Donald Masashi "Blue" Komatsu

Donald Masashi "Blue" Komatsu obituary

Donald Masashi "Blue" Komatsu

Donald Komatsu Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dodo Mortuary, Inc. - Hilo on Nov. 26, 2025.

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Donald "Blue" Masashi Komatsu, 91, of Hilo died Oct. 28 at the Hilo Benioff Medical Center. Born in Hilo, he was a retired Captain with the Hawaii County Fire Department, member of Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Mauka Kaumana Kumiai and Thorns & Roses Golf Club. Private services held. Family requests no flowers and no koden (monetary gifts). Survived by sons, Clyde (Kathy) Komatsu of Hilo, Garret (Jennifer Estrada) Komatsu of Hilo; daughter, Judy (Stacy Matsuda) Komatsu of Honolulu; sisters-in-law, Leatrice Komatsu of Hilo, Kathy Higaki of Hilo, Irene Namimatsu of Saratoga, California; brother-in-law, Kenneth (Ann) Yasutomi of Hilo; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, numerous nieces and nephews.

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