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2-3780 HIGHWAY P.O. BOX 90 LAWAI, 96765 PH: (808) 332-7321 EMAIL: WEBSITE: www.gimortuary.com On Call Office Hours: Monday Friday: 8:00 am 5:00 pm In-House Licensed Embalmer Funeral Directors Services: Embalming Embalming Autopsy Restoration Cremation; Body Burial Disinterment Transfers, Shipment and Receiving of Remains Cremains (International, National Inter-Island) Inurnment Disurnment Memorial Service Planning Headstone Referrals Pre-Need Funeral Insurance Body Removals Viewings Prior to Cremations Chapel Rentals Urn Casket Sales Urn Engravings Airport Transfers, Pick-up Drop-Off Storage of Cremains Storage Maintenance of Embalmed Remains Servicing Most Religious Faith. Servicing Majority of Funeral Plans Insurance Policies Serving Kauai Families Since 1949 thegardenisland.com A I A Sunday, January 19, 2020 C3 obi tuar ies Takeshi Yamamoto Takeshi Yama- moto, 91, of Kapaa, passed away peacefully and entered the pure land on Dec. 16, 2019. He was born in Wahi- awa, Oahu, on May 20, 1928.

He was a de- voted hus- band, father and grandfather. He lived a full life as a farmer, fisher- man and businessman. He was preceded in death by parents Yoshimatsu and Tsuru Yamamoto, and broth- ers Toshio, Larry, and Mit- suo Yamamoto. He is survived by his lov- ing wife of 64 years, Betty Ya- mamoto, children Brian (Wendy) Yamamoto, Diane (Mark) Kobayashi, Gary (Else) Yamamoto and Harry (Patricia) Yamamoto, grand- children Shari, Andrew, Ali- son, Brandi, Nicholas and Anela Yamamoto, brother Ramon (Akiko) Yamamoto, and numerous nieces, neph- ews and cousins. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Jan.

25, at Kapaa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. and service at 10 a.m. The family suggests ca- sual attire and requests that flowers be omitted. Kauai Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrange- ments.

Rosenda Pasion Madrid Rosenda Pasion Madrid, 100, of Hanamaulu passed away at Hale Kapuna Heri- tage Home on Dec. 29, 2019. She was born in Baccara, Ilo- cos Norte, Philippines, on May 1, 1919, and was a dedi- cated homemaker. She was preceded in death by husband Venancio Madrid, daughter Eugenia Bergonia and son Mark Ma- drid. She is survived by chil- dren Petra (Ben) Barbosa, Angel (Gloria) Madrid, Abe- lina (Cuyler) Shaw, Norber- tha Madrid, Juanita Abara and Jose (Juliet) Madrid, 13 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grandchildren, brother Benjamin Pasion, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life is Fri- day, Jan. 24, at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, with viewing from 9 a.m. and services at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Kauai Memo- rial Gardens. Kauai Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrange- ments.

Angela Lorraine Tavares Angela Lorraine Tavares of Kalaheo passed away on Jan. 5, 2020, at the age of 93, at Hale Kapuna Heritage Home. Born on Sept. 12, 1926, in Eleele, she was a retired housekeeper at Wilcox Me- morial Hospi- tal. She was preceded in death by par- ents Joseph and Frances Moura, husband Joseph Tav- ares, son Joseph Sidney Tavares, brother Clarence Moura, and grandson Wal- lace Michael Tavares.

She is survived by sons Wallace (Dinah) Tav- ares and Thomas Tavares, brothers Wallace (Violet) Moura and Albert (Dorothy) Moura, sister Frances Freitas, grandchil- dren Warren (Tasha) Tava- res and David (Monica) Tavares, and great-grand- children Hunter, Shaelyn, Ja- dynn, Chole, Cali Tavares, and Jaysha and Jayann Hu- lama. A celebration of life is Sat- urday, Feb. 1, at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo, with visi- tation at 8:30 a.m. and Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hana- pepe.

Borthwick Kauai Mortu- ary is assisting the family with arrangements. Marilyn Baumbach Sullivan Marilyn Baumbach Sulli- van, 83, of Lihue, passed away at home surrounded by her loved ones on Jan. 15, 2020. She was born in Santa Barbara, California, on May 27, 1936, and retired from Kauai Surf as a secretary. She was preceded in death by husband Frank Sul- livan.

She is survived by son Mi- chael Sullivan, granddaugh- ter Kea Sullivan, grandson Kapono Sullivan, sister Mar- lene (Bud) Robinson, niece Kimberly and nephew Kelly. Services will be an- nounced at a later date. Kauai Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrange- ments. Chaise Allen Lindstedt Chaise Allen Lindstedt, 38, of Kapaa, lost his life on Oct. 27, 2019.

He was born at Wil- cox Memorial Hospital on Feb. 22, 1981, and was a dry- waller with Local 745. He was preceded in death by grandparents John Trem- blay, Ron Lindstedt and Elaine Lindstedt. He is survived by mother Michele Lindstedt, father Paige Lindstedt, brother Ryan (Tessa) Lindstedt, grandmother Doris Trem- blay, and uncles, aunties and cousins. A celebration of life is Sat- urday, Feb.

