Archive for November 6, 2014Mutsuo Wayne Tanaka: 1930-2014Published On November 6th, 2014Mutsuo Wayne Tanaka: 1930-2014Published On November 6th, 2014Maui newsman chronicled isle's tragedies and triumphs By Gary T. Kubota A sports writer and news photographer whose work spanned more than four decades on ... READ MOREMaui newsman chronicled isle's tragedies and triumphs By Gary T. ... READ MOREPosted in Death Notices,FeaturedRex Whitney AlsupPublished On November 6th, 2014Nov. 2, 2014 Rex Whitney Alsup, 90, of Honolulu, a retired investment adviser and an Army veteran who served in World War II, died in ... READ MORENov. 2, 2014 Rex Whitney Alsup, 90, of Honolulu, a ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesMakuisa AmotaiPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 10, 2014 Makuisa Amotai, 38, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in American Samoa. Services and inurnment to be held at a ... READ MOREOct. 10, 2014 Makuisa Amotai, 38, of Honolulu died in ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesSteven Robert CrockerPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 26, 2014 Steven Robert Crocker, 59, of Honolulu, an information technology system engineer and an Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in ... READ MOREOct. 26, 2014 Steven Robert Crocker, 59, of Honolulu, an ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesVirginia Jean FerrisPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 24, 2014 Virginia Jean Ferris, 87, of Kula, Maui, a retired secretary in the insurance industry, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in ... READ MOREOct. 24, 2014 Virginia Jean Ferris, 87, of Kula, Maui, ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesJohn Thomas FinniganPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 27, 2014 John Thomas Finnigan, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Navy systems analyst and an Army veteran, died. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y. ... READ MOREOct. 27, 2014 John Thomas Finnigan, 86, of Honolulu, a ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesFAAMELE "MELE" MAAFALA AKIONA HALEYPublished On November 6th, 2014FAAMELE MELE MAAFALA AKIONA HALEY Age 83, of Kapolei, HI, passed away October 7, 2014 in Kapolei. Born November 16, 1930 in Aua, American Samoa. ... READ MOREFAAMELE MELE MAAFALA AKIONA HALEY Age 83, of Kapolei, HI, ... READ MOREPosted in Family Placed ObituariesRoland Kulakauka Mendoza Jr.Published On November 6th, 2014Oct. 13, 2014 Roland Kulakauka Mendoza Jr., 45, of Hilo, a forklift operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is ... READ MOREOct. 13, 2014 Roland Kulakauka Mendoza Jr., 45, of Hilo, ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesJerrold Loo KapikoPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 26, 2014 Jerrold Loo Kapiko, 81, of Durham, N.C., a veteran of the Army Reserve, Marine Corps and Air Force, died in Durham. He ... READ MOREOct. 26, 2014 Jerrold Loo Kapiko, 81, of Durham, N.C., ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesEsther Oh KimPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 20, 2014 Esther Oh Kim, 96, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Sultana, Calif. She is survived by sons Bak Sung ... READ MOREOct. 20, 2014 Esther Oh Kim, 96, of Kailua died ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesHenry S. KurasakiPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 30, 2014 Henry S. Kurasaki, 90, of Kailua, a retired restaurant owner of Kurasaki's Coffee Shop and an Army veteran, died in Kailua. He ... READ MOREOct. 30, 2014 Henry S. Kurasaki, 90, of Kailua, a ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesFrancis Ah Kit LeePublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 26, 2014 Francis Ah Kit Lee, 92, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired rancher from Kalapana, Hawaii, died in a private care home. He was ... READ MOREOct. 26, 2014 Francis Ah Kit Lee, 92, of Pahoa, ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesKenneth Ronald LoefflerPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 23, 2014 Kenneth Ronald "Mickey" Loeffler, 81, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation administrator and a Marine Corps veteran, ... READ MOREOct. 23, 2014 Kenneth Ronald "Mickey" Loeffler, 81, of Hilo, ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesJohn MartinPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 31, 2014 John Martin, 90, of Honolulu, an airline department manager and an Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. ... READ MOREOct. 31, 2014 John Martin, 90, of Honolulu, an airline ... READ MOREPosted in Death Notices"Auntie" Edith Kawelohea McKinziePublished On November 6th, 2014"Auntie" Edith Kawelohea McKinziePublished On November 6th, 2014Ua ha'alele mai i keia ola ana 'O Kawelohea, ua hala i ke ala ho'i 'ole mai October 22, 1925 to October 21, 2014 "Aunty" ... READ MOREUa ha'alele mai i keia ola ana 'O Kawelohea, ua ... READ MOREPosted in Death Notices,Family Placed ObituariesGail Keiko NishiyamaPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 12, 2014 Gail Keiko Nishiyama, 57, of Kaneohe, a retired Bank of Hawaii banker, died in Jackson, Ore. She was born in Honolulu. She ... READ MOREOct. 12, 2014 Gail Keiko Nishiyama, 57, of Kaneohe, a ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesYe-Suk NohPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 28, 2014 Ye-Suk Noh, 79, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Joy; sons Jason and ... READ MOREOct. 28, 2014 Ye-Suk Noh, 79, of Honolulu died at ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesClara Mieko OkahashiPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 20, 2014 Clara Mieko Okahashi, 95, of Honolulu, a retired sales associate at Kings Sporting Goods and Pocketbook Man, died in Hale Nani Nursing ... READ MOREOct. 20, 2014 Clara Mieko Okahashi, 95, of Honolulu, a ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesStanford Wade PapasPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 9, 2014 Stanford Wade Papas, 59, of Mililani, formerly of Chicago and Olympia, Wash., died in Waianae. He was an Army veteran, a former ... READ MOREOct. 9, 2014 Stanford Wade Papas, 59, of Mililani, formerly ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesHatsuyo ShiromaPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 18, 2014 Hatsuyo Shiroma, 89, of Waipahu, a retired Niu Valley Intermediate School cafeteria worker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She ... READ MOREOct. 18, 2014 Hatsuyo Shiroma, 89, of Waipahu, a retired ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesRalph Miyoshi SuzukiPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 22, 2014 Ralph Miyoshi Suzuki, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Army master sergeant who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and a First ... READ MOREOct. 22, 2014 Ralph Miyoshi Suzuki, 93, of Honolulu, a ... READ MOREPosted in Death NoticesYukie TanakaPublished On November 6th, 2014Oct. 24, 2014 Yukie Tanaka, 91, of Hilo, formerly of Kamuela, Hawaii, a co-owner of and business manager at the former Tanaka Electric, died in ... READ MOREOct. 24, 2014 Yukie Tanaka, 91, of Hilo, formerly of ... READ MOREPosted in Death Notices