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WEST HAWAII TODAY | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
WEATHER
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Hi/Lo/W City
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Weather(W): s-
sunny,
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partly cloudy,
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cloudy,
sh-
showers,
t-
thunderstorms,
r-
rain,
sf-
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TODAY’SWEATHER KONA TIDES TODAY SUN ANDMOON
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Shown is today’s weather.
Temperatures are today’s
highs and tonight’s lows.
NATIONAL CITIES TODAY
SATELLITE VIEW
First
Time
Height
Second
Time
Height
Hanalei
Kapaa
Waialua Laie
Lanai
Hana
Kapaau
Honokaa
Hilo
Naalehu
Captain Cook
Kailua-Kona
Mountain View
Kihei
Wailuku
Mokapu
Honolulu
Kaunakakai
Ewa Beach
Kalaheo
Kekaha
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and
precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
As of 3 p.m. yesterday.
Moon
Rise
Set
Sun
Rise
Set
Sep 12 Sep 20 Sep 27 Oct 4
New First
Full
Last
Albany, NY
91/70/s
Albuquerque
85/63/t
Amarillo
93/69/t
Anchorage
61/50/pc
Atlanta
83/70/t
Austin
97/72/pc
Baltimore
89/67/s
Billings
69/45/s
Birmingham
88/71/t
Bismarck
76/45/pc
Boise
74/48/s
Boston
88/71/s
Buffalo
86/71/s
Charleston, SC
85/72/t
Charleston, WV
90/66/s
Charlotte, NC
88/68/c
Cheyenne
79/47/s
Chicago
87/70/t
Cincinnati
91/68/s
Cleveland
90/69/s
Columbia, SC
87/71/t
Dallas
97/79/pc
Denver
85/54/s
Des Moines
86/72/t
Detroit
90/72/pc
Duluth
75/56/pc
El Paso
96/72/t
Fairbanks
61/41/c
Fargo
76/51/pc
Grand Rapids
85/70/t
Green Bay
82/64/t
Honolulu
89/76/r
Houston
91/74/t
Indianapolis
92/71/pc
Jackson, MS
95/69/t
Jacksonville
86/72/t
Juneau
57/43/c
Kansas City
92/75/t
Key West
90/81/pc
Lansing
87/70/pc
Las Vegas
98/77/s
Little Rock
96/73/pc
Los Angeles
88/67/s
Louisville
93/73/pc
Madison
82/68/t
Memphis
95/74/pc
Miami
90/78/t
Milwaukee
82/69/t
Minneapolis
80/64/s
Nashville
91/71/pc
New Orleans
89/76/t
New York City
90/73/s
Norfolk
84/71/sh
Oklahoma City
95/74/pc
Omaha
88/69/t
Orlando
89/73/t
Philadelphia
90/71/s
Phoenix
103/83/s
Pittsburgh
89/66/s
Portland, ME
87/67/s
Portland, OR
74/55/pc
Providence
87/69/s
Raleigh
86/69/pc
Reno
87/51/s
Sacramento
96/59/s
St. Louis
94/77/pc
Salt Lake City
80/55/s
San Antonio
98/77/pc
San Diego
83/72/s
San Francisco
83/59/s
San Juan, PR
89/78/s
Santa Fe
83/54/t
Seattle
71/55/pc
Spokane
65/47/c
Syracuse
90/69/s
Tampa
88/76/t
Tucson
94/73/t
Tulsa
94/76/pc
Washington, DC
90/72/pc
Wichita
96/76/t
Wichita Falls
99/76/s
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc.
©2015
High
12:48 p.m.
1.9’
Low
5:23 a.m.
0.2’
High
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Low
7:36 p.m.
0.5’
87/76
86/76
88/75
87/76
83/72
86/76
87/76
85/72
89/73
84/70
90/79
84/69
90/71
88/72
86/79
89/76
87/73
87/76
85/74
87/75
83/75
Today
6:10 a.m.
6:35 p.m.
Tuesday
6:10 a.m.
6:34 p.m.
Today
1:33 a.m.
2:52 p.m.
Tuesday
2:25 a.m.
3:38 p.m.
NATIONAL SUMMARY:
Labor Day is shaping up to be warm across the Northeast, while
showers and thunderstorms rattle the South. Flooding and severe thunderstorms will
threaten the central Plains as cooler and less humid air pours into the northern Plains.
The West will be dry and turning warmer, returning temperatures closer to normal in the
Northwest.
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Florinda Chaves
Florinda Betty Chaves,
85, of Hilo died Aug. 28,
2015, at Life Care Center
of Hilo. Born in Hilo, she
was a retired cafeteria
baker at Hilo High School
and member of St. Joseph
Catholic Church.
Friends may call at
9 a.m. Sept. 9 at St.
Joseph Catholic Church
in Hilo for a 10 a.m.
Mass. Burial follows
at Homelani Memorial
Park. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
She is survived by sister-
in-law, Henrietta Piilani
Chaves of Hilo; numerous
nieces, nephews, cousins,
aunts and uncles.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Ichiro Fujimori
Ichiro Fujimori, 88, of Hilo
died Aug. 25, 2015, at his
residence. Born in Mauna
Loa, Molokai,
he was a
retired heavy
equipment
operator, member of
Operating Engineers
Local 3 and a World
War II Army veteran.
Inurnment services will
take place at noon Sept.
11 at Hawaii Veterans
Cemetery No. 2.
Family requests
casual attire be worn.
He is survived by wife,
Dolores Fujimori of Hilo;
daughter, Lisa Fujimori
of Arizona; sons, Jerry
Fujimori, Gilbert Fujimori
and Clayton Fujimori, all
of Hilo, Cory Fujimori of
New York; sister, Sueko
(Salvador) Paragas of
Honolulu; brother, Tokio
Fujimori of Honolulu; three
grandchildren; numerous
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Beverly Medeiros
Beverly “Pumpkin”
Suzanne Medeiros, 75, of
Pahoa died Sept. 3, 2015,
at Life Care Center of Hilo.
Born in Honolulu, she was
a retired factory supervisor
for Mauna Loa Macadamia
Nut and member of the
Ladies of the Round Table
at Life Care Center, the
Wailani Canoe Club, Koa
Puna M/C and Wicked M/C.
Friends may call at 5
p.m. Sept. 11 at Ballard
Family Mortuary-Hilo
for a 6 p.m. service.
She is survived by
daughters, Beverly (John)
Medeiros of Keaau,
Kawahine (Kris) Medeiros
of Oahu, Roseanna (Rocky)
Medeiros of New York;
brother, Robert (Nancy)
Rivera of San Diego; sisters,
La Verne (Ernest) Pauline
of Kaumana, Mollie (Don)
Cohen of Tennesse; five
grandchildren; one great-
granddaughter; numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by
Ballard Family Mortuary.
Casimiro Carpio
Casimiro “Miro” Yadao
Carpio, 79, of Kapaau
died Aug. 23, 2015, at The
Queen’s Medical Center on
Oahu. Born Nov. 17, 1935,
in Sanchez Mira, Cagayan,
Philippines, he was a
retired housekeeper for the
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel,
employed at Island Harvest
and member of Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in
Hawi and Kohala Kumiai.
An all-night vigil begins
at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 at
the family residence in
Kapaau, 54-367 Union
Mill Road. Friends may
also call at 8 a.m. Sept.
12 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Hawi,
for a 10 a.m. Mass. Burial
follows at Hawi County
Cemetery. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
He is survived by sons,
Albert Carpio of Texas,
Jose (Shirley) Carpio of
Waimea; daughters, Lucilla
(Gary) Rositano of San
Francisco, Leila (Patrick)
Kehoe of Oregon, Catherine
(Randy) Furukado of
Kohala; brothers, Saturnino
(Elisa) Carpio of Hawi,
Simplicio (Loretta) Carpio
of Waimea, Arsie (Ellen)
Carpio of Pepeekeo;
13 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren;
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Marta Abellera
Marta Pascual Abellera,
93, of Pahala died Aug. 17,
2015, at Hospice of Hilo
Pohai Malama Facility. Born
Feb. 28, 1922, in Santa
Barbara, Pangasinan,
Philippines, she was a
retired hand harvester for
Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut
and member of Pahala Holy
Rosary Catholic Church
and Pahala Filipino Club.
Friends may call at 8
a.m. Sept. 12 at Pahala Holy
Rosary Catholic Church for
a 10 a.m. Mass. Burial is at
the Pahala Catholic Church
Cemetery. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
She is survived by
husband, Benito Abellera
of Pahala; sons, Alfonso
(Zoraida) Abellera Sr.,
Ernesto (Pilar) Abellera
and Efren (Maile) Abellera,
all of Pahala; sister,
Maria Carig of Tayug,
Pangasinan, Philippines;
nine grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren;
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Marlon Pacheco
Marlon “Boa”William
Kawehionalani Pacheco,
57, of Kawaihae died
Aug. 23, 2015, at his
residence. Born Aug. 1,
1958 in Hilo, he was a
fisherman, hunter, cowboy,
dishwasher, cook, auto
detailer and member of
Koa Puna Kohala Chapter.
Friends may call at 9
a.m. Sept. 12 at Waimea
Door of Faith Church,
65-1343 Kawaihae Road,
for a 10 a.m. service.
Scattering of ashes will
be at a later date. For
information, call 895-2386.
He is survived by father,
William Pacheco of Xenia,
Ohio; sons, Kau (Kawailani
Hulama) Pacheco-Paio,
William Pacheco-Paio
and Arlon Pacheco, all of
Waimea, Marlon Pacheco-
Paio of Captain Cook;
brothers, Grayson Pacheco,
Derek Pacheco and Troy
Pacheco, all of Honolulu,
Brian Pacheco of Kauai,
Jonathan Pacheco of Ohio,
Anthony Haleamau of
Hilo; sisters, Alicea (Alan)
DeGuzman of Honolulu,
Leona Haleamau of Hilo,
Iwalani Haleamau of
California, Tanya Baily of
Texas; five grandchildren;
numerous cousins,
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Cremation Services
of West Hawaii.
Joshua Tidwell
Joshua Tidwell, 29,
of Honokaa died Sept.
2, 2015, at Hilo Medical
Center. Born in Honolulu,
he formerly worked as a
butcher and assistant chef.
Friends may call at
11 a.m. Sept. 12 at the
Honokaa Salvation
Army, 45-511 Rickard
Place, Honokaa, for
a noon service.
He is survived by
mother, Cindy Tidwell
of Waimea; father, Joe
Alves of Hilo; hanai father,
Chris (Nani) Rodrigues of
Ahualoa; sisters, Jessica
Tidwell of Waimea, Jodee
Alves, Jaysha Alves and
Jasmine Alves, all of
Hawaii; brothers, Joshua
Alves, Herbert Alves and
Joseph Alves, all of Hilo,
Kamuela Lorenzo of
Honokaa; two aunts; one
uncle; numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by
Ballard Family Mortuary.
Lars Nielsen
Lars Peter Nielsen,
67, of Kailua-Kona died
Sept. 1, 2015, in Honolulu.
Born July 14, 1948, in
Helsingor, Denmark, he
was an electrician.
Friends may call at
1 p.m. Sept. 13 at Big
Island Grill for a service.
Scattering of ashes follows
at Honokohau Harbor.
He is survived by
companion, Stella
Yuen; son, Scott Mallon;
sister, Gurli Aagaard.
Arrangements by
Ultimate Cremation
Services.
Clayton Punihaole
Clayton Bruce Punihaole,
67, of Kalaoa died July 25,
2015. Born in Kealakekua,
he was
a retired
cryptographic
electronic
technician with the
U.S. Department of
Defense, pond restoration
foreman at Kukio, an
Air Force veteran and
member of the Disabled
American Veterans
Kona Chapter Seven.
