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Ramona “Bay” Keonaonalaulani Mahalo, 57

Ramona “Bay” Keonaonalaulani Mahalo, 57 of Wailuku, Maui passed away on April 22, 2017 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on November 16, 1959 in Wailuku, Maui. Ramona worked for Roberts Hawaii. Visitations will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Ballard Family Mortuary Kahului from 6:00pm to 9:00pm; with service to begin at 7:00pm. Ramona is predeceased by her parents, Campwood and Rose Mahalo; brother, Campwood Mahalo III; survived by her spouse, John Santos Jr.; daughters, Starlet (Hunee) Santos-Kaina, Roxanne (Brandon) Lara-Santos; brother, Clinton Mahalo; ...

Sumiko Nakashima, 91

Sumiko Nakashima, 91, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on May 3, 2017 at Roselani Place, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation for Sumiko Nakashima, 91, of Kahului will begin at 2 p.m., June 4 at Makawao Hongwanji. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Sumiko was born on April 21, 1926 in Puunene to Takeo & Kome Tanizaki. After graduating from Maui High School, Sumiko married her love, Mr. Moriaki Nakashima and together they raised two sons. With Moriaki’s help and the dedication and hard work of a handful of young ladies, Sumiko navigated the course of the ...

William S. Sakamoto, 83

William S. Sakamoto, 83, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2017, with his loving family by his side. Services honoring Mr. Sakamoto will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Christ the King Church. Visitation will begin at 9:30am, and mass at 11:00am. Mr. Sakamoto will be laid to eternal rest at Makawao Veterans Cemetery at 1:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. William Sakamoto was born on November 18, 1933, in Paia, HI, to William & Mabel Sakamoto. William served proudly in the United States Army, and retired as a construction supervisor from HC&S. ...

Sally Ann Sarmiento, 73

Sally Ann Sarmiento, 73, of Wailuku, Maui, passed away on May 20, 2017, in the care of Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on June 25, 1943 in Hilo, Hawai‘i. Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at Christ the King Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m.; Mass at 12:00 p.m. Sally is pre-deceased by her parents Valentine and Mary Silva; brother Lionel Silva, and sister Lorraine Rosa. She is survived by her husband Rolando Sarmiento; son Roland (Kim) Sarmiento; daughter’s Paula (Steve) Iiams, Melissa (George) Namauu, Renee (Chris) Ross; brother, Herman Silva; ...

Merry Elizabeth Picard

Merry Elizabeth Picard of Kihei, Hawaii died unexpectedly at Maui Memorial Hospital on April 23, 2017. Merry was the daughter of Irene and Raymond Frost. She was born and raised in Haydenville, MA where she married Gerald (Pixie) Picard and where their daughter Nicole was born. In 1983 Merry, Pixie and Nicole relocated to the beautiful island of Maui where they embraced the island culture and made many wonderful friends who became part of their small ohana. Kihei has been Merry’s home for the past 34 years. Merry was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed doing ...

Johnnell R.K. Alves, 48

Johnnell R.K. Alves, 48 of Wailuku passed away on April 20, 2017. She was born January 24, 1969 in Honolulu. Visitation will be held at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 5:00pm-9:00pm with a prayer service at 6:30pm. Johnnell is survived by her husband, Edward K. Alves, Jr; mother, Lindarnell Kalawa; step-sons, Ho’ikaika Alves, Hookahi (Olivia) Alves, Kaiohu Alves; step-daughters, Kahealani Alves (Nathan) Dumaran, Haunani Ortiz-Alves; brothers and sisters, Johnson (Levi) Kalawa, Steven (Rachelle) Kalawa, Stephanie (Garrett) Peters, Keleboy Kalawa, ...