Samson Wana Samson Wana ADVERTISING Samson “Sam” Bohol Wana, 68, of Hilo, died Aug. 19 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired police sergeant with the Hawaii County Police Department and most recently airport security manager
Samson Wana
Samson “Sam” Bohol Wana, 68, of Hilo, died Aug. 19 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired police sergeant with the Hawaii County Police Department and most recently airport security manager for Securitas at Hilo International Airport. He was also a member of the Hilo Hawaiian Men’s Golf Club, Fil-Am Golf Club and State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers and a Navy veteran.
Friends may call at 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for a 7 p.m. wake service. Friends may also call at 9 a.m. Aug. 30 at the chapel for an 11 a.m. service. Burial follows at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Family requests casual attire be worn.
He is survived by wife, Pamela Wana, of Hilo; sons, Samson (Selma) Wana Jr., Walter (Aimee) Wana and Dana (Maile Moresh) Wana, all of Hilo, Devin (Lily) Wana, of Kona; Stepsons, Kelden Ogawa and Shane (Kim) Ogawa, both of Hilo; daughter, Glenn-Dee (Steven Carreira) Kuwaye, of Hilo; hanai sons, Walter (Nicole) Ah Mow, of Kona, Aaron Arbles, of Hilo; hanai daughter, Kanoe (Robert) Keanaaina, of Kona; brothers, Engracio (Mary) Bohol Jr., of Pennsylvania, Douglas Bohol, of Anchorage, Alaska; sisters, Lillian Chuk and Serefina Jones, both of Montana; 19 grandchildren; one hanai granddaughter; one great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
