Pualii Aki, 88, of Kane'ohe, died May 5, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Operating Engineers Local 3. Survived by wife, Beatrice; son, Jann; daughter, Diane; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

Violet Bukoski, 89, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died May 11, 2009. Born in Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Priscilla, Geraldine Kauai and Yvonne Ruiz; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters; one brother. Visitation 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Koloa; Mass noon; burial to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

Michael Yew Meng Chow, 65, of Honolulu, died May 12, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Aloha Airlines captain; retired Hawai'i Air National Guard fighter pilot. Survived by wife, Iris Mizusawa Chow; son, Dr. Michael; daughter, Stacy Chow Brandon; mother, Thelma; brothers, Leonard and Norman; three grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Church; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Vivian Mary Fehr, 82, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2009. Born in Oregon. Loved everything about Hawai'i. Survived by stepson, David; stepgrandson. Scattering of ashes at sea. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

Herbert Masakiyo Fujimoto, 75, of Honolulu, died April 28, 2009. Born in Ko'olaupoko-He'eia. Retired Pan American Airways aircraft cleaner; U.S. Coast Guard veteran. Survived by brothers, Harold, Gary, Mark and Takuya; sisters, Vivian Ikeda, Kay Silva, Judith Hidano and Tomiko Makaiau; caregiver, Jane Nakashima. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Benigno Villalobos Guieb, 88, of Honolulu, died May 1, 2009. Born in Santa Cruz, Illocos Sur, Philippines. Retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer; retired Pearl Harbor Naval Sub Base cook. Survived by wife, Maria; sons, Roland, Michael and Edwin; daughter, Velma Mamuad; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Antonio. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Craig Holderbaum, 59, of Fowlerville, Mich., formerly of Kane'ohe, died April 29. 2009. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. 1967 Kamehameha Schools graduate; Rex Services systems analyst. Survived by wife, Suzan; father, Harley; brother, Keith; children, Jess, Josh McShane, Rachel Ludman and Matthew; stepchildren, Kristen, Anja, Erik and Matti; eight grandchildren. Service held in Lansing, Mich. Inurnment 1 p.m. May 26 at Hawaiian Memorial Park; scattering of ashes in Kalalau, Kaua'i, at a later date. Arrangements by Temrowski Family Funeral Home.

Hisami Hosoda, 91, of Kahului, Maui, died May 4, 2009. Born in Kahului. Retired longshoreman for Kahului Railroad. Survived by wife, Chiyono; sons, Dennis, Eric and Leland; sister, Hisayo Hanzawa; brother, Hisaji; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

Solomon "Sol" Kalua Makalena Jr., 85, of Wahiawa, died April 27, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Retired U.S. Army veteran; retired Kalakaua Golf Course superintendent. Survived by wife, Mary; son, Solomon Kalua III; daughter, June Kihapai; four grandchildren; brothers, Harry and Gary; hanai brother, Richard. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.

Fujino Matsui, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 6, 2009. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Retired seamstress. Survived by brother, Fujio; brother-in-law, Toshiaki Yokoyama; sisters-in-law, Kiyoka, Samiyo, Yasue and Sachiko; nieces; nephews. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Josephine "Josie" Meyer Nachor, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 6, 2009. Born in Laupahoehoe, Hawai'i. A housewife; member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, Papa'aloa, and St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Survived by son, Godfrey; daughters, Priscilla "Aunty P" Valencia, Caroline "Carol" Publico and Audrey Nishimura; brothers, David and Herman Meyer; sisters, Dorothy Lanza, Annie Lum, Agnes Carvalho and Mary Anna Meyer; 17 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park Section 5. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Suzuko Nakamura, 88, of Honolulu, died April 28, 2009. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Bert, Dennis, Gerald and Maurice; daughters, Faye, and Ruth Benito; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Stephen and Yasuo Miyagawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Wayne Howard Palmer, 65, of Wai'anae, died May 9, 2009. Born in Baltimore. Schofield Barracks directorate of logistics supply and services division chief. Survived by wife, Mikyong; sons, Christopher and Christian; brothers, Larry, Chester, Shin Jeong Woo and Jung Jong Soo; sisters, Penny Parker, Jung Mee-Ae, and Jung Mi-Na. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Schofield Barracks Chapel; service 11 a.m. Committal service 10 a.m. May 27 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Neime Talley Preston, 59, died April 28, 2009. Born in Kosrae, Micronesia. Former nurse and healthcare specialist. Survived by father, Sisuo Alokoa; sisters Tapita, Lillian, Sepe, Mary Ann, Martha and Ruth; brothers, Iuver and Rivelee; husband, Henry; children Juliana Lynette and Srue Helen; stepchildren, Whitmore and Hilary; grandchildren, Liana, Linea, Milan and Noel. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at Central Union Church Atherton Chapel.

