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Walter Kaimiola Kotrys, 49, of ‘Ewa Beach, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard member and a veteran of Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, passed away on Febraury 28, 2013. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Brandonn Kealiinohomoku and Chad Kotrys; brothers...

Mitchell Kwan Leong Chong, 46, of Honolulu, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard communications specialist, passed away in Kaiser Medical Center on February 16, 2013. He was born in Hawai‘i. He is survived by wife Nora G., son Temujin G., mother...

David Rosario, 73, of Hilo, a retired supervisor at the former Hilo Coast Sugar Plantation and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard and Army veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on February 14, 2013. He was born in Olaa, Hawai‘i....

Donald Keli‘i Nathaniel, 78, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. harvester and pruner, and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, died in Hilo Medical Center on February 14, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived...

Ernest Napua Kalehua “Pops” Kai Sr., 79, of Hilo, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree and a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War, passed away in Hilo Medical Center on January 21, 2013. He was born in Hana,...

CSM Coling Jacob “Reuben” Mandaquit, 76, of Kailua-Kona, a houseman at Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows and the former Kona Lagoon Hotel, bellman at King Kamehameha Hotel and a veteran of the Army and National Guard, passed away in...