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Russell Timothy Kwan Tim Wong, 73, of Hilo, died January 23 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired Hawaii Air National Guard 291st Combat Communications Squadron technical sergeant, had also served in the Hawaii Army National...

William Benjamin Cabus, 78, of Pahoa died January 5 at home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Hawaii Army National Guard sergeant who previously served in the Hawaii Air National Guard.  Services at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary....

Harold G. DeMello, Jr., March 30, 1940 December 6, 2019, 79, a longtime resident of Enchanted Lake in Kailua, Hawaii, and recent resident of Henderson, Nevada, passed away on December 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. Born in Honolulu, he was...

Harold G. DeMello Jr., 79, of Henderson, Nevada, died on December 6, 2019 in Las Vegas. He was born on March 30, 1940 in Honolulu.  Visitation: 9:30 am; Service: 10:15 am on Thursday, January 9, 2019 at St. John Vianney Church,...

Clifford Naleiilima Barroga, age 75, of Pearl City, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Queen's Medical Center- West. He was born in Honolulu and was a retired Xerox Corporation technician and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard Veteran.  He...

Roldan Aguinaldo Agustin, 49 of Ewa Beach Hawaii passed away on December 4, 2019. Born to Angel Pascual Agustin and Aida (Aguinaldo) Agustin in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Philippines on October 6, 1970. He was a Metal Inspector for the...

James E. Thomas, Jr., of Volcano, Hawai‘i, passed away in Hilo, December 3, 2019 at the age of 898. Born September 2, 1930 in Honolulu. He was a Roosevelt High School 1949 graduate. In 1950, he served as a Marine in...

Sanford “SK” Sentaro Kaleolani (Nakagawa) Kame‘ekua, 72, of Kailua, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2019, with the love of his life, Sandy at his side. Sanford graduated from Kaimuki High School. Shortly thereafter, he joined the Hawaii National Guard...

James “Bud” Willard Placek, 73, of Captain Cook, Hawai‘i, died September 18 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Belleville, Illinois, he was an electrical engineer for the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai‘i Authority, U.S. Air Force retiree, member of the...

Forrest Clay Fanning, 73, of Hilo, Hawai‘i, died at the Hawaii Care Choices Pohai Malama Care Center on Thursday, August 15, 2019. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and was a Seafood Clerk with Malama Market and was the Seafood...