Kohala Obituary 9/22/2020
John Opapa Kaniho Jr., 71, of Hilo, died Sept. 22, 2020, at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Kohala and was a retired custodian with the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Drive-through memorial visitation from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Dodo Mortuary upper porte cochere (carport). Casual attire; no flowers.
He is survived by wife, Janice Kaniho of Hilo; daughter, Kristi (Ricky) Nakamura of Hilo; brothers, Vernon (Rachel) Kaniho and Brent Kaniho, all of Waimea; sister, Lenora Kaniho of Waimea; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
