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Solomon “Sol” Tamez Jr., 66, of Keaau, died Nov. 1 at his home. Born in Gary, Indiana, he was a retired Department of Public Safety adult correctional officer, U.S. military veteran, and worked on the Big Island and Kauai. Survived by wife Rosemarie of Keaau; daughter Monica (John) Higa; sons...

Steven Joseph Jacunski passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2025, surrounded by his wife and 3 daughters. 24 years earlier, on October 18, 2001, Steve had suffered a level 4 brain aneurysm, which he was not expected to survive. Steve not only survived, but flourished, and lived to see his daughters...

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Samantha Patricia Sherline of Na'alehu, Hawaii on October 17, 2025. Samantha was born in Los Angeles, California on May 27, 1938 to Durwood Preston and Edythe Faye Perryman. She had one younger brother, David Phillip Perryman, of Sierra Vista,...

Charles Eugene “Geno” Bergmann was born in Southern California on the night of the winter solstice in 1932. He passed on October 12, 2025 at the ripe age of 92 years young. He was the youngest of two siblings, his sister Beverly being 3 years older and has one son, Mace Bergmann who lives in...

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...

Petrina L. Peak, 56, of Hilo, Hawaiʻi, died on September 30, 2025. She was born on May 16, 1969, in Whitefish, Montana. Petrina was educated in Anchorage, Alaska, and proudly served as a member of the Alaska National Guard. Cremation has taken place in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. She is survived by her...

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...

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...

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...

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...

De Ette PiʻikeaOPiʻilani Stevens Loa, a retired preschool teacher, passed away on September 15, 2025 in Kona, Hawai‘i.  A Kamehameha Kapālama alumni of the class of 1968, De Ette was born on March 27, 1950 in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. She is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth and is survived by...