68, of Honolulu, an Army veteran and retired banker for Central Pacific Bank, passed away on December 5, 2019 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother, Leonard (Irene); sisters-in-law, Florence "Flo" Higa and Brenda Higa; and nieces. Visitation is at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. The service begins at 10:00 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ruth Yoshiko Uyechi
88, of Kailua, a retired nursing instructor for the University of Hawaii, passed away on December 30, 2019 in Honolulu. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by daughters, Kathy (James) Izenhower and Lisa (Michael) O'Brien; and grandchildren, Vincent and Corey. Visitation is at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2020, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. The service begins at 2:00 p.m. Casual attire.
Jo Ann Kazue Tokushige
68, of Kailua, passed away on January 10, 2020. Born in Honolulu, she was a U.S. Government immigration inspector. She is survived by her husband, Gordon; daughters, Kristie Ann and Teri Ann Tokushige; sisters, Linda (John) Uehara, Gail (Takeshi Kinuyama) Okuma, and Betty (Eric) Okuma Mochizuki. Visitation from 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2020, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service at 6:00 p.m. Casual attire.
Richard M. Yanagawa
78, of Honolulu, passed away on Jan 18, 2020 at home. He was born in Hilo. He retired from the Bank of Hawaii. He is survived by: wife, Caroline; sons, Myles (Sadie) and Russell (Vanessa); grandchildren, Noelle, Marci, Kurt, Garrick, Griffin; brother, Sidney (Roberta). Visitation at 10am and service at 11am on Monday, Feb 10 at Hosoi Mortuary. No flowers, no koden. Casual attire.
Fumiko Higa Shimabuku
89, of Honolulu, passed away on December 20, 2019. Born on Maui, she was a retired seamstress. She is survived by her husband, Matsuji "Mutt"; sons, Bert, Barney (Jenny) and Gary "Bozo" Shimabuku; daughters, Tammy Shimabuku and Dayle (Dwight Sato), and seven grand- children. Private service held.
Betty Yoshie Nozaki
88, of Honolulu, passed away on November 26, 2019. Born in Paia, Maui, she was a photo finisher for Eastman Kodak Co. Preceded in death by husband, Roger, she is survived by her daughters, Rene' and Lynn; brothers, Edwin (Mieko) and Nobuo (Kiku) Kanemoto and sister, Stephanie (Samuel) Yokomichi. Visitation from 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 2, 2020, at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service at 4:00p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Setsuyo Yahata
91, of Kailua, died in Honolulu on November 21, 2019. She was born in Hilo. Visitation: 3 p.m.; Services: 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020.
Herbert I. Hayashi
78, of Pearl City, passed away on December 31, 2019. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired Electrician at Hawaiian Electric Company. He is survived by wife, Jean (Uyema) Hayashi; sons Ryan (Sharon) Hayashi and Keith (Cathy) Hayashi; daughters Sheri Lynn (Gary) Fujii and Teri Ann (Keith) Sakanashi; 5 grandchildren; brother Thomas (Joyce) Hayashi. Visitation from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Memorial Services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Casual Attire.
May Kimiko Iwata
Passed away at the age of 75, on December 18, 2019. She is survived by her children, Guy Iwata (Rose), Trisha Oshiro, Carey Iwata, Kimberly Gibbons (Vaughn), and Melissa Lam (Adriel). She also has 12 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at Hosoi Mortuary, January 31, 2020. Visitation at 10am and services to follow at 11am. Burial to follow: 2pm at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Constance Ayako Kim
92, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died in Honolulu on December 19, 2019. She was born in Honolulu. Visitation: 9:00 a.m.; Services: 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020.