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Henry “Kona” Kamekona Jr., 76, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a heavy equipment mechanic and a retired Army National Guardsman, died at home. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Elvira P., sons Henry III and Armando “Kona,” daughter...

Retiree News received word that Henry Chang, a retired loadmaster with the 204th Airlift Squadron passed away on Sunday. Henry started in maintenance and later cross trained to become a flight engineer. In civilian life, he worked with the Honolulu...

Jean Kazue Kaholokula, 78, of Honolulu, a retired accountant with the Hawai‘i Air National Guard at Hickam Air Force Base, passed away on September 29, 2013. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband William W. Jr., son...

James G.A. Pai, 77, of Kailua, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. operation center manager and a retired Hawai‘i Army National Guard captain, passed away on September 14, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Genevieve, son...

Francis Tadashi Hosaka, 79, of Kekaha, Kaua‘i, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard senior master sergeant, passed away on September 19, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Derek, Ritchie and Shawn; daughter Dawn; brother Eugene; sisters...

Louis R.H. Martin, 39, of Wahiawā, owner of Paratwist Designz in Wahiawā and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on September 11, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Anela San Nicolas; sons Nicholas...

Jarrett F. (Deke) Carr, 91 passed away September 18 at home. He was born in Berkeley, California on November 21, 1921, son of Grace and Sidney Carr. His family moved to Hawai‘i in 1922. Jarrett was a WWII Veteran, a...

Edward Tsutomu Okuhara, 79, of Honolulu, a National Guard veteran, passed away on August 29, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Harriet; daughters Tammy Kajiyama, Robyn Wago and Jackie T. Bonifacio; brothers Nobu, Fred, Tamotsu...

Frank Francisco Montizor, 85, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Moloka‘i, an Air Force retiree, passed away on September 1, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Mansfield, Franklin and Victor; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Abraham Kaihe “Abe” Poai Sr., 68, of Hilo, a state of Hawai‘i Department of Transportation Highways Division employee and an Army and Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 17, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived...