Kay Kimiko Adaniya
April 9, 2008
Kay Kimiko Adaniya, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Ada Sheetmetal office manager, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dr. Roy S. and Dr. Matthew S.; daughters Marcia M. Kamiya, Lynn N. Miyashiro and Ann A. Look; brothers Herbert, Paul and Gilbert Gima; sisters Rachel Moromisato and Sally Uyeshiro; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Harris United Methodist Church. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Allen K.L. Au
April 5, 2008
Allen K.L. Au, 84, of Honolulu, a PC & A Corp. president and founder, died at home. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mildred, son Paul, daughters Sharry Frascarelli and Wendy Andrews, brothers Gilbert and Dr. Stanford, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii Baptist Academy, Dan Kong Middle School Campus. Call after 2:30 p.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. next Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hazel Stephene Balisbisana
April 1, 2008
Hazel Stephene Balisbisana, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Del Monte forewoman, died at home. She was born in Kona. She is survived by sons Nelson, Duane, Clayton, Karl and Jeric; daughter Roberta Sylva; brother Andrew Naeole; sisters Lorraine Chow, Georgianna Aquino and Theresa Kekahuna; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Caroline Ayala Belaski
April 13, 2008
Caroline Ayala "Calina" Belaski, 91, of Hilo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Daniel Ayala and David L. Belaski, daughters Beverly "Bobbie" Figueroa and Gail A. Belaski, brother James "Chu" Ayala, sister Agnes Mercado, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua section. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Bernard Cardoza
April 11, 2008
William Bernard Cardoza, 76, of Ookala, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. diesel mechanic, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Marjorie C.; sons Leonard, Kelvin and Derrick; daughter Janelle; brother Herbert R.; sister Clara Valente; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Stanley Chew Ten Ching
April 5, 2008
Stanley Chew Ten Ching, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel cable splicer and military veteran, died in Ann Pearl Care Nursing Home. He was born in Kaalaea, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Lena Kawelo, Beatrice Ng and Ella Ching. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeo Fusato
March 29, 2008
Takeo Fusato, 81, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Takeo Fusato Painting Contractor proprietor, died at home. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by wife Kazuko, daughter Colleen Blanchette and sister Kimiko Sakoda. Private services.
Glenn Shinsei Gima
April 13, 2008
Glenn Shinsei Gima, also known as Glenn Shinsei Kiyabu, 56, of Honolulu, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annette, son Genesis and daughter Rachel. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kalihi Union Church. Call after 4 p.m.
Donald Earl Hackett
April 17, 2008
Donald Earl Hackett, 93, of Kailua-Kona, an airline flight engineer, died at home. He was born in Nebraska. He is survived by wife Akiko, daughters Sherry McFarland and Roxie Murphy, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tadayoshi Hikosaka
April 12, 2008
Tadayoshi Hikosaka, 63, of Honolulu, a Maguro Ya chef, died at home. He was born in Toyohashi, Japan. He is survived by wife Michiko, son Edwin T., daughter Kaori Nakazaki, brothers Yoshikazu and Hiromi, sister Sachi Hikosaka and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Lawrence Wah Bew Hong
April 11, 2008
Lawrence Wah Bew Hong, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor supervisor for the Code 133-Quality Assurance office, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annie, daughters Pamela Hamakado and Sherry Hong-Grogan, brothers Herbert and Albert, sister Gladys Dennison and a grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Jerrilyn Welch Kalua-Sardinha
April 15, 2008
Jerrilyn Welch Kalua-Sardinha, 51, of Wailuku died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edwin "Eddie"; daughters Kanoe Kalua and Melanie Sardinha; hanai sons Benji Irvine and Robert and John Brito; hanai daughters Sasha Irvine and Nicole Ribucan; mother Lorraine Welch; brothers Dennis, Timmy Sr., Jerry "Butchie" and David Welch; sisters Diane Ah Nee and JoAnne Jeremiah; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Faith Family Fellowship in Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information given in an obituary Saturday.
