Obituaries

April 27, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Hildo Aquino Adona Jr., 32, of Honokaa died March 13. Born in Hilo, he was a health care industry service technician. Visitation 3-5:15 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Chur...

April 25, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Elisabeth “Liz” Emilie Haspe, 90, of Keaau died Dec. 30, 2024, at her home in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, she worked for Seiko for 35 years, was an animal...

April 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Terry Ellen Devera, 67, of Honokaa died April 13 at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she was a homemaker. Celebration of life at a later date. Survived by husba...

April 23, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Josephine “Lei” Leialoha Anakalea, 79, of Kailua-Kona died April 9 at home. Born in North Kona, she was a retired maintenance department supervisor for Ellison Onizuka Kona Interna...

April 20, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Victoria Sarah Jane Kamealani Manuel, 80, of Kailua-Kona died April 10 at home. Born in Kahuku, Oahu, she was a homemaker. Services to be held at Kahana Bay, Oahu. For more info, call Michel a...

April 18, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Natividad “Mamasan” Parcon Andrada, 95, of Hilo died March 4 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, she was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph...

April 16, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Jeanne Andrade, 65, of Hawaii Island died March 27. No services. No known family. Survivors are asked to call Hilo Benioff Medical Center at (808) 932-3500, option 4.

April 14, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Quirina “Sherling” Cabar Balagot, 92, of Hilo died March 12 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines, she was a factory worker for Mauna Loa Macada...

April 13, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Pilagio “Blu” Bufil, 90, of Hilo died March 7 in California. Born in Honohina, he was a retired crane operator for Yamada and Sons Inc. and loved being in his garden/cookhouse, coo...

April 11, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Stephen Alexander Cusumano, 81, of Hilo, formerly of Waimea, Hawaii, and Kaneohe, Oahu), died Feb. 21 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in New York, he was a retired Honolulu Police Departm...

April 10, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Pilagio “Blu” Bufil, 90, of Hilo died March 7 in California. Born in Honohina, he was a retired crane operator for Yamada and Sons Inc. and loved being in his garden/cookhouse, coo...

April 9, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Allison “Al” Nalani Calhoun, 55, of Keaau died April 2 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo, she was a homemaker and team mom for the Keaau High School Cougars softball tea...

April 8, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Lydia Erlinda Barcelo, 78, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Ewa Plantation, Oahu, died March 23 at home. Born in Ewa Plantation, she was a retired hair salon owner/operator. Private celebration of...

April 4, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

William “Bill” Watson Brown, 80, of Orchidland Estates, died March 24 at Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Motherwell, Scotland, he was the owner of Brown’s Auto, a U.S. N...

April 3, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Jerry Stanley Acol, 72, of Kailua-Kona died Oct. 11, 2024, at Hospice of Kona’s Nakamaru Hale in Holualoa. Born in Waipahu, Oahu, he was retired from Kealakehe Intermediate School’...

April 1, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Bonifacio “Ben” Lagapa, 90, of Hilo died Jan. 11 at Life Care Center of Hilo. Born in Wailuku, Maui, he was a welder. Celebration of life noon Saturday (April 5) at Onekahakaha Bea...