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Paul Toshio Matsunaga
Aug. 23, 2023
Paul Toshio Matsunaga, 76, of Haiku Maui, passed at home on August 23, 2023. Born in 1947 to Masao and Sueko (nee Matoi) Matsunaga of Haiku, joining siblings Joan (Ken) Kitagawa, Beatrice Hara, and Robert “Bobby” Matsunaga. Paul is predeceased by wife Lorraine (nee Kurata), survived by children...
Francis Moody Kahoohalahala
Aug. 20, 2023
Francis Moody Kaho’ohalahala 79, passed away peacefully on August 20, 2023, at his residence in Kahului, Maui, under Hospice care. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Nakamura Mortuary, Wailuku. Viewing/visitation from 9am-11am, service from 11am-12pm, burial to...
Norma "Mojo" Leimomi Hussey
Aug. 19, 2023
Norma "Mojo" Leimomi Hussey, 54 of Lahaina, Maui passed away at her residence in Lahaina. She was born on August 5, 1969 to Nathan Mamo Hussey Jr. and Janice Ho'omanawanui Hussey. Mojo lived whole heartedly and always full of life. She worked as a cook, played softball and was the greatest...
Neil Hisashi Hirata
Aug. 16, 2023
Neil Hisashi Hirata of Lahaina, Maui passed away on August 16, 2023. He was born on October 6, 1951 to Robert & Ritsuko Hirata. Neil Hirata is survived by his brother, Wayne Hirata; sister, Patricia Tamashiro and multiple nieces and nephews. Services for Neil will be held at the Kahului...
Roiselle Grim
Aug. 16, 2023
Roiselle was born on May 1,1933 to Argie Ann Lee Green and Roy Bedford Green in Huntown, Arkansas. She and her sister were raised on their family farm, Green Acres, in Ozark, Arkansas. She graduated from Ozark High School shortly after her 16th birthday and The College of the Ozarks (now...
Lynn Misae Manibog
Aug. 16, 2023
Lynn Manibog, 74, of Lahaina passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Lynn was born in Wailuku, Maui, on April 26, 1949 to Isami and Litsuko Miyabara. She will be remembered by family and friends as loving and caring, someone who always put others before herself. Lynn held multiple positions at...
Glenn Yoshino
Aug. 15, 2023
Glenn Yoshino passed away on August 8, 2023, a victim of the Lahaina wildfire. Born Glenn Yoshio Yoshino on December 13, 1947, Glenn grew up in Puukolii, and was the older of two brothers raised by a single mother. He and his younger brother Wayne both worked from a young age to help support the...
Gloria Denuna Ukangkaya Araneta
Aug. 15, 2023
Gloria Denuna Ulangkaya Araneta, recently of Wailuku, Hawaii passed away on August 15, 2023. Gloria was born on August 13, 1942 in Cotabato Philippines. She served her community as an Operating Room nurse for over 40 years in Queens and Long Island, New York; the majority of those years at Mid...
Timothy John Galvin
Aug. 13, 2023
Timothy (Timo) John Galvin, 67, of Wailuku, passed away at Hospice Maui on August 13th, 2023. Timothy was born on Long Island, New York, in the town of West Babylon on April 18th, 1956 to Doris and Edward Galvin. Tim married Vangie on May 22nd, 1990, and had two children, Lealani and Noah. He...
Rodolfo "Rudy" Sibucao Rocutan
Aug. 12, 2023
Rodolfo "Rudy" Sibucao Rocutan of Lahaina, Maui passed away on August 8, 2023. He was born on March 17, 1947 in the Philippines to Julio & Segundina Rocutan. Rudy was truly special, both to his family and to everyone in the community. His heart is big enough to treat everyone like they were...
Marc Wendell Ovid-DeSouza
Aug. 11, 2023
Marc Wendell Ovid-DeSouza September 1, 1968 – August 11, 2023 Marc “Marco” Ovid-DeSouza passed away August 11, 2023 at Maui Memorial Hospital. He was 54 years old. Marc is survived by his husband, Robert Burrichter of Wailuku, son Daniel DeSouza of Los Angeles, daughter Quincy DeSouza of London,...
Carolyn Hinae Ono
Aug. 11, 2023
Carolyn Hinae Ono, 73 of Lahaina, passed away on August 11, 2023. Predeceased by parents, Hideichi and Jane Ono. Survived by sister Yvonne (Gordon) Asahara and niece Jade. Private Services were held.