Services will be held
from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sept. 12 at Kaulupulehu
Beach Club (Hualalai
Historic Kaulupulehu)
with full military honors.
He is survived by wife,
Pamela Punihaole of
Kalaoa; sons, Ikaika (Nui)
Giddens of Waianae,
Oahu, Destine (Jacque)
Punihaole and Destry
(Carriel) Punihaole, both
of Kalaoa; daughters,
Kanani (Kimo) Hulama of
Nanakuli, Oahu, Puanani
(Franklin) Giddens-Cortez
of Kalaoa; 13 grandchildren;
numerous cousins,
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Ballard Family Mortuary.
Virginia Rapoza
Virginia Ako Rapoza,
98, of Captain Cook died
July 10, 2015, at Hospice
of Kona’s Nakamaru
Hale. Born Sept. 10,
1916, in Kawanui, she
was a housewife, coffee
farmer and member of St.
Benedict’s Catholic Church.
Friends may call at
9 a.m. Sept. 12 at St.
Benedict’s Catholic Church
in Honaunau for a 10 a.m.
service with inurnment
to follow. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
Flowers are welcome.
She is survived by
sons, Michael Rapoza
of Captain Cook, Willard
Rapoza Sr. of Honaunau;
hanai daughter, Lovaina
(Coy) Pennington of
Boerne, Texas; sister, Mary
Camvel of Kaneohe, Oahu;
one granddaughter; five
great-grandchildren;two
great-great-grandchildren;
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
James Marumoto
James “Fuzzy” Takaaki
Marumoto, 82, of Hilo
died Aug. 14, 2015, at his
residence. Born Nov. 28,
1932, in Kapapala, he was
the retired proprietor of
Truck & Trailer Service Inc.
in Hilo and member of The
Holy Christian Church.
Friends may call at 3 p.m.
Sept. 13 at Dodo Mortuary
chapel in Hilo for a 4 p.m.
service. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
He is survived by wife,
Naomi Marumoto of
Hilo; son, Keith (Jowett)
Marumoto of Hilo;
daughters, Mavis Hagiwara,
Lela (Severino) Yago and
Jamielyn (Todd) Soga, all
of Hilo, Julie Marumoto of
Honolulu; 19 grandchildren;
numerous great-
grandchildren, nephews,
niece and cousins; one
aunt, one uncle.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Liza Fronda
Liza Naomi Tattsuke
Fronda, 45, of Holualoa
died August 23, 2015, at
Kona Community Hospital.
Born July 26, 1970, in
Honolulu, she was a dental
insurance coordinator.
Friends may call at
11 a.m. Sept. 13 at the
Makaeo Pavilion at Kailua
Park, formerly known
as Old Kona Airport
Park. Fellowship and
luncheon will follow.
She is survived by
husband, Ben Fronda of
Holualoa; father, John
(Lydia) Tattsuke of Kahului,
Maui; mother, Abigail
(Gordon Ishii) Tattsuke of
Kailua-Kona; numerous
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Cremation Services
of West Hawaii.
Alvin Cazimero
Alvin (Winna) Cazimero
of Penn Township, Pa.,
died Aug. 19, 2015. He
was born in Honolulu.
Friends may call at 2
p.m. Sept. 13 at the Trinity
United church of Christ,
39 E. Pittsburgh St.,
Delmont, Pa., for a service.
Online condolences may
be posted at BNFH@aol.
com or mailed to P.O. Box
1970, Kamuela, HI 96743.
Burial will be private.
He is survived by wife,
Mona; children, Tanny
(Kathy), Telford (Lorraine,
Dannielle), Clint, Jane;
two grandchildren.
Shizuko Hirako
Shizuko “Margaret”
Hirako, 91, of Waimea
died Aug. 11, 2015, at her
home. Born Feb. 27, 1924,
in Wahiawa, Oahu, she was
the co-founder of Hirako
Farms Inc. and member
of Kamuela Japanese
American Civic Association.
