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Joseph Kaaina “Sonny” Keohokapu Jr., 88, of Waimānalo, a retired truck driver for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and a veteran of the Army and Army National Guard, passed away on June 29, 2014. He was born in Kaauhuhu, Hawai‘i. He…

Emeterio Alcariza “Terry” Centeno Jr., 79, of Las Vegas, a retired employee of Chevron USA Hawaiian Refinery and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard retiree, passed away on June 14, 2014. He was born in Puunene,…

Thomas Tatsuo “Tats” Sonomura, 79, of Hilo, a retired M. Sonomura Contracting Co. heavy equipment mechanic, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on June 21, 2014. He was…

Edward K. “Napi” Napihaa Jr., 75, of Hilo, a Hawaiian Airlines customer service agent and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away in the Queen’s Medical Center on April 11, 2014. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is…

James Toshiyuki Minato, 92, of Hilo, a retired director for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workers Compensation Division, an Army veteran who served in World War II and a retired Hawaii Air National Guard captain, passed away…

Carl K. Tanaka, 54, of Honolulu, a National Guard veteran, passed away on March 4, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Howard Masaru and Helene F. Tanaka, brother Craig and sister Laurie Ann Kepa.

Annarene "Anna" Napoleon, who retired from the 201st Combat Communications Group, is now living and working on Maui.  She left her job with the Postal Service in Honolulu last November and now works for the Department of Veterans Affairs on…

Albert Lauro, 74, of Waipahu, formerly of Hawai‘i Island, a retired carpenter and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 13, 2013. He was born in Pa‘auilo, Hawai‘i. He is survived by son Albert Jr.; daughters Roxanne…

Ernest “Outlaw” Silva, also known as Ernest DeSilva, 77, of Hilo, a former Hilo Country Club groundskeeper and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on April 26, 2013. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by half…

John “Sonny” Kaiewe Jr., 83, of Hilo, a retired U.S. Department of the Interior resource management specialist at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and a veteran of the Army and Hawai‘i Army National Guard, passed away on April 20, 2013. He…