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Leinette Leiko Higuchi
Nov. 26, 2014
Leinette Leiko Higuchi, 43, of Lahaina, died on November 26, 2014 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Tenrikiyo Maui Kyokai Church, 649 S. Kamehameha Avenue, Kahului; with a service at 11 a.m. Scattering to be held at a later date. Ms....
Litsuko Yonamine Miyabara
Nov. 25, 2014
Litsuko Yonamine Miybara, 94, of Kahului, died November 25, 2014, at Hake Makua, Kahului. Private services were held. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Mrs. Miyabara was born Sept. 4, 1920, in Lahaina, HI. She worked as a baker in the Lahainaluna High School cafeteria. Litsuko was...
Tatsuo Ono
Nov. 25, 2014
Tatsuo Ono, 87, of Kahului, died on November 25, 2014 at Kula Hospital. Private services were held by the family. He was a retired irrigation supervisor with 40 years of service at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Miyoko Ono; sons, Glenn (Mabel)...
Mr. Marcelino Pascual Alejo
Nov. 25, 2014
Mr. Marcelino Alejo passed away at Maui Memorial Medical Center on November 25, 2014. Born in the Philippine Islands to Apolonio and Corazon Alejo on March 17, 1964, he was just 50 years old. A long-time resident of Maui, Marcelino leaves behind to cherish his memory, his parents; Apolonio and...
Sue Aiko Ishibashi
Nov. 22, 2014
Sue Aiko Ishibashi, 70, of Kahului, died Nov. 22, 2014, at her home, under the care of Hospice Maui. Private services were held. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Mrs. Ishibashi was born March 9, 1944, in Wailuku. She retired from Valley Isle Community Federal Credit Union in...
Kiyoshi Shimabuku
Nov. 19, 2014
Kiyoshi Shimabuku, 87, of Kahului, passed away on November 19, 2014, at Hale Makua, Kahului. Services were held at Nakamura Mortuary on Monday, December 1, 2014, with visitation at 4:00pm, and services at 5:00pm. Mrs. Shimabuku was predeceased by her husband, Zenkichi Shimabuku, and her son, Lew...
Dorothy Okahiro Chang
Nov. 19, 2014
Dorothy Okahiro was born on January 3, 1930 to Giichi and Shizuyo Okahiro in Lahaina, Hawaii. As a child, Dorothy was a girl scout, and she also played basketball. After Dorothy graduated from Lahainaluna High School in 1947, she was part of the USO, and performed the Hula for the US Troops...