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Naomi Reinhardt Araki
Jun. 27, 2025
Naomi Reinhardt Araki, 80, of Wailuku, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 27, 2025. Naomi was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, hanai mother, aunty, and dear friend to so many, leaving behind a legacy of love, compassion and generosity. A proud...
Helen Motooka Nakashima
Jun. 27, 2025
Helen Motooka Nakashima, 95, of Kahului, Maui passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025. She was a loving & devoted wife to Edwin “Jojo” Nakashima who passed away in September 2005. Helen was born and raised in Hana, Maui to Yasutaro and Fujiko Motooka. She was the eldest daughter of nine...
Artemio Simon "Sabas" Morales
Jun. 23, 2025
Artemio “Sabas” Simon Morales, 88, of Wailuku, Hawai‘i, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on June 23, 2025. Born on February 1 1937, in Philippines, Sabas was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He moved to Maui in November 1992 to be with his growing...
Emiliano "Miling" or "Papa Blackie" Santella
Jun. 22, 2025
Emiliano “Miling” or “Papa Blackie” Santella, 82, of Lahaina, Hawai‘i, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2025, at Kaiser Westside Hospital in Hillsboro, Oregon, surrounded by the love of his family. Emiliano was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, and was the third of five children of...
Lore Schaefer
Jun. 22, 2025
In Loving Memory of Mrs. Lore Schaefer December 16, 1934 - June 22, 2025 Mrs. Lore Schaefer passed away peacefully on the island of Maui on June 22, 2025, after spending six beautiful and joyful months in the paradise she loved so dearly. She was 90 years Lore was bor on December 16, 1934, in the...
Esther Oishi
Jun. 21, 2025
Esther Oishi, 97, of Kahului, Maui, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2025. She was born on June 7, 1928. Private services were held. Esther was born in Puunene and raised in Wailuku. She graduated from St. Anthony High School in Wailuku, attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and earned...
Irene Grace Gomez
Jun. 16, 2025
Irene Grace Gomez, 42, of Lahaina, passed away on June 16, 2025 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Services will held at Nakamura Mortuary on June 24, 2025. Visitation will begin at 4:00pm, with service at 5:00pm and Eulogy at 6:00pm. Cremation will follow. Her inurnment will be held at 2:00pm on...
Caroline Silva Cordeiro
Jun. 15, 2025
Caroline Castro Silva Cordeiro passed away on June 15, 2025 under Hospice Hale care in Wailuku. She was born to Louise Castro and Joseph Gomes Silva on September 10, 1929. She was a loving wife to Joseph Cordeiro. She was a graduate of Saint Anthony Girls High School, class of 1949. She enjoyed...
Samuel K Luuloa
Jun. 14, 2025
Samuel K. Luuloa Jr. who was born on the 6th of October, was a hard-working and very skilled mason worker whose work you can find scattered around the island of Maui. He had a true passion for his field of work, but he had an even bigger passion for being a father to his children, a papa to his...
John Edward Pierce
Jun. 13, 2025
June 22, 1956 – June 13, 2025 John “Jack” Edward Pierce passed away peacefully in Maui, Hawaii, on June 13, 2025, surrounded by the beauty and warmth he so deeply cherished. Born on June 22, 1956, in Kankakee, Illinois, Jack lived a full and meaningful life rooted in family, service, and...
Leonor Tolentino Versola
Jun. 12, 2025
In Loving Memory of Versola Tolentino Versola Leonor T. Versola passed away peacefully at home on June 12, 2025 , surrounded by his loving family. Please Click on the link to join the Funeral...
Gary Lincoln Keoki Neizman
Jun. 12, 2025
GARY LINCOLN KEOKI NEIZMAN 1966-2025 The world became a little less bright on June 12, 2025, with the passing of Gary Lincoln Keoki Neizman, 59, of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born on February 12, 1966 in Wailuku, Maui, and is predeceased in death by parents, Benjamin H. “Dutchy” “Sonny” Neizman and...