David Lewis Medeiros, 57, of Hilo passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at Hilo Medical Center. A private family service will be held. He is survived by his Caregiver and friend, Lynn Smith; three daughters, Jennifer (Kapono Ammasi) Medeiros of Honolulu, Selena (Wesly DeMotta) Medeiros of Pepeekeo,...

Herman Nelson Carvalho, 62, of Hilo, HI, passed away on Friday, August 2, 2019 at the Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu, HI. He was a bicycle repairman and a member of the Annunciation Catholic Church in Kamuela, HI. Private services. He is survived by spouse, Donna Carvalho of Hilo,...

Donna Mae Rupert of Pahoa, passed away at age 60 on Saturday, July 27, 2019. She was born on November 11, 1958 in Pennsylvania. Friends and family are invited to attend the Memorial Service on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 4:00 pm at Solid Rock East HI (15-2731 Pahoa Village Rd., Pahoa, HI 96778)....

Donovan Goo, 71, of Pāhoa, Hawaiʻi, passed away on July 23, 2019. He was a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, a retired Forestry Technician with the USDA Forest Service, and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. A visitation will be held at 10am on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Kalama Beach Club (280 N...

Raymond Toshio Handa, 60, of Hilo, was born in Honolulu and passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019. He was an employee of MZ Flooring. A private service was held. He is survived by his wife, LilaAnn Handa; son, Taylor (Shelby) Handa of Hilo; daughters, Cheyenne (Paul) Handa of Oahu and Riley...

Bianca Clayton, 72, of Keaau, HI passed away on July 18, 2019 at the Pohai Malama Hospice in Hilo. She grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida, was a widow to Edwin Ung, and is survived by two daughters and one grand-daughter. Those who knew Bianca remember her as a lively, colorful character who loved...

Rosa “Rosy” Buol Jeppesen, 93, of Keaau, HI, passed on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at her residence. She was born in Davos, Switzerland. She was a homemaker. Services will be held at a later date. She is survived by daughter, Isabelle (Steven) Graves of Keaau, HI; son, Steven (Adele) Jeppesen of CA;...

Lawrence Gensuke Takara, 85, of Hilo, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 at home. He was born in Honolulu in July of 1933 and lived in L.A. for over 40 years. He is survived by his three brothers, Seiichi Takara of Honolulu, Seikichi (Kathy) Takara of Honolulu, and Richard Takara of Honolulu;...

Richard You Fai Hee, 92, of Kailua-Kona, HI passed away on Monday, June 24, 2019. He was born and raised on Oahu. Private services were held. He is survived by his wife, Gene Tsugiko Hee; two sons Aaron (Kathleen) Hee and Jonathan (Tiare) Hee; daughter Naomi (Dave) Peterson; brother Howard...

Steven Alan Sizar, 59, of Pahoa, passed away on , Tuesday, June 18, 2019. He was born in May of 1959 in Kentucky and was a member of New Hope East Hawaii. Private services were held on July 3, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Janet R. Sizar; two daughters, Alysha Sizar and Amethyst Sizar; and...

Troy Yoshito Kataoka, 58, of Hilo, HI passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo, HI in April of 1961 and was the owner of Hawaii Hookup and former owner of Kosei Exquisite Jewelry. Private services were held. He is survived by his two sons, Talen Kataoka of...

Tomoe Tokeshi, 85, of Hilo, HI, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Pohai Malama. She was a former employee of Zippy’s Restaurant in Honolulu and a member of the Hilo Hooganji Mission. Private services were held. No Koden. She is survived by son, Gordon Tokeshi of Keaau, HI; 2 daughters,...