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Karen Sui Lan Hennigan
Aug. 17, 2013
Karen Sui Lan Hennigan, 64, of Haiku, passed away on August 17, 2013 at her home under care of Hospice Maui. Private services were held. Mrs. Hennigan was born on September 5, 1948 in Honolulu, HI. She was the daughter of Allen Sha Yip Lau and Laura Lin Lok (Ching) Lau. She was an operator with...
Leimoni Lucille Smith
Aug. 16, 2013
Leimoni Lucille Smith, 72, of Keanae, passed away on August 16, 2013 at her home. Private services were held. Mrs. Smith was born on January 10, 1941 in Hana, HI. She was a homemaker. She was survived by her husband, Benjamin Smith, Sr.; sons, Benjamin Smith, Jr., Kaholowaa Smith, Valentine...
Natsuyo Hayase
Aug. 15, 2013
Natsuyo Hayase, 101, passed away on August 15, 2013 at Hale Makua Wailuku. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 28, at the Wailuku Hongwanji Mission, with a service at 5 p.m. Burial will be at a later date. Mrs. Hayase was born on June 28, 1912 in Hana, Maui. She was the proprietor...
Donald Yoshito Fukunaga
Aug. 08, 2013
Donald Yoshito Fukunaga, 71, of Kahului, died on August 8, 2013 at Hale Makua Wailuku. Private services were held. The family requests no monetary gifts or koden. Mr. Fukunaga was born on October 23, 1941 in Puunene. He was a wireman in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his brothers, Edward,...
Paul Noboru Kaneshiro
Aug. 04, 2013
Paul Noboru Kaneshiro, 77, of Lahaina, died on Aug. 4, 2013 at his home. Maui services will be held at Lahaina Jodo Mission, Sun., Aug. 11, 2013, with visitation at 10:00am, and services at 11:00am. Burial will be at Maui Veteran’s Cemetery on Tues., Aug. 13, 2013, at 11:00am. Oahu services will...
Arlene Magara Watanabe
Aug. 04, 2013
Born Pasco, WA on 4/16/36 and passed at home on 8/4/13 in Kihei, Maui with family by her side. “Kitty” grew up in Pasco, 3rd child of 5 born to Kahn and Chiyoko Minatoya. She always had a mind of her own, even through 2.5 years she and her family spent interned at Heart Mountain, WY during WW II,...
Tadayuki Takamatsu
Aug. 03, 2013
Tadayuki Takamatsu, 90, of Wailuku, died on August 3, 2013 at his home, under the care of Hospice Maui. Private services were held. Mr. Takamatsu was born on June 26, 1923 on Maui. He was a manager with Fred L. Waldron. He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Nobuyo Takamatsu; children, Ann...