{"id":174273,"date":"2021-08-29T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/obits.staradvertiser.com\/?guid=0421ffa6bcec9147d3a304201e203b13"},"modified":"2021-08-29T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T10:00:01","slug":"seikichi-sei-okaneku-29082021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/hsaobits\/2021\/08\/29\/seikichi-sei-okaneku-29082021\/","title":{"rendered":"Seikichi &#8220;Sei&#8221; Okaneku-29082021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\tSEIKICHI &quot;SEI&quot; OKANEKU, 91 OF PEARL CITY, OAHU, PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 29, 2021 IN PEARL CITY. HE WAS BORN ON JANUARY 11, 1930, IN MANA, KAUAI, HAWAII.<br\/><br\/>A VIETNAM VETERAN, HE RETIRED FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE AFTER 21 YEARS OF HONORABLE SERVICE. HE EXTENDED HIS WORKING CAREER AS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE WITH U.S. NAVY.<br\/><br\/>HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE JEAN OKANEKU, PARENTS, SHINKICHI AND KANA OKANEKU, SIBLINGS KENICHI OKANEKU, JEANNETTE KOIDE, KYOSHI OKANEKU, MARGARET ASATO, KIKUE OKANEKU, AND RUBY MIYASHIRO, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW CORINNE OKANEKU.<br\/><br\/>HE IS SURVIVED BY SONS, JEROME, KYLE, STACEY,   AND KYLE OKANEKU, GRAND- CHILDREN, JOLENE (MICHAEL) YEHL, LISA OKANEKU, CASON OKANEKU, KURT (TIARE) OKANEKU, AND SEAN, GREAT- GRANDCHILDREN, KIARE, KEALA, AND KALENA-RUTH, AND NUMEROUS NEPHEWS, NIECES AND COUSINS.<br\/><br\/>RESPECTING HIS WISHES, HE AND HIS WIFE WILL BE LAID TO REST AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC (PUNCHBOWL) AT A LATER DATE. PRIVATE SERVICES WERE HELD. THE FAMILY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS NO KODEN (MONETARY GIFTS). <p align=\"center\">Arrangements Provided By&#58;<br\/>Nuuanu Memorial Park &amp; Mortuary LLC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\tSEIKICHI &quot;SEI&quot; OKANEKU, 91 OF PEARL CITY, OAHU, PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 29, 2021 IN PEARL CITY. 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