Gerard “Bush” Kanani Hulama Sr., 66, of Lihue, Kauai, died Oct. 11. Born in Hilo, he was a carpenter. Celebration of life noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at 33 Noeau St., Panaewa. A motorcycle bike run will meet there (Haili’s Tent) at 8:30 a.m. and leave at 9 a.m. Visitation also 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Old Koloa Church, 3269 Poipu Road, Koloa, Kauai. Celebration of life 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. Survived by wife, Nova Dale Vea Hulama; sons, Gerard K. Hulama Jr. of Kauai; hanai son, Sammy Morrentino of Kauai; daughters, Gerri-Lu (Shane) Waikiki-Madeyski of the Big Island; Cynthia Hulama, Raynette (Keith) Yamamoto of Kauai; parents-in-law Alejandro and Masa Vea; daughter-in-law, Tasha (Warren) Tavares of Kauai; brothers, Mike (Kaoi) Hulama of Oahu, Jesse (Debbie) Hulama Sr. and Stanford (Linda) Hulama Sr. of the Big Island; sisters, Rowena (Ronald Silva), Joanne Hulama and Faye Williams of the Big Island; sister-in-law Barbara Hulama; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.
Merrily Anne Ligon, 76, of Hawaiian Paradise Park died Oct. 6 at home. Born in Pontiac, Mich., she was a former teamster and data processor for Staters Bros. Markets, a data processor for Loma Linda University Medical Center, a U.S. Navy veteran and member of Society for Creative Anachronism. Graveside committal service noon Monday, Oct. 28, at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Survived by husband, Richard G. Ligon of Hawaiian Paradise Park; and sister, Beverly Meyer of Minneapolis, Minn. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.