Yolanda K. Sniffen, 63 of Wailuku, Maui passed away peacefully under the care of her loving family and Hospice Maui on May 26, 2020. She was born to David and Eleanor Sniffen on May 14, 1957 in Wailuku, Maui. She retired from Maui Memorial Medical Center as a Housekeeping/Laundry...

Francis Bedoya, 92 of Lahaina, Maui passed away on May 26, 2020 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born to Macario and Maximina Bedoya on June 4, 1927 in Lahaina. He attended King Kamehameha 3rd school and completed Lahainaluna High in 1946, including pre-advocational in Carpentry, Machine...

It is with great sadness that the Okafuji Ohana announces the peaceful passing of Teruko Okafuji on May 22, 2020 at the age of 104 at her foster care home with her family, her caregiver and Islands Hospice by her side. Teruko was born on July 7, 1915 in Puunene, Hi to Ichisuke and Kichi Takahata....

Lin C. Watanabe, age 58, of Kahului, Maui, Hawaii passed away on May 22, 2020. She worked at Foodland Kihei and was a licensed seafood distributor. Founder of Watanabe Taiko, she was passionate about sharing taiko music and the obon tradition. Lin is survived by her parents, Albert and Amy...

Vivian Leinaala Gabin, 75 of Waihee Valley, Maui passed away on May 21, 2020 under the care of Hospice Maui. She was born to Walter Gabin Sr. and Julia Kieo on August 7, 1944. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Nakamura Mortuary from 9:30am to 10:30am; with service to begin at...

Yvonne Nagoshi, 88 of Kahului, Maui passed away on May 19, 2020. She was born to Chonosuke and Aki Yoshida on October 11, 1931 in Puunene, Maui. Private family services were held. “She had a particular way she went about everything she did. She had her own way of existing in her quiet slice of...

It is with great sadness that the Higa Ohana announces the passing of Rine Higa on May 18, 2020. The family has held private services at Nakamura Mortuary. Nakamura Mortuary will be assisting the family with all arrangements. Rine was born on December 26, 1944 to Alle Manbwij and Telion Chutaro...

Alipio “Al” Beligan Criste, Jr., 86, passed away on May 17,2020 at Maui Memorial Hospital. Al "Junior" was born December 19, 1933 in Lahaina. After graduating from Lahainaluna High School in 1952 he attended Bradley University where he studied Civil Engineering. Drafted by the Army in 1956 he...

It is with sadness that the Oshiro Ohana of Pukalani announces the passing of Grace Satsuki Oshiro on May 16, 2020. She was born on July 09, 1929 and was the sixth child of ten children born to Bunichi and Kamato Ige of Puunene. Her surviving sisters are Ethel and Jane of San Francisco and Hazel...

Amy Louise Ishikawa Ito, 76 of Pukalani, Maui passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and under the care Hospice Maui on May 15, 2020. Private services will be held. She retired in 1998 as an Accountant to baby-sitting her granddaughter. She later started her own Tax Return...

Richard Wilhelm, 90, passed away peacefully and went to heaven on May 14, 2020. He is survived by his loving wife Mitzi Wilhelm (predeceased), daughters; Lori and Teri (Andrew), son Keoni (Christian) and grandson Kupono. The family is respectfully requesting privacy at this time. Nakamura...

Loreto Pacleb Pascual, 88, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2020 at his residence. Born on April 2, 1932 to Tiburcio and Ricarda Pascual in Kahuku, Oahu he spent his first years there as a child before returning to the Philippines with his parents. After completing his schooling in...