Randall Arnold Hau'oli Konohia's Obituary
E ho'olaha kakou ho'olaha . No ka mo'o mo'o e ike ai makou, Ua nana oia ma ka wahi pana ma o Ha'iku, O Kalani ka Hua hou ka hale pule i Ha'iku no i ka mo'o, E malama na iwi kupuna iaia a me na kupuna iwi nui mai na wa mahope. Mai na au mahope mai na kupuna inahea he makua e hele papa keia wahi. I ka wa o na au makua mamua o na ha'alele a na lakou. Ke aia na mo'o mao me na lakou nei. Ua ha'alele oia me kona mau na au makua. Ua pau kona hahana hanohano.. Ua pau kona ike aloha a na mau malamana a pau i ha'awi aku a iaia. Welina pu. E olu olu mai kou ahonui no'u i kau wahi me kou hanu mulimuli Ka/a wale na makamaka wai o kau kama hiwahiwa a na ohana e noho i waho lei ikou puka ana mai keia ola nei. Ua hala i ka poliahu a Kane ma Wailuku, me kona 73 mau makahiki mai ka pehu o kona pu'uwai mai. He ma'i ma'i cancer a iaia a ka malama lapaau e aohe ai ka maika'i no ka pu'uwai E komo ana ma na ala anuanu mai keia ola a hiki i ke ola 'ea'e.
Born in Hāna, Maui, on the seventh day of July 1951, Randall Arnold Hau'oli Konohia (Randy) grew up in Ha'ou, Hāna, in a family with eight siblings. Rose Marie Bowles, the eldest, was a hānai (adopted) first cousin raised as their sister, carrying the Konohia name. His siblings were Peter (Son) Konohia II, Vernon Ioane (Butchie) Konohia, Boniface (Boni) Pomaika'i Konohia, Pearl Makalapua Waring, Elizabeth (Kapeka, Sweedie) Kahula, Raymond Kuumealoha Konohia, and Terry Lee Noelani Poaipuni. Their parents, Peter Konohia-a kalo farmer, diver/fisherman, and rock wall builder from Kaupakalua, Hamakualoa (Ha'ikū)-and Elizabeth Momoa-a kalo farmer, fisherwoman, and lauhala weaver from the famed weavers of Kīpahulu, Hāna-were both of pure Kanaka Hawaiian descent and deacons of Wananalua Hawaiian Protestant Church. Randy loved to play music, with the guitar being his favorite instrument. He started at a young age and continued playing throughout his military service, traveling as far as Germany in the last all-Hawaiian company in the Army. Like his siblings, he was brought up in the church, and music was a vital part of the Konohia 'ohana.
He is survived by his three children and their mother, Jo-Ann Feliciano, and his beloved mo'opuna. First born: Charla Ann Zewzetta Kahealani Konohia (49), life partner and father of her child, Timothy Hurney, granddaughter La'a Kea Chayla-Marie Konohia Hurney. Second born: Randall Gilbert Hau'oli Konohia (48), life partner and mother of his two youngest children, Michelle Napualani Kitashima, first born grandchild Gino Hau'oli Naponosimo Konohia (30) and his mother, Heather Jean Lopez, granddaughter Izabella Maoli Umi Ko Konohia, and grandson Hazaiah Kauila Maka Keha'i i Kalani Kilipoe Konohia. Third born: Jeremy (Jay) Adam Kekoa Konohia (44), life partner Jacelyn Hacha Haunani Borozo, granddaughter Jayme Sim-Ventura, grandsons Beant Keali'i Singh Konohia and Sartaj Kanui Singh Konohia, granddaughter Umi Haunani Kulana Okala'i Konohia, and grandsons Ha'ikū Aulani Hilina'i Konohia and Pe'ahi Akamu Pekelo Konohia.
Attending Hāna School until his graduation in 1969, he enlisted in the United States Armed Forces in the Army Branch. After returning from the military, it didn't take long for him to move out of Hāna and settle in the middle of Wailuku, where he met his wife, Jo-Ann Feliciano of Ha'ikū and Pā'ia. Raised by hardworking parents, he began working at Hertz Rent-A-Car in the late '70s. He soon married and had his first child in 1975. Randy enjoyed working outdoors on the 'āina and held several landscaping contracts as a side business. He regularly returned to his childhood home in Hāna and kept the land well-manicured while also working in the lo'i of Koali, just as his father and mother had done.
He continued working until he retired from Hertz after 35 years, then joined the maintenance crew at Maui Lani Golf Course, where he enjoyed golfing with his children. After several years, he fully retired and lived on a fixed income from his veterans' benefits, allowing him more time with his family. Despite retirement, he kept a busy schedule doing what he loved-landscaping for Kalanikahua Hou Hawaiian Protestant Church in Ha'ikū, Pauwela. Ka Hale Pule o Kalanikahua Hou was his father's church and the resting place of his great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and grand aunts. He became a pillar of the church and played music there for many years. Randy transformed the church land into a beautiful setting filled with fruit trees, plants, flowers, and other garden treasures.
In his later years, as he moved closer to his Ha'ikū roots, he became even more deeply involved in his culture and connected in new ways to an ancient past. He passed peacefully, but yearned to go home, leaving his loved ones behind. We will celebrate his life with services at Nakamura's Mortuary on July 25, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be a viewing and church service, and all are welcome. We would also like to invite everyone to a celebration of life at Kalanikahua Hou Hawaiian Protestant Church on October 5, 2025, with a church service beginning at 9:00 a.m., followed by lunch and entertainment with family and friends at Ha'ikū Community Center.
We feel comforted knowing that you have celebrated this wonderful man's life and legacy. May all of our hearts and love for him help carry his journey from this life to the next. Through the will of Ke Akua, may his legacy and memories live on through his many loved ones-his children, nā mo'opuna, māmua-and through the Lord, our Savior, Jesus Christ.
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