Akio Higa Akio Higa ADVERTISING Akio “Stan” Higa, 80, of Hilo died June 1, 2013, at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired electrician for the County of Hawaii, former proprietor of Akio Higa’s Electrical
Akio Higa
Akio “Stan” Higa, 80, of Hilo died June 1, 2013, at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. Born in Hilo, he was a retired electrician for the County of Hawaii, former proprietor of Akio Higa’s Electrical Service, member of Grace Baptist Church of Hilo and a Navy veteran.
Friends may call at 3 p.m. June 17 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for a 4 p.m. service followed by cremation. Friends may also call at noon June 18 at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 for graveside urn committal services. Family requests casual attire be worn and no flowers.
He is survived by wife, Mildred Higa of Hilo; eaughters, Shani (Derek Morishita) Higa and Sheri Higa, both of Hilo, Deann (Danny) Rivera of Las Vegas; brothers, Edwin Higa of Honolulu, Glenn (Haruko) Higa of Okinawa, Japan; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
