Doreen Lauwae Kekiwi, 50, passed away on November 25, 2023.She was born on January 16, 1973. Doreen was predeceased by her mother, LaVerne Kekiwi and step brothers, Andrew Kauai and Ronnie Kauai (Terri). She is survived by her daughter, Tihani Kekiwi (Ka’eo) and their children, K.J. and ...
Katherine L. Elsen, also affectionately known as “K”, “Kai” or “Aunty K” passed peacefully on December 11, 2023 at Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in March 1948 to Louis J Elsen and La Verne Johnson Elsen of Chicago, IL. She was 75 years old. She is survived by her sister ...
Rebecca “Betsy” Cooney 1947-2023 Betsy Cooney transitioned from this life on December 22, 2023 in San Diego, California. She was 76. Moving from Long Beach, California, to Lahaina, Maui in the early 1970’s, she immediately embraced the Hawaiian lifestyle—swimming and snorkeling in the warm water, paddling outrigger canoes, making plumeria leis, sitting under waterfalls, and meeting many friends who would become her Maui ohana. After being in the restaurant industry and working as a caretaker for the Dillingham estate in Kula for several years, in 2002 Betsy completed her ...
Leebrick George Nakama was born in Lahaina on January 8, 1950, to Jane and Sadao Nakama. He attended Wailuku Elementary, Iao Intermediate School, Lahainaluna for two years and graduated from Baldwin High. He received his bachelor's degree in education from Idaho State University and ...
Duroy C. “Rosey” Rosecrans of Wailuku, Maui passed away on December 4, 2023 surrounded by his family, under the passionate care of Hospice Maui. He was born on April 24, 1940 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Rosey is survived by his wife, Yvonne M. Rosecrans; siblings, Charlene Akiu and Everett ...
Virginia Sue Pierce Izbicki passed away peacefully in Santa Barbara, California on December 6th 2023. She was 72 years old. Virginia was born to Robert Lowell Pierce and Mary Frances Phillips Pierce and grew up in Dallas. She studied art at the University of Texas in Austin, at the Sorbonne ...
