Obituaries for February 11

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Kuniyoshi “Kuni” Arakaki, 90, of Naalehu died Jan. 16 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, he was a retired mechanic for the former Ka‘u Sugar Co. and U.S. Army veteran. Visitation 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 14) at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary in Kaneohe, Oahu. Service at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment at 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe. Survived by wife, Harriet; brothers, Shamba, Mamo and Paul; sisters, Beatrice Oshiro, Lily Nagata, Ethel Hasegawa, Katie Uyehara and Nancy Shiroma.

Kuniyoshi “Kuni” Arakaki, 90, of Naalehu died Jan. 16 in Honolulu. Born in Hilo, he was a retired mechanic for the former Ka‘u Sugar Co. and U.S. Army veteran. Visitation 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 14) at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary in Kaneohe, Oahu. Service at 11:30 a.m. Inurnment at 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe. Survived by wife, Harriet; brothers, Shamba, Mamo and Paul; sisters, Beatrice Oshiro, Lily Nagata, Ethel Hasegawa, Katie Uyehara and Nancy Shiroma.

Evonelle “Evon” “Mrs. E” Hinano Hurley, 68, of Captain Cook died Feb. 3 at home. Born in Ka‘u, she was a retired educational assistant at Kahakai and Konawaena Elementary schools, family facilitator for West Hawaii Family Support Services and assistant coordinator for the Kamakana Playground at Higashihara Park. Visitation 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Hawaii Big Game Fishing Clubhouse at Honokohau Harbor in Kailua-Kona. Funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa. Luncheon at the clubhouse. Casual attire; flowers welcome. Survived by sons, Hugh (Monica) Hurley Jr. of Waimea, Chet G.K. (Heidi) Hurley and Gavin (Crystal) Hurley of Kailua-Kona; daughters, Sweetie Hurley of Madora, Ind., Cherisse (Donal) Hurley Catlin of Aubrey, Texas, and Britt Hurley of Kailua-Kona; brother, Jessie Valera of Kealakekua; sisters, Alvine (Leroy) Victorine of Hilo, Primrose (Billy) Paulos of Montana and Dayne (Smokey) Snell of Captain Cook; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangement by Dodo Mortuary.

June Setsuko Furtado, 92, of Kaimuki, Oahu, died Jan. 1 in Mountain View. Visitation for her and her son, Alvan Lawrence Furtado, 62, of Gardena, Calif., who died July 11, 2015, in Gardena, will be 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Avenue in Honolulu. Mass to follow. Parking entrance on Halekula Street. She is survived by sons, Thomas Furtado Jr. and Davey Furtado; daughters, Marva (Larry) Newhall and LeeAnn (Mike) Bruscato; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Alvan Furtado is survived by son, Edward Kaimi Histo, and a grandchild. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Services for the late Audrey Manalili Yoshiko Aiu, scheduled for today at Dodo Mortuary, were canceled. Other information in an obituary published Feb. 5.