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Joseph Harold Viveiros, 82, of Kailua, a mechanical supervisor and a veteran of the Coast Guard and Army National Guard, passed away on February 4, 2015. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Gloria Lee, sons Eric...

Anthony Siangco, 51, of Kāne‘ohe, a city groundskeeper at Ala Moana Beach Park and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on January 7, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tracey; son Jeremy J.K. Brown; brothers...

Paul H. Morikawa, 71, of Mililani, proprietor of PHM Construction, former business manager for Iron Workers Union Local 625 and a Hawai‘i Air National Guard veteran, passed away on December 6, 2014. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived...

Stanley Louis Medeiros Sr., 84, of Kahului, a Department of Defense employee and an Army and Army National Guard veteran who served in Vietnam and received a Bronze Star and other medals, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center passes away...

Rockne Edward Araujo, 71, of Hilo, a retired police sergeant for the Hawaii County Police Department, a supervisor for Securitas at the Hilo Airport, actor for Downtown Laundry Express TV commercials and National Guard veteran who served in the Vietnam...

Special thanks to Stephen Lum who shared this photo Wayne T. Iha, 66, of Honolulu, passed away December 25, 2014, at the Veterans Affairs’ hospice facility at Tripler Army Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded...

James “Jimmy” Morris, 55, of Honolulu, a former Hilton Hawaiian Village employee and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on January 7, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Anton and sisters Yvonne Lima, Mariann...

Edward W. Walker Sr., 84, of Waimea, Hawaii, a Hamakua Sugar Co. retiree, a field supervisor for Greeters of Hawaii’s Kona orchid farm, owner of Walkers Ranch and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on...

Betty Ann N. Ishizaki, 71, of Mililani, a retired secretary for the Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, passed away on December 20, 2014. She was born in ‘Ewa. She is survived by husband 1SG (Ret) Miles,...

Lieutenant Colonel Melvin “Humphrey” Souza passed away on December 23, 2014. Humphrey was a fighter pilot who served with the 199th Fighter Squadron, flying F-86 Sabers and F-102 Delta Daggers. More recently, Mel served with the Hawaii Wing of the...