Helen Nakashima
Helen Motooka Nakashima, 95, of Kahului, Maui passed away peacefully on June 27, 2025. She was a loving & devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Helen was born and raised in Hana, Maui to Yasutaro and Fujiko Motooka. She had many fond memories of growing up in Hana, where she attended Hana High & Elementary School and graduated from the Old Maui High School in Hamakuapoko.
Helen was a secretary at Hana High & Elementary School before transferring to Maui High School when she and Jojo moved the family to Kahului in 1970. She retired after more than 40 years of service with the State of Hawaii.
Helen is predeceased by husband Edwin “Jojo”; parents Yasutaro and Fujiko; sister Alice; brothers Jiro, Stanley, Richard, Melvin and Jerry. She is survived by sons, Dean and Alan and daughters, Doreen (Blaine) Crawford and Alison (Mark) Tiwanak; older brother Masao Motooka and younger sister Elaine (Nathan) Ichimura, as well as many grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Nakamura Mortuary in Wailuku. Visitation begins 9:00 AM, Services 9:30 AM. Burial 1:00 PM at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. Family requests Aloha attire.