Shigeru Fujimoto Shigeru Fujimoto ADVERTISING Shigeru “Shige” Fujimoto, 88, of Honokaa died April 11, 2013, at Hale Hoola Hamakua. Born in Laupahoehoe, he was a retired journeyman welder for the former Hamakua Sugar Co; member of Honokaa Hongwanji Mission Kyodan,
Shigeru Fujimoto
Shigeru “Shige” Fujimoto, 88, of Honokaa died April 11, 2013, at Hale Hoola Hamakua. Born in Laupahoehoe, he was a retired journeyman welder for the former Hamakua Sugar Co; member of Honokaa Hongwanji Mission Kyodan, former member of the School Advisory Council, Planning Commission and Liquor Commission; retired Honokaa Judo Club and Honokaa Aikido Club instructor; former chairman of the ILWU Union Local 142; past-president of the ILWU Pension Club; retired from the Hawaii Army National Guard; member of the U.S. Army, Company B, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment during World War II and Wednesday Night Mixed Bowling League in Kona.
Friends may call at 1 p.m. May 6 at Dodo Mortuary chapel for a 2 p.m. service at 2. Family requests casual attire be worn and no flowers.
He is survived by wife, Fujie Fujimoto of Honokaa; sons, Scott (Dorothy) Fujimoto and Wesley (Audrey) Fujimoto, both of Honokaa, Stanley Fujimoto of Colorado; brother, Akira Fujimoto of Hilo; grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
