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Elaine Mori

Elaine Shizuko Mori, 89, passed away on March 18, 2025 at Hale Makua in Kahului. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan on June 9, 1935. Private family services were held. Elaine retired as Kitchen Manager from Shirokiya Maui. She is survived by sons, Stanley and Russell Mori; daughters, Eileen (Matthew) Mishina, Linda (Daniel) Ling; brothers, Itaru (Yasue) Nakano, Kenji and Toshinobu Nakano; sisters, Minako Mori, Kiyomi (Masaru) Fukuyama and Michiko (Masahiro) Miyazaki; grandchildren, Trevor (Brandi), Corey, Chase & Riley; great grandchild Kolten.

Dora Baisa – Chung – Louis

With heavy hearts we announce, on April 21, 2025, our beloved Dora Baisa Chung Louis went home with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born April 10, 1933, in Paia, Maui She was married to Soloman Chung (Deceased) and Melvin Louis (Deceased) She worked in sales and retired from JC ...

Francisco (Frank) Purugganan

Francisco (Frank) Purugganan, 88, of Wailuku, Maui, passed away on March 31, 2025. He was born on July 2, 1936 in Wailuku. Visitation will be held from 8:30am-10am on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Lattter-day Saints, 125 West Kamehameha Avenue Kahului; services will begin at 10am; burial will follow, 1pm at the Maui Veteran’s Cemetery in Makawao. Frank was a retired Equipment Operator for the County of Maui at Waiehu Golf Course and he also retired from Host Marriott at the Kahului Airport. Frank is a Veteran of the US Army. He was predeceased by ...

Joan E. Epler

Joan Evelyn Epler, of Kihei, Maui, passed away peacefully at home on April 10, 2025, at the age of 94. Born on September 13, 1930, in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, to Stanley and Harriet Giltner, Joan was raised in Linden, New Jersey, alongside her beloved sister Ruth (predeceased). After graduating from Linden High School in 1948, she went to work for Prudential Insurance in Newark, New Jersey, and later worked as a key punch operator for the Standard Oil Company. Joan later moved to the island of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, where she met the love of her life, Donald Epler. The two ...

Fusae Saito

Fusae Saito, 94, of Kahului, passed away peacefully at home on April 5, 2025. She is survived by her sister, Violet (Robert) Nago; her children, Jon (Lorna) Saito, Laura (Gary) Kawahara, Melissa and Meredith Saito; her grandchildren, Vanessa (Rico) Franco, Davina Baker, Cody Saito, and Tori Kawahara. Predeceased by her oldest daughter, Valerie (Del) Baker. A memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 800 Onehee Street, Kahului, on May 10 at 2:00 pm.

Marion Misao Morikawa

Marion Misao Morikawa passed away peacefully on March 29, 2025 in Pukalani, Maui. She was 103 years old. Marion was born in Kaupakalua, Maui on September 11, 1921 to Kisoemon and Tane Hamasaki. She graduated from Maui High School and worked at Kress Store in Wailuku. After World War II, ...