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Shigeru Karakawa
Sep. 22, 2024
Shigeru Karakawa, aged 84 had passed on September 22nd, 2024. His services are yet to be determined but will be at the Makawao Hongwanji.
Kathleen Harada
Sep. 21, 2024
Kathleen Harada, 95, passed peacefully at Kula Hospital on September 21, 2024. She is predeceased by Mitsue Harada on April 3, 2001. Kathleen was born March 22, 1929, in Waihee, Maui. She graduated from St. Anthony School in 1948. She is survived by her son, Clifford Harada, daughter, Carol...
Takaki, Wayne Nobuichi
Sep. 20, 2024
On September 20, 2024, our brother Wayne, 71, passed peacefully and was called home to Heaven, reunited with his parents, Thomas and Rose Takaki; wife, Carol; and son, Andrew. Wayne was the eldest of six children. At 12 years old, he became the "man of the house" when our Dad passed away leaving...
John Gilbert Kuia
Sep. 19, 2024
John Gilbert Kuia born on April 19, 1942, to parents John and Johanna (Kama) Kuia John passed away on Thursday, September 19th, 2024 at the age of 82. He left the earth peacefully under the care of Islands Hospice Maui. Born and raised in Lahaina Maui, he was the eldest of 7 children. He began...
Pumehana Kealoha Cobb-Adams
Sep. 17, 2024
Pumehana Kealoha Cobb-Adams, 76, of Kula, Maui, went home to be with Our Lord on September 17, 2024. She was surrounded by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild, and her room was filled with an overwhelming presence of love, worship and prayer. Born on...
Richard Moniz Tavares Sr
Sep. 17, 2024
Richard M Tavares Sr., born on September 10, 1933, passed away peacefully at home on September 17, 2024, at the age of 91. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and proud U.S. Marine, Richard lived a life filled with love, discipline, and service. Predeceased by his beloved wife, Mildred Pico...
Jaye Frances Chieko Arakaki
Sep. 17, 2024
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Jaye Francis Chieko (Adams) Arakaki, loving wife, mother, Sister, Aunty, Ama, and Friend passed away at Queenʻs Medical Center on O’ahu, Hawai’i. Jaye was born on July 13, 1959, at St. Francis Hospital on O’ahu but was raised on the island of Maui. Jaye met the...
Craig Pritchett Smith
Sep. 17, 2024
Craig Pritchett Smith, 72, of Pi’iholo, Maui, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on September 17, 2024. Craig was born on August 20, 1952, to Vernon and Jacqueline Smith in Wahiawa, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. After graduating from Punahou in 1971, he went on to study business...
Arcadio B Laxamana Sr
Sep. 15, 2024
In Loving Memory of Arcadio Benitez Laxamana Born January 12, 1935, Arcadio Benitez Laxamana peacefully passed away on September 15, 2024, at the age of 89. He was a beloved husband to Carolina Laxamana for 62 wonderful years. He was a devoted father to his children Alice Palmes, Elizabeth Iniba,...
Tomoyo "Clara" Tanaka
Sep. 13, 2024
December 19, 1925 – September 13, 2024 Tomoyo “Tommie” Tanaka passed away peacefully at home on September 13, 2024 at the age of 98. She was born on December 19, 1925 in Kailili to Sukejuro and Yasuno Fujiwara. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Rikio “Eddie” Tanaka, her brother...
Taweriling, Luke
Sep. 13, 2024
Services are pending with Nakamura Mortuary.