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Jensen Joshua “J Boy” Yadao, 34, of Pa‘auilo died Oct. 6, 2025. Survived by son Kaine Yadao; parents JoAnn Dias (Timmy Cabreros) and John (Sylvia) Yadao; Grandmother Joan Dias-Souza; godparents Verdean and Guy Nirei; sisters Tabby Dias, Carissa Yadao, Ashley Corpuz-Tavares, and Stantele Paulino;...

Norbert Hernandez October 4, 1931 - October 5, 2025 E hoʻomaha me ka maluhia On October 5th, one day after his 94th birthday and 17 days after his wife's passing, our loving Papa passed away. His death was peaceful and without pain. He was ready. Although he had slowed down the past couple of...

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William (Bill) H. Austin, 74, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, passed away peacefully at home on September 30, 2025, surrounded by family and friends after a battle with lung cancer. Born on December 12, 1950, in Easton, Maryland, to Nancy and Herbert Austin, Bill was the youngest of six children. He lived...

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Services are pending with Homelani Crematory.

Barbara Emery passed away on September 23, 2025, at the age of eighty-seven in Honoka’a, HI. She was a long-time resident of Nevada County, CA, Santa Clara County, CA, and New York City, Queens, NY. She was married to Bob Emery from San Jose, CA, for over fifty-five years until his passing in...

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Billie Lavender Hawkins, who was 97 years young, passed away at Kona Community Hospital on September 21, 2025, with her daughter and son-in-law, Myrna and Richard Fant by her side.  Billie is also survived by daughter Lorrie and son-in-law Stephen Gitz, and daughter Sandra Burger (son-in-law Mark...

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Beatrice Hernandez March 7, 1944 - September 18, 2025 E hoʻomaha me ka maluhia On September 18th, after a long battle against cancer and other chronic illnesses, our Queen Bea passed, quietly and peacefully. She was not in pain. We had been saying goodbye to her often over her final days, and her...