Private services were
held. Family requests no
monetary gifts or flowers.
Donations are suggested
to North Hawaii Hospice.
She is survived by
sons, Roger (Deborah)
Hirako, Jeffrey (Elaine)
Hirako, both of Waimea,
Norman (Jo-Ann) Hirako
of Hilo; daughter, Sharon
Hirako of Waimea;
sister, Ethel Toshiko
Okamoto of Honolulu;
three grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren;
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Kyoung Ko
Kyoung Youn Ko, 64, of
Hilo died Aug. 28, 2015,
at Pohai Malama. She
was born July 24, 1951,
in Seoul, South Korea.
Private services will be
held. Online condolences
may be posted at
homelanimemorialpark.
com.
She is survived by sons,
Charles (Hilke) Bohannan
of Waimea, Sean Lee
of Hilo; sisters, Gwang-
Ok Ko of Gyeonggi-Do,
South Korea, Eun-Sook
Ko of Seoul, South
Korea; brothers, Gwang-
Soo Ko, Gwang-Jin Ko
and Gwang-Chu Ko, all
of Seoul, South Korea,
Gwang-Jo Ko of Gyeonggi-
Do, South Korea; four
grandchildren; numerous
nieces and nephews.
John Marean
John Herbert Marean, 97,
of Kailua-Kona
died Aug. 25,
2015, at his
residence.
Born Aug.
31, 1917, in Fallon, Nev., he
was a retired educator and
university professor, past
president and life member
of the National Science
Teachers Association, a
member of the American
Legion Post 20 and World
War II Air Force veteran.
Private family
service will be held.
He is survived by
wife, Rosalind Marean of
Kailua-Kona; son, David
(Trudy) Marean of Clovis,
Calif.; daughter, Alona
King of Idaho Falls, Idaho;
stepdaughters, Sherri
Deponte and Sheila
(Dennis) Colon, both of
Kailua-Kona; grandchildren,
great grandchildren; three
stepgrandchildren; seven
stepgreat-grandchildren.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Dorothy Barber
Dorothy “Mudder”
May Barber, 83, of Hilo
died Aug. 21, 2015, at
Hilo Medical Center.
Born March 18, 1932, in
Syracuse, N.Y., she was a
former deputy sheriff.
Private services
were held.
She is survived by
sons, Arvin Barber of
Corpus Christi, Texas,
Michael (Alanna) Barber
of Hilo; numerous
grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, nephews,
nieces, and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Falaniko Himphill
Falaniko “Niko” Himphill,
66, of Kurtistown died Aug.
17, 2015, at home. Born Jan.
23, 1949, in
Pago Pago,
American
Samoa, he
was a retired substitute
teacher and a Vietnam
War Army veteran.
Private services
were held.
He is survived by sons,
Tony Himphill, Falaniko
Himphill, Eric Himphill,
Jesse Himphill; daughter,
Nicole Himphill; brothers,
Michael (Moli) Himphill,
John (Lorraine) Himphill,
James Himphill, Howard
(Lani) Himphill Jr.; sister,
Asopesio Ross; six
grandchildren; numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Haruo Nakamura
Haruo Nakamura, 89, of
Keaau died Aug. 7, 2015,
at Life Care Center of
Hilo. Born in
Olaa, he was
the retired
proprietor
for Nakamura Sales &
Service, an Army veteran
and member of Puna
Hongwanji Mission, Puna
Lions Club, and Keaau
Seniors Golf Club.
Private services were
held. Family requests no
monetary gifts or flowers.
He is survived by
daughters, JoAnne
Nakamura of Honolulu,
Cathy Nakamura of Keaau;
brother, Roy (Lorraine)
Nakamura of Honolulu;
sisters, Shizue Fujiyama,
Sumie Abe, Alice Oie,
all of Keaau; numerous
nieces and nephews.
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