22, at Kealia (Green Pig) from noon to pau, with a paddle out to fol- low. Kauai Memorial Gardens Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrange- ments. Yamamoto Tavares Do you know that honu, our Hawaiian green sea turtle goes on a regular basis to a tle cleaning just like we may go to a car wash! These turtle cleaning sta- tions are just magical to watch as often there will be two to eight large sea turtles just laying motionless in the water column with their flip- pers out stretched. This odd looking sea turtle behavior signals the local reef fish that they want to be cleaned. Just like us pulling up to the car wash! Green sea turtles here in Hawaii tend to have a lot of algae that grows on their shell and also on the under- side of their flippers and neck.

They also can have small parasites attached to the skin in between their scales so they developed a mutually beneficial relation- ship with certain species of reef fish that will feed on the algae and parasites attached to the turtle. When the sea turtle ap- proaches the cleaning sta- tion they slow down and extend out their flippers. This lets the fish know they are ready to be cleaned. The honu seem to enjoy the cleaning so much that they often shut their eyes and fall asleep for up to 30 minutes to get a good cleaning! Many of these cleaning stations have been around for hundreds of years or lon- ger at the exact same place on the reef. Usually they are near giant mound coral heads that the small cleaner fish can hide in if a predator comes by.

The turtles will of- ten lay on top of the corals to rest while being cleaned and some of these giant cor- als have been rubbed smooth by the turtles shells over the years giving them a polished appearance. At some of the local Kauai cleaning stations I see the same resident honu there every week enjoying a good cleaning but I also see honu visitors to Kauai that stop by for an out of town clean- ing. I have seen some of the sea turtles that have tags on them and have documented turtles that were tagged in the NW Hawaiian Islands over 2,000 miles away! As a biologist I always like to get right out with the sea creatures and live with them for a period of time so I can better understand their world, so I got the bright idea one day with some of my college grad students to see if we could get cleaned at the cleaning station? Seemed like a reasonable thought at the time but it did not work out to well. Since I can hold my breath for five minutes or so I dove down to the cleaning sta- tion, put my arms out and just hung out with the tur- tles that were being cleaned. Sure enough some of the fish came right over to me and started cleaning my arm pits.

Pretty cool but not re- ally! I did not realize the cleaner fish have very sharp teeth and they bit a chunk of hair right out of my armpit probably thinking it was al- gae! My grad students thought it was just hilarious and I learned the hard way that sea turtles have much thicker skin then us humans have! You can see the honu in action up on my underwater educational web page at www.underwater2web.com in my movie Ka Honu The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle and also on one of the Kauai at bit.ly/2R70C9 Aloha from under the waves. Terry Lilley, marine biolo- gist, Hanalei, underwater- 2web.com, gofundme. all photo- graphs 2016 Terry Lilly Honu car wash CRITTER OF THE WEEK TERRY LILLEY suppor group ca lendar Alcoholics Anonymous: Meetings at various locations and times. 245-6677. There are multiple meeting sites across the island.

See the full schedule online at www. hi.al-anon.alateen.org or call the 24-hour hotline at 888-669-5523. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): 1 to 3 p.m. first Saturday of the month, Kauai Veterans center near the airport in the Purple Heart Room. Caregiver Support Group: 5:30 to 7 p.m., second and fourth Thursday of the month, Kauai Hospice, 4457 Pahee Lihue.

Journey through Grief Group: Six-week adult grief support group meetings at various times and locations. Call Kauai Hospice at 245-7277. National Alliance on Mental Illness: Family-2-Family Support Group. Call Kathy at 635-3239. Overeaters Anonymous: 6 p.m.

Tuesday, 4-1038 Kuhio Highway across from All Saints Gym, Kapaa. Call first. Meeting time may change. 822-0333. Sexaholics Anonymous: 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Lihue. Call toll-free (866) 424-8777 for location. Think BIG: For persons with acquired brain or spinal cord injury, 4:30 to 6:45 p.m., second Wednesday of the month, Kapaa Neighborhood Center. Powerful or Powerless: Supports 12-step recovery with Science of Mind philosophy. All welcome.

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. first and third Saturdays of the month. Center for Spiritual Living Kauai, Eastside Professional Building, 4-1579 Kuhio Highway, Suite 101, Kapaa. 755-9177.

TERRY LILLEY CONTRIBUTED PHOTO A green sea turtle slows down at a cleaning station. Kelliann Rita and Leland Ibara greeted their first child, a girl, Sloane Ayame Ibara, weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces, on Nov. 27, 2019 at Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. Chanelle Pascual and Tyson Wakayama greeted their third child, a girl, Makena Mieko Wakayama, weighing 6 pounds, 15.6 ounces, on Nov. 29, 2019, at Wilcox Medical Center.

Mark and Bristol Lantagne greeted their second child, a girl, Lillian Makaira Lantagne, weighing 7 pounds, 10.7 ounces, on Nov. 29, 2019, at Wilcox Medical Center. Mrs. Lantagne is the former Bristol King. Rachel Pa and David Alapai greeted their first child, a boy, Alapai, weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces, on Nov.

30, 2019, at Wilcox Medical Center. Dain and Auika Metcalfe greeted their first child, a girl, Wrenly Kohana Vamoanianilehua Metcalfe, weighing 9 pounds, 3 ounces, on Nov. 30, 2019, at Wilcox Medical Center. Mrs. Metcalfe is the former Auika Muragin.

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