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Fernando Belano Baldonado, 60

Fernando Belano Baldonado, 60, of Kahului, passed away on June 8, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on June 10, 1956 in the Philippines. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Ballard Family Mortuary, service will begin at 7 p.m. Burial will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku. Fernando is survived by his wife, Joynabelle Baldonado; son, Fernand Baldonado; daughter, Lorraine Baldonado; sisters, Josephine B. (Jerry) Leano, Lourdes B. Baldonado; and 1 grandson, Tristan Jacob ...

Jesse Keolani Davis, 60

Jesse Keolani Davis, 60, of Wailuku, passed away on May 30, 2017 at his home. Services honoring Mr. Davis will be held at Living Way Church, Wailuku. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, 2017; with service at 11:00 a.m. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Mr. Davis was born on July 11, 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He worked as a dishwasher. He was pre-deceased by his parents, George and Abbie Davis Sr.,his natural parents, Helen and Jesse Davis and his dog, Kala. Mr. Davis leaves behind to cherish his memory, wife of 30 years, Harriett F. ...

Kasa Epenisa, 82

Kasa Epenisa, 82, of Wailuku, Maui, passed away on June 12, 2017, at her home, under the care of Hospice Maui. She was born on May 10, 1935, in Vavau, Tonga. Visitation will be held from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Friday, June 23, 2017, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Stake Center; service will begin at 10:00 a.m.; burial will follow, 12:30 p.m., at Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery in Haiku. Kasa is survived by her sons, Taunavau (Sesilia) Epenisa, Paea Itoloke (Fapiola) Epenisa, Aisake Fifita (Liulupe) Epenisa, Sione Teila (Akanesi) Epenisa; daughters, ...

Adrienne Yachiyo Ogata Miyake Masuda, 87

Adrienne Yachiyo Ogata Miyake Masuda, 87, of Kahului, passed away on May 13, 2017 under the care of Islands Hospice. She was born on November 16, 1929 in Puunene, Maui. Private services were held. Adrienne was a retired school teacher from Wailuku Elementary. She was a member of Wai-Kahu Business & Professional Women’s Club, the Alpha Delta Kappa, and she volunteered at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center. She is survived by her husband, James Masuda; daughter, Martha (Daryl) Shigeta; brother, Dr. Roger Ogata, and sister, Yaeko Watase, both of Honolulu; grandchildren, Darren, Donn, ...

James Chokichi Sakugawa, 97

James Chokichi Sakugawa, 97 of Kula passed away on June 7, 2017 at his home in Kula. He was born in Wailuku, on August 11, 1919. He was a retired cattle rancher and hog farmer, and a partner of James C Sakugawa & Sons. Visitation will be held at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului on Monday, June 26, 2017 from 10:00am-11:00 am with a prayer service at 11:00 am, and burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park in Wailuku at 2:00pm. James is survived by his wife, Jinny (Kang) Sakugawa, sons, Ronald (Stephanie), Jerry (Elsie), and Eric Sakugawa, daughters, Carol (David) Chang, Evelyn ...

James W.S. Shipe, 79

James W.S. Shipe, 79, of Lahaina, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2017 under the compassionate care of Hospice Maui and his loving family. Services honoring Mr. Shipe will be held at Nakamura Mortuary on Friday, June 23, 2017. Visitation will begin at 5:00pm, with services beginning at 6:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. James was born on March 4, 1938 to Doc. Homer & Gertrude Shipe in Knoxville, Tenn. After serving the U.S. Navy brought James to Maui, he decided to make a permanent move to the island. He was the superintendent at Ka’anapali Golf ...