Kawaiaha’o services scheduled for King

Services for former Lt. Gov. Jean King will be held Saturday morning at Kawaiaha‘o Church.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m., followed by services at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to Hawaii Public Radio.

There is street parking only at the church, which has limited wheelchair access. For more information, call 522-1333.

A private inurnment will be held at a later date. Ultimate Cremation Services is handling the arrangements.

King died Nov. 24 at the age of 87.

She served in the state House and Senate before running for lieutenant governor in 1978. King held a single term as the state’s first female lieutenant governor before unsuccessfully challenging Gov. George Ari­yo­shi.

King was born in Hono­lulu and is survived by sister-in-law Ethel McKillop; granddaughters Chiyo King, Tina Lance and Kelly Lance; and grandsons Lani King and Jonathan Lance.