Betty Jo Kainani Mercado's Obituary
Betty Jo Kainani Mercado, 46, of Hilo, died on April 12, 2021 at Hilo Medical center. Born on Oahu in 1975, she worked at the Hilo Lunch Shop.
Private services were held.
She is survived by her mother, Vaudine Gonzalez of Hilo; father, William Kahookele of Hilo; three sons, Isaiah Mercado of Hilo, Oshen Mercado of Hilo, and Kahookele Mercado of Hilo; a daughter, Ashlyn Mercado of Hilo; sister, Bobbie Jo (Franklyn) Soares of Hilo; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunties, uncles, and cousins.
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