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Bennett "Ben" Dale Baird
Oct. 30, 2015
Bennett "Ben" Dale Baird, 80, of Honolulu, passed away on October 30, 2015 in Honolulu. He was born August 21, 1935 in Beaver Dam, Kentucky to Alison and Nova (Wade) Baird. Ben was a retired Lt.Col. with the United States Air Force and a Vietnam Veteran. He was also a System Analyst for the State...
Leona Chew Lin Kong Chock
Oct. 28, 2015
Leona Chew Lin Kong Chock, 73, of Honolulu, a teacher, office assistant, and small-business entrepreneur, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Owen, sons Colin and Aron, daughter Alison Wai, brother Richard Kong, sisters Kathleen Wong and Gayln Akaka, and four...
Richard C. Lovell
Oct. 27, 2015
Richard C. Lovell, 79, of Honolulu, passed away on October 27, 2015 in Honolulu. He was born on October 9, 1936 in Anahola, Kauai to Charles Miguel and Margaret (Wood) Lovell. Richard was a retired Police Officer with the Honolulu Police Department and a Veteran of the United States Marine...
Rachel Tokiko Tanaka Omori
Oct. 26, 2015
Rachel Tokiko Tanaka Omori, 93, of Honolulu, passed away October 26, 2015 in Honolulu. She was born September 16, 1922 in Koloa, Kauai to Itsuemon and Natsu (Harano) Tanaka. Rachel was a retired Educator from McKinley High School and also was a retired Academic Advisor at the University of Hawaii...
Paul Toshikatsu Tanabe
Oct. 25, 2015
Paul Toshikatsu Tanabe, 66, of Ewa Beach, passed away on October 25, 2015 in Honolulu. He was born September 8, 1949 in Okinawa, Japan to Stanley Toshiyuki and Tomiko (Arakaki) Tanabe. He is survived by father, Stanley Toshiyuki Tanabe; brother, Steven T. (Nanae) Tanabe; sisters, Alice S. Tanabe...
Roxanne "Kea" "Rocky" Kealani Koki
Oct. 24, 2015
Roxanne "Kea" "Rocky" Kealani Koki, 55, of Honolulu, peacefully died in her sleep at home on October 24, 2015 in Honolulu. She was born September 9, 1960 in Honolulu to Arthur Paoa and Elaine Kuuleialoha (Wagner) Medeiros. Roxanne was a Reservationist with Aloha Airlines and Aqua Resorts. She is...
Kiku Moenahele
Oct. 22, 2015
Kiku Moenahele, 84, of Honolulu, passed away on October 22, 2015 in Aiea. She was born November 21, 1930 in Ibaraki, Japan to Tasaburo and Matsu (Omori) Namekawa. She is survived by daughters, Rose Leilani Moenahele, Pearl Yuri (Robert) Moenahele-Hill and Annie Kalani Moenahele; 3 grandchildren;...
Iris Shigenaga Park
Oct. 22, 2015
Iris Shigenaga Park, 77, of Honolulu, passed away on October 22, 2015 in Honolulu. She was born January 28, 1938 in Honolulu to Tetsuo and Irene (Ho) Shigenaga. Iris retired from the Department of Education, Manoa Elementary School as a Teacher. She is survived by husband, Soo Kil Park; daughter,...
Hilda Kanae
Oct. 17, 2015
Hilda Kanae 97, of Kahului, passed away on October 17, 2015 in Kahului. She was born December 9, 1917 in Hilo, Hawaii Island to Joe and Georgina Martines. Hilda was a retired Telephone Operator at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. She is survived by sons, Walter (Patricia) and Thomas Jackson; daughter,...
Janet Misae Sugimoto
Oct. 17, 2015
Janet Misae Sugimoto, 93, of Aiea, passed away on October 17, 2015 in Pearl City. She was born August 8, 1922 in Wailuku, Maui to Rokuro and Tsune Yamaguchi. Janet was a retired Guidance Secretary for St. Louis School. She is survived by son, Bertram J. Sugimoto; daughters, Judith "Judy" Sykes...
Robert "Bobby" Kau
Oct. 15, 2015
Robert "Bobby" Kau, 93, of Honolulu, passed away on October 15, 2015 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu on April 14, 1922. Bobby was a retired Insurance Agent from John Hancock Insurance company; a member of the Hall of Honor at University of Hawaii and was known as the Rainbow Flash; he had a...