Obituaries for May 30

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Kinue Kamei, 96, of Pahala died May 24 at Ka’u Hospital. Born in Pahala, she retired as the proprietor for Kamei’s Garage. Friends may call 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Hom; service at 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers, no koden. Survived by sons, Raymond (Fenicing) Kamei, Rodney Kamei and Clifford Kamei, all of Pahala, Eugene (Edith) Kamei of Honolulu; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

Kinue Kamei, 96, of Pahala died May 24 at Ka‘u Hospital. Born in Pahala, she retired as the proprietor for Kamei’s Garage. Friends may call 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Hom; service at 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers, no koden. Survived by sons, Raymond (Fenicing) Kamei, Rodney Kamei and Clifford Kamei, all of Pahala, Eugene (Edith) Kamei of Honolulu; nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home.

Cornelio “Larry” “Coning” Manaba, 78, of Keaau, formerly of Kaneohe, Oahu, and Honolulu died May 18 in Hilo. Born in Makawao, Maui, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a retired Honolulu Gas Co. yard lead man and heavy equipment operator. Friends may call 9 a.m. June 12 at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service at 10 a.m. Commital service 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Survived by son, Glenn Manaba of Hilo; daughters, Vivian (Mickey) Peterson of Honolulu, Valerie (Daniel) Perreira of Las Vegas, Alvina P. Manaba of Hilo; brother, Primotivo Ames of Honolulu; sisters, Juanita Gemeno and Conchita Padayao of Honolulu; 19 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren.

Thomas Keichi Masu, 83, of Papaikou died May 21 at home. Born in Kalaoa, Papaikou, he was retired from I. Kitagawa & Co. and a member of Taishoji Soto Mission, Papaikou Kumiai, Hilo Commercial Bowling League, and AJA Bowling League. Private services. No koden; no flowers. Survived by sister-in-law, Masue Masu of Papaikou; numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

Karen K. Tillett, 60, of Keaau died April 19 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, she was a personal assistant for Hawaii Island Adult Care. No services. Survived by son, Niclaus Tillett of Tulsa, Okla.. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.