Phaitoun Ratsaphon, 45, of Honolulu, died May 9, 2009. Born in Viantine, Laos. Survived by companion, Khanngeune Phanphongsa; son, Nicholas Phanphongsa; daughters, Donna and Daisy Phanphongsa; brother, Joe; sisters, Meng, and Sing Laviong. Visitation and Buddhist service 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary; cremation to follow.

Joseph "Joe" Robello Jr., 77, of Wai'anae, died April 30, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Member of Racing Pigeon Club; also Hunting Club. Survived by sons, Derek, Joseph "Beau" "Boyzing" III, Herman "Jeffery," and Lawrence Scott; hanai son, Leroy Tuifao; daughters, Jody Beckford, Flora Lynn "Lena" Laney, Joann "Jojo" and Myra Ieru; hanai daughter, Leilani Stella Taufi; 31 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; sisters, Lorraine Dura Andow and Velma Theresia Prestidge. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Carolyn Michiko Saito, 71, of Pearl City, died May 1, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Palisades Elementary School teacher; member of Kalihi YWCA. Survived by aunties, Ruth Hanako Saito, Jane Yorimi Nakagawa and Kang Ohana; cousins. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Charles Hideo Sawa, 73, of Waipahu, died May 4, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Retired federal government civil engineer. Survived by brothers, Thomas, Edward, Francis, Howard, James and George; sister, Jean; nieces; nephews. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Donations to UH Foundation Charles H. Sawa Scholarship, 2540 Dole St., Holmes Hall No. 240G, Honolulu, HI 96822, Attn: K. Van Dyne.

Robert "Bob" Francis Scannell, 88, of 'Aiea, died May 11, 2009. Born in Lowell, Mass. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Apprentice School instructor; U.S. Navy veteran. Survived by wife, Fusayo; son, Peter; daughters, Lois Ann Knezek and Marian Swider; brother, John; sisters, Mary Slattery and Cornelia Donnellon; seven grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church; eulogy 10 a.m.; Mass 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Bright aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Thelma Kuwamoto Shintani, 91, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired public health nurse. Survived by son, Michael; daughters, Kathleen Goto, Jean Arakaki and Susan; three grandchildren; sister, Harriet Kuwamoto. Private service. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Henry Masumi Takatsuki, 83, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died April 27, 2009. Born in Wailua, Kaua'i. Owner of B&H Refrigeration in Honolulu. Survived by son, Paul; daughter, Ann Tanouye; sister, Thelma Tanji; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; reception to follow; burial 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Richard Susumu Toriki, 77, of Honolulu, died May 3, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Riki Tour Inc. Survived by wife, Minako; daughters, Emmy Kurokawa and Shirlene Kinjo; sister, Betty Cesar; nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Margaret Fuyuko Yamaguchi, 93, of Wailua Homesteads, Kaua'i, died May 7, 2009. Born in Wailua Homesteads. Retired sales clerk with Kauai stores. Survived by sons, Walter and Daniel; daughter, Janet Ito; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Kaua'i Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

Larry Masami Yamamoto, 62, of Honolulu, died May 7, 2009. Born in Lahaina, Maui. State Department of Agriculture economic development specialist. Survived by wife, Sue; son, Chad; mother, Mitsue; brothers, Lester and Ronald. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Grace Kusako Yoshikawa, 97, of Honolulu, died May 6, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Punahou School cafeteria worker. Survived by sons, Fred and Roy; daughter, Charlotte Gier; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.