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Leslie Elwood Naki
May 24, 2017
Leslie Elwood Naki, 72 of Honolulu, Hawaii passed away in Honolulu on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. He was born to Hazel Naki in Honolulu on September 10, 1944. He was a retired construction plasterer that spent many of his years in service to others. While serving as the General Manager at Feeding...
Patrick Kuuiponohea Alama
May 24, 2017
Patrick Kuuiponohea Alama, 77, of Pearl City, Hawaii passed away on May 24, 2017. Patrick was born on April 2, 1940 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Nancy Tsugiko (Nagamine) and Lawrence Ling Alama; he was the youngest of three children. Patrick attended the following schools: Kaiulani Elementary School,...
Noreen "Kookie" Moon-Ng
May 24, 2017
Noreen "Kookie" Moon-Ng, 67 of Kaneohe, Hawaii has passed away in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. She was born to Ruth B.S. Kim and Joseph B.T. Moon in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 22, 1950. She retired as a Social Worker for the State of Hawaii's Department of Human Services. Noreen is...
Arnold Yoshiaki Ikeda
May 23, 2017
Arnold Yoshiaki Ikeda, a retired non-nuclear inspector at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean conflict, passed away May 23, 2017 in Kaneohe. He was 75 years old. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to parents Yoshimatsu Ikeda and Hatsuko (Fujikawa) Ikeda. Arnold is...
Samuel Cummins Luke
May 23, 2017
Samuel Cummins Luke, 82 beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, born in Honolulu on March 11, 1935, peacefully passed away on May 23, 2017. Sam passed at Castle Memorial Hospital in Kailua with his wife and family members by his side. Sam was a proud St. Louis School alumnus...
Alejandro Visaya Magaoay
May 23, 2017
Alejandro Visaya Magaoay, 94 of Honolulu, Hawaii has passed away in Honolulu, Hawaii on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. He was born to Arcadia (Visaya) and Gervacio Tabucol Magaoay in Brgy. 28 Cabusligan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines on July 9, 1922. He retired as a construction laborer. He is...
Esther Moy Jun Balderas
May 23, 2017
Celebrating the life of Esther Moy Jun Balderas, 66, of Kaneohe, Hawaii passed away on May 23, 2017. Esther was the youngest of six children born to Estelle Miu Lin (Wong) and Harry Yee Ginn Ching in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 27, 1950. Esther attended and graduated from Kalani High School,...
Melville Joy Gun Yuen
May 22, 2017
Melville Joy Gun, 88 of Honolulu, Hawaii has passed away in Honolulu, Hawaii on Monday, May 22, 2017. He was born to Esther Yuen (Ching) and Yun Chee in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 14, 2017. He was a Self Employed Owner of a Restaurant. Melville is survived by his spouse Linda Yuen. Private Services...
Michael Lawrence Kalani Olepau
May 21, 2017
Michael Lawrence Kalani Olepau, 42, of Waimanalo, passed away May 21, 2017 in Kailua. He was born in Torrance, California on November 13, 1974 to parents Lawrence Ray Olepau and Deborah Lana Nakata Olepau, and was an independent construction contractor. He is survived by his children, Alyssa...
Violeta Mateo Guillermo
May 20, 2017
Violeta Mateo Guillermo, 83, of Honolulu, Hawaii, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017. She was born on September 01, 1933 in Pahala, Hawaii. Violeta is survived by Leonardo Guillermo, Irene Guillermo-Patigayon (Lance), Stephen Guillermo (Trisha), and Norma Turkalp (Umur). Services for Violeta...
Mary "Popo" Puakailima Chock
May 20, 2017
Mary "Popo" Puakailima Chock, 97, of Waimanalo, Hawaii has passed away on Saturday May 20, 2017. She was born to Victoria (Kahiapo) and Apiu Akuna in Paia, Maui, Hawaii on December 12, 1919. She was a Retired Supervisor with the Federal Government; Food Service Department. Mary is survived be her...
Loreto Valera Balmaceda
May 19, 2017
Celebrating the life of Loreto Valera Balmaceda, 80 of Honolulu, Hawaii passed away in Honolulu on Friday, May 19, 2017. He was born to Petra (Valera) and Eulalio Balmaceda in Barrio Rimos, Luna, La Union, Philippines on February 14, 1937. He retired as a TSA (Transportation Security...