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Bobbie Jean Namalani Lovato Uwekoolani
Jul. 14, 2022
Bobbie Jean N. Lovato Uwekoolani was born in Hana, Maui, on July 9, 1951, to Charles Moanaliha Uwekoolani Sr., and Violet Haupu Uwekoolani. She went to heaven on July 14, 2022. At a young age, Bobbie Jean was an avid hula dancer and musician who entertained many fans of Hawaiian culture. She also...
Wallace Wah Hop Tom
Jul. 07, 2022
Wallace Wah Hop Tom, 92, of Wailuku, Maui, passed away on July 7, 2022 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on July 4, 1930, in Waiakoa, Maui, to Koon Fook and Annie Ah Tim Tom. Wallace was a 1949 graduate of Baldwin High School. He was employed as a bellman at the Maui Grand Hotel...
Mabel M. Kim
Jul. 02, 2022
Mabel Moeko Fujioka Kim, born April 9, 1936, passed away on July 2, 2022, at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Born and raised in Pepeekeo, Hawaii Island, to Masaji Fujioka and Tsurue Izumizaki Fujioka, Mabel moved to Honolulu, then to Maui. She retired from Ooka Supermarket after 25 years. In recent...
Paul Andrew Bland
Jul. 01, 2022
Paul Andrew Bland passed away suddenly on July 1, 2022. Paul was born June 1, 1977 in Michigan. He traveled around the mainland until he landed in Maui at age 13. Paul lived all over the island until he settled in Kihei. He worked a number of jobs cooking for other until health problems prevented...
George Hiroshi Tanji
Jun. 30, 2022
George Hiroshi Tanji, 84 of Keokea, Maui passed away peacefully at home on June 30, 2022, under the care of Hospice Maui, surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born on February 21, 1938, in Kahului. He is predeceased by his parents Bunsaku and Shizue Tanji, his brother Kenneth Tanji...
Cristina N. Camalig
Jun. 25, 2022
Cristina N. Camalig, 79 of Kahului, Maui passed away on June 25, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Islands Hospice. She was born on July 24, 1942 in Solsona, Ilocos Norte Philippines to Maximo and Anastacia Ngayan. She retired as a field laborer at Monsanto....
Wilheimina (Wilma) Helm-Kamaka
Jun. 24, 2022
Wilhelmina (Wilma) Helm-Kamaka, 82 of Kahului, Maui passed away on June 24, 2022, peacefully at home under the care of her loving family and Islands Hospice. She was born on October 21, 1939, in Puunene, Maui to William and Alexandria (Cabral) Helm Jr. After retirement as a custodian for the Maui...
Dora Yukiku Ishikawa Watanabe
Jun. 20, 2022
Dora Yukiku Ishikawa Watanabe, 97, of Kahului peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 20, 2022. Dora was born on August 26, 1924, in Makawao, Maui, to parents Kama Ishikawa and Kama Higa Ishikawa. Dora and her nine siblings grew up in Old Kailua. At a young age, Dora traveled to...
Angela Hope Johnson
Jun. 19, 2022
Angela Hope Johnson, 42, of Kula, passed away on June 19, 2022 at Kula Hospital. Ms. Johnson was born on May 5, 1980 in Raleigh, NC. She is the daughter of Brenda Holt McLeod and Vernon D. Johnson III. She was a free spirited, happy, loving and caring individual. She leaves behind to cherish her...
Cecilia P. Fernandez
Jun. 16, 2022
Cecilia P. Fernandez of Lahaina passed peacefully at home on June 16, 2022, surrounded with family. She was a longtime employee of ABC Stores Hawaii who enjoyed spending time with family and friends, traveling and on her free time volunteering at Salvation Army Lahaina. She is predeceased by her...
Robert "Bobby" Tetsuo Shimabukuro
Jun. 06, 2022
Robert “Bobby” Tetsuo Shimabukuro November 9, 1943 - June 6, 2022 Robert Tetsuo Shimabukuro, 78, of Pukalani, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on June 6, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Robert was born on November 9, 1943, in Makawao, Maui to Sutetsu...
Cresencio Yagin
Jun. 05, 2022
Cresencio Yadao Yagin was born on September 12, 1944 in Tapao, Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines to parents Felix Basques Yagin and Dionicia Yadao Yagin. Upon completion of his studies at the Sinait National High School, he and his mother immigrated to Hawaii in 1966, joining his father a sakada,...