iwasaki
April 26, 2007
Shoichi Iwasaki, 90, of Lihue, a retired Kauai Store hardware and houseware department manager, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Halehaka, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Pearl Nagoshi and Jeanne Thoennes, sister Hanako Tateishi, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Wayne Morris Kamoe
June 8, 2007
Wayne Morris Kamoe, 57, of Pearl City, a Hawaii Stevedore Inc. wharf clerk, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lynn; son Tadashi; daughter Sheri; brothers Gerald, Lionel and Bert; sister Mona; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Anoamaa Lemapu Lauano
June 17, 2007
Anoamaa Lemapu Lauano, 80, of Hilo, a schoolteacher, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Facility. She was born in Fasitootai, Samoa. She is survived by sons Vai, Paul, Taylor and Johnny Morris; daughters Caroline Ainuu, Inna Ah Ching, Mere Taeu, Tasi Allen, Eva Manuia and Junnie Joy; brothers Talia, Moefate, Penamina and Leite Setefano; sisters Tupe Setefano and Faamoana Moananu; 41 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Andrews Montgomery II
June 20, 2007
Andrews Montgomery II, 69, of Kailua-Kona, a real estate salesperson, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by companion Jean Gray, sons Andrews III and Michael and four grandchildren. Private services.
Masayuki Sato
June 15, 2007
Masayuki Sato, 83, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the state Department of Transportation, Highways Division, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Fujie "Cookie"; daughters Sharol Deguchi and Earlyn Isa; brothers Hidetaka, James K. and Kunio; sisters Ritsue Hayama and Michie "Hazel" Kanda; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elsie Itsuko Tamayose
June 15, 2007
Elsie Itsuko Tamayose, 64, of Honolulu, an E & Hair Co. hair stylist, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kevin; mother Thelma Matayoshi; stepfather George Matayoshi; sisters Charlotte Takeya, Judy Mooko, Linda Windham and Gail Quijano; half-sister Patricia McCarthy; and half-brother Steve Mooko. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Hisao Tanioka
June 13, 2007
Hisao Tanioka, 95, of Aiea, a Kekaha Store employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Sachie Iwamoto, Elsie Suenaga and Nancy Morikawa; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Samuel Kekahu Tollefson Sr.
June 19, 2007
Samuel Kekahu Tollefson Sr., 80, of Molokai, a state firefighter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Mary P.; sons Samuel K., Chris K. and Timothy K.; daughter Sharlene M.; sisters Gertrude Mahi, Winona Kakaio and Winifred Naehu; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Merika Ueno
June 20, 2007
Merika Ueno, 89, of Honolulu, a Tenrikyo Honolulu Church treasurer, died in Hospice Hawaii Palolo Home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sister Yotomi Watanabe. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m.
Harry K.C. Yu
June 19, 2007
Karry K.C. Yu, 87, of Honolulu, a retired employee of the Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughters Evelyn Zane and Gloria Wong, brother David, sister Esther Yang, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. 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.