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Shoma Hotta
Jul. 09, 2018
Shoma Hotta, 88, of Reno, Nevada, died on July 9, 2018 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. As he had wished, a small private service for the immediate family was held. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with the arrangements. The family requests no (koden) monetary donations. Mr. Hotta was born on February...
Walter Sadao Sakai
Jun. 28, 2018
Walter Sadao Sakai, 83, of Kahului, passed away at the Maui Memorial Medical Center on June 28, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of life was held at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery on July 16, 2018. The family requests no koden. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with the...
Kathleen M. Carroll
Jun. 28, 2018
Kathleen M. Carroll, 53, of Wailuku, passed on June 28, 2018 at Hospice Maui Hale, with her loving brother by her side. Services will be held at a later date on Maui and in New York. For service questions or information, please call Anthony at (808) 214-2301. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with the...
Julie Ann Pualani Makekau
Jun. 25, 2018
Julie Ann Pualani Makekau, 79 (Julie Ann Pualani Nakooka; aka Julie Ann Pualani Bolton), of Kula, passed away on June 25, 2018 at Kula Hospital, Upcountry Maui. Julie was born on September 28, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She retired from the County of Maui, and worked for Waianae Tamura’s Store in...
Curtis D. Knowles
Jun. 25, 2018
Our beloved Curtis Deal Knowles, born August 10, 1969, died suddenly on June 25, 2018 in Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii. Born in Pusan, Korea, to George and Barbara Knowles, while his dad was serving in the US Army, Curt embraced life’s opportunities and challenges with humor, wit, and tenacity. The...