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Wayne M. Matsukawa
Sep. 19, 2020
Wayne M. Matsukawa, 72 of Honolulu, passed away on September 19, 2020. He was born on May 1, 1948 in Honolulu to Peter H. Matsukawa and Elsie M. (Kobayashi). He was a United States Air Force veteran and retired as a Health Aide for the Department of Education in the State of Hawaii. Wayne is...
Paul Stevens
Sep. 17, 2020
Paul Stevens, 78, of Aiea passed on September 17, 2020 in Aiea, Hawaii. He was born on September 15, 1942 in Hilo, Hawaii. Private Service to be held.
Kenneth Takashi Ebata
Sep. 11, 2020
Kenneth Takashi Ebata, 98, of Honolulu, died in Ewa Beach on Friday, September 11, 2020. He was born on Marach 13, 1922 in Honokaa, Hawaii. Private Services to be held.
Irene Abalos Thomas
Sep. 11, 2020
Ode to Irene, This love of mine goes on and on. Though life is empty since you have gone. You're always on my mind, though out of sight. It's lonesome through the day. And oh, the night, I cry my heart out, it's bound to break. Since nothing matters, let it break. I ask the sun and the moon. The...
Alden Akio Kawamura
Sep. 10, 2020
Alden Akio Kawamura passed away peacefully ay 74 on September 10, 2020. He was born on October 13, 1945 to James Tsutae Kawamura and Yoshie Kawamura. He attended Punahou School and San Francisco State University. He will be remembered as a kind, patient, caring English and news writing teacher,...
Bernice Marie Anderson
Sep. 08, 2020
A Well-lived Life Bernice Marie Anderson, a resident of Hawaii for many years, passed away the evening of September 8, 2020 at 101 years old. Bernice was born in Sonora, CA on April 7, 1919 to Frank and Veta Hooton, who preceded her in death, as had her younger brother Eugene Hooton. She is...
Alan Hong Woo Leung
Sep. 05, 2020
Alan Hong Woo Leung (梁康湖), 82, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away on September 5, 2020. He was a retired civil engineer with the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation. While born and raised in Hong Kong, he spent the war years at his family's home village of Fuxicun (福溪村) just outside of...
Melvin Hiroshi Zaa
Sep. 04, 2020
Melvin Hiroshi Zaa, age 76, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2020, surrounded by his family. Mel was born in Honolulu to Kame and Haruko Zaa, and was a proud Uchinanchu. He was a member of the US Army and a Vietnam veteran. After his military service, Mel enjoyed a 50-year career as a...
Dorothy Miyoko Perry
Sep. 04, 2020
Dorothy Miyoko Tsutsui Perry, age 102. Born in Lihue, Kauai September 20, 1917 – September 4, 2020 Dorothy passed away peacefully for her heavenly home with family at her bed side. She was a loving, caring, and thoughtful daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-...
Elaine Yuriko "Asato" Ebesu
Sep. 03, 2020
Elaine Yuriko "Asato" Ebesu. 97, of Honolulu, Hawaii had passed away peacefully on September 3, 2020. She was born on August 18, 1923 in Pu'unene, Maui. Elaine is survived by son; Steven (Marie) and daughters; Eileen (Herman) Ching, Melva (Richard) Okazaki, and Liane (Jerald) Akiyama. Sister;...
Cynthia Mei "SUE" Oasay
Aug. 30, 2020
Cynthia “SUE” Oasay, 77, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday August 30, 2020. She was born in Honolulu and briefly lived in Hilo. Sue is survived by her sister, Mei Chun, daughter Melanie Roller, son Bryan, 4 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Sue enjoyed a long and successful...
Kyong Kun Yi
Aug. 28, 2020
Kyong Kun Yi, 94, of Honolulu, Hawaii died on August 28, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was born on August 25, 1926 in Suwon, Gywonggi-do, South Korea to Jin and Soon Oh. She is survived by her children, Sang, Yong, Ronald, James and Sang Yi; her sister, Ok Oh, ten grandchildren and two...