Grave Marker Materials Found at the Moiliili Japanese
Cemetery
Black granite
Gray granite
Light gray granite
Red granite
Pink granite
White granite
Gneiss
Schist
Marble/limestone
Concrete
Wood (very little remaining)
Lettering
Gold
White
Black
Natural recesses
Types of Carving
Hand chiseled
Laser cut
Sandblasted or laser shallow-cut
Recessed carving
Embossed carving (mostly for romaji family names)