Robert Hauoli Kumali
April 11, 2008
Robert Hauoli "Fat Boy" Kumali, 77, of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a retired truck driver, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Maybelle and sister Bernice Rodrigues. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Valerie Sharleen Libkuman
April 7, 2008
Valerie Sharleen Libkuman, 59, of Honolulu, a former legal secretary, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ronald, stepson Mike, stepdaughter Linda Clark, father Peter Barbadillo, mother Conception "Connie" Barbadillo, brothers Lloyd and Barney Barbadillo, sister Debra Oschner and six step-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Honolulu Unit.
Willard H. Loomis
April 13, 2008
Willard H. Loomis, 92, of Mililani, a retired state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Apprenticeship Division administrator, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is survived by children Karen and Courtney Loomis, Cydni Medeiros and Dayrl Brown; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. No services.
Jennie Ayako Mar
April 11, 2008
Jennie Ayako Mar, 75, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired Hawaiian Flower Exports flower packer, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Franklin, sons Kim G. and Aaron, daughters Pauline Bautista and Tammy Segawa, brothers Kazuto and Yasuo Niimi, sisters Kimiyo Igarashi and Shizuyo Yanabu, and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eileen Anne Mata
March 29, 2008
Eileen Anne Mata, also known as Eileen Anne Policar, 38, of Honolulu, a medical industry allograft consultant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Manila. She is survived by husband Henry III and children Cheyna K., Lexys Anne M., Leia Anne L. and Henry IV. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 4:30 p.m. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Yoshio Miyazaki
April 7, 2008
Yoshio Miyazaki, 89, of Pearl City, a retired carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sakae; daughters Loraine Ikeda and Marilyn and May Miyazaki; and a grandchild. Private services.
Florence Kiyoko Naito
April 8, 2008
Florence Kiyoko Naito, 94, of Manoa, a former Pacific Sportswear seamstress, died at home. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Kenneth H. "Ken" and Jack Y.; daughters Helen S. Sato, Shirley R. Joyo and Jane S. Umetsu; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Daniel Ordonez
April 14, 2008
Daniel Ordonez, 58, of Cloverdale, Calif., an ECOLAB sales manager, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Anna; sons Kai, Kaimipono and Kiakona; stepsons Darren and Philip Gonzalez; daughters Kanoe Moldovan and Kamuela Ah You; father Isabelo; brother Jerold; sisters Luci Kauinui and Amelia Ordonez; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at King's Cathedral in Kahului. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial to be held.
Evelyn Sumiko Oshiro
April 3, 2008
Evelyn Sumiko Oshiro, 85, of Pearl City, a retired Lieutenant Governor's Office elections clerk, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Seie, sons Stephen and Avin, daughter Rochelle McMahan, brother Tomio Akamine, sister June Yonaha and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Larry Eimei Shimabukuro
March 24, 2008
Larry Eimei Shimabukuro, 81, of Honolulu, formerly of Waianae, a retired Fort Shafter electrician and Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by brothers Tokusei "Roy" and Gilbert S. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.
Martha Clark Steven
April 8, 2008
Martha Clark Steven, 84, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Hiolani Care Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William "Billy" and Wayne, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Steven's residence, 314 Kuukama St., Kailua. Casual attire. No flowers.
Florence Yun Sin Tam
March 24, 2008
Florence Yun Sin Tam, 93, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-East Hospice. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by sons Edwin and Gilbert, daughter Elaine Antone, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Tomi Tawara
April 9, 2008
Tomi Tawara, 94, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Melvin and sister Katsuko Koga. Private services.
Ben Tsukazaki
April 10, 2008
Ben Tsukazaki, 60, of Hilo, a land-use lawyer and partner with Tsukazaki, Yeh and Moore, died in North Kona. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kim, son Shun, daughter Miya, father Norman and brothers Jon and Peter. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo or the Food Basket, 140B Holomu St., Hilo.
Andrew Valiente
April 12, 2008
Andrew Valiente, 47, of Nanakuli, a fisherman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Andrew Jr.; daughter Ashley; brothers Alfonso Jr. and Anthony; sisters Rosanna Hake, Yolanda Valiente, Ramona Brown and Marianna Guillen; and two grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual 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.