It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Janet Midori Inamasu on December 18, 2025. Janet was born on November 10, 1928, to Hatsugoro and Tatsu Makimoto in Ulupalakua. Janet is survived by her husband of 72 years Harold “Archie” and son Wendell (Sally). The fifth of nine ...

1951 - 2025 Brent Hurst (Keala Kekua), a long-time resident of the Paia/Haiku area, passed away peacefully on November 17, 2025, under the care of Hospice Maui. Brent is known for writing two children’s books, “Hawaii’s Hairy Honu” and “Maui Dolphin Tale.” Brent was always a ...

Lawrence Cabanilla AKA Boss, AKA Uncle Lawrence, was born on April 28, 1944, at Pioneer Mill Company Hospital in Lahaina. He was greeted in heaven on November 6, 2025 by his parents Juan Sr and Doris Cabanilla, son Lawrence Lorenzo Cabanilla, grandson Lawrence “Zano” Cabanilla-Leopoldino, ...

Our beloved mom passed away peacefully at Hale Makua-Wailuku on November 11, 2025 with her daughters at her side. Mom was 93 at her passing. Mom was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines on February 18, 1932. She migrated to Maui in 1975 to join dad and children who had come before ...

Jonathan K. Tolentino, 72 of Hana, Maui passed away on November 22, 2025, surrounded by his loving ohana and under the care of Hospice Maui. He was born on November 12, 1953, to Joseph and Clara Tolentino in Hana. Jonathan was a man of quiet strength, deep aloha, and unwavering devotion to ...

The children of William Aweau Hoohuli announce his passing on October 24, 2025, at the age of 84. Born on September 9, 1941, to Kulani Lima Hoohuli and Joseph Kahapea Pa'ahao Hoohuli, chiefly descendants whose honored lines stretch from Kumukahi, where the sun is first seen, to Lehua ...