Herbert Hisaya Kiyabu
September 20, 2021
Herbert Hisaya Kiyabu, 83, of Hilo, died Monday, September 20, 2021 at home. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was a 1956 graduate of Maryknoll High School and California State University in Los Angeles, California. He retired as an Economic Analyst for the California Dept. of Transportation. He was a member of the Hilo Parkinson Rock Steady Boxing program, YMCA Parkinson exercise program, Senior Bowling League, Waiakea Senior Exercise program, Walk with a Doc, Hiroshima Kenjinkai and St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Visitation will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday (Oct. 13, 2021) at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; Private Celebration of Life to follow. Seating limited, masks and social distancing required. Casual attire.
Survived by, wife, June Kiyabu of Hilo; sons, Stephen (Sandy) Kiyabu of Torrance, California and Brian (Nalei) Kiyabu of Kailua-Kona; five grandchildren; bother, Franklin (Carmen) Kiyabu of Kaneohe, Oahu; sister, Juliet Mickelson both from Kaneohe, Oahu; brothers-in-law, Roy (Ann) Toma of Hilo, Wayne (Sandra) Toma of Kaneohe, Oahu, Byron (Carol) Toma of Hilo and Wendell Toma of Pahoa; sister-in-law, Marilyn (Charles) Sato of Hilo; numerous nephews and nieces.
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