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PETER LAU AKUI, 85, of Wai'anae, died May 28 2008. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. A retired maintenance man with the federal government. Survived by wife, Genevieve; sons, Dennis and Lloyd; daughter, Queenie. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Lei accepted. Aloha attire.

JOSE ANACITO BADIS JR., 61, of Wai'anae, died June 9, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Debra Ann; sons, Gary and Joseph Badis and Jason Dumancas; daughters, Lorretta Badis, Christina Rivera, Lyndel Dumancas and Jennifer Wong; mother, Mary; brothers, Dominic and Adrian; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; caregiver, Terrance Lum. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

VIVIAN JENNY CANONIZADO, 86, of Mililani, died May 25, 2008. Born in Honomu, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Daniel; daughters, Arlene Funk and Suzette Canonizado; son, Daniel; three grandchildren; brother, Joseph Pavao. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God, Red Hill Congregation; service 11:30 a.m.; graveside service 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

NOEL ALEXANDER KA LA'I CASTELLANOS, infant son of Maria Castellanos and Zachary Peneku of Kahului, Maui, died June 4, 2008. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Also survived by brother, Isaiah Peneku Castellanos; grandparents, Kehau Andrade and Adumin Andrade. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Service and burial also in Nevada. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

JOSEPH "JOE" ROLLIN CARTER JR., 61, of Honolulu, died June 2, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Bus driver for Oahu Transit Service. Survived by wife, Judith; sons, Joseph III, Jonathan and William; daughters, Rebecca Tackett, Rose Haji; nine grandchildren; brothers, Robert, Alfred and George; sisters, Rebecca Laybon. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

JAMES WAH PUI CHUN, 89, of Honolulu, died June 6, 2008. Born in Canton, China. A bartender retired from Nam Yuen, San Francisco. Survived by wife, Ella "Hong Sin"; hanai son, Joseph Cheung Wai; brothers, Wai Lum, Wai Nam and Wai Ming; hanai brother, Wing Chan; hanai sister, Yin Hing Wong; two grandchildren. Visitation for Taoist service 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MITCHELL LEE GRIMES, 58, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died June 4, 2008. Born in Toledo, Ohio. A finish carpenter. Survived by wife, Laura; daughter, Karly; son, Jimmy; mother, Joyce Herzig; sister, Judy Dodge; a granddaughter. Private service will be held. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park & Crematory.

MARGARET AH HOW HU, 86, of Kapolei, died June 1, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Retired from Naval Air Station Barbers Point. Survived by sons, Richard "Dicky," Wayne and Glenn; daughter, Jade Yoshida; sister, Rose Au; brother, Raymond Kawaiaea; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11:45 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SOZEN KAMIYA, 96, of Honolulu, died May 25, 2008. Born in Kapa'au, Hawai'i. A retired cook. Survived by wife, Tsuruko; two brothers and a sister in Okinawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ROMANDO PASCUAL JR., 64, of Wai'anae, died June 10, 2008. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. A retired truck driver with Grace Pacific. Survived by wife, Norene "Sweetie"; sons, Richard and Darick Markowski; daughter, Lisa "Lisa Girl" Roe; brothers, Stanley, Richard and Craig; sisters, Minnie Joaquin, Loretta Embernate, Fran Kaha and Josephine Malama; two grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

TOSHIMI TAYAMA, 90, of Waipahu, died June 3, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired painter. Survived by wife, Kozue; daughters, Lynette Ohira, Lori Uchimura and Joni Tayama; three grandsons; three great-grandsons. Private services held. No koden (no monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Veteran of World War II, member of Company D, 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

RALPH SHIGEKI WAKUGAWA, 86, of Honolulu, died May 27, 2008. Born in Makawao, Maui. An accountant for Matsumoto Accounting. Survived by brother, Fred; sisters, Charlotte Sakamoto and Millie Yamamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.