Of Eleele, passed away at Garden Isle Rehab. Healthcare Ctr. on 7/21/18 at 94 years old! He was born in Kukuiula on March 2, second child of Eimatsu and Hideyo Ishida Hashimura. He was preceded in death by his wife Asano Funamura Hashimura, older brother Katsumi, and sister Doris Fuyuko Hironaka. He was a corporal in the 442nd RCT during WWII, earning a Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and retired from McBryde Sugar Co. He is survived by son Gene (Marie), daughters Deborah Hashimura and Sandra Takizawa, 2 grand- sons, 2 great-granddaughters, brother Hiroki (Kim Yuk "Yuki"), sisters Nancy Kimie (Wallace) Nakamoto and Helen Fujimoto, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Visitation 9 - 9:45 am followed by services at 10 on Sat., Sept. 15 at Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission. Military honors inurnment will be at 2:30 pm at Kauai Veteran's Cemetery.
Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the deceased