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Nicole Lani Chiyoko Tanaka

Nicole Lani Chiyoko Tanaka, beloved sister and aunt, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 25, 2025 at the age of 53 at Maui Memorial Medical Center.Nicole is survived by her older sisters, Charis (Jesse) Wilson (nee Tanaka) of Hilo and Georgette (Rali) Tanaka of Maui; her nieces, Tiffany (Herb) Wilson and Ciarra-Lynn Parinas, both of Hilo; her nephew Keoni Wilson of Maui; her grandniece, Ashley (Daniel) Ufford (nee Laybon) of Arizona; her grandnephews, Elijah and Noah Laybon, both of Arizona; her aunts Daryl (Hank) Atay and Dawn Kaluakini, both of Maui; her uncle, Leo (Meryl) ...

Keaka Kaulia-Neula

Keakaokalaalohi "Aka" Kawaipiikalani Kaulia-Neula passed away on June 20th in Queens Medical Center. Aka was born on October 1, 1987 on Oahu where he was reared as a child. He attended Hawaiian language immersion schools including Punana Leo o Honolulu and Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Waiau and ...

Wendell Wayne Jeremiah

Wendell Wayne Jeremiah Low Tide: June 4, 1959 - High Tide: August 5, 2025 Wendell Wayne Jeremiah, 66, of Kula, Maui, went home with the Lord on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Born and raised in Nanakuli, O'ahu, Wendell lived a life rooted in hard work, family, and aloha. He was a devoted ...

Terry Jess Cabradilla

Terry Jess Cabradilla, 63 of Makawao, Maui, passed away on July 31, 2025. He was born on July 25, 1962 in Wailuku. Visitation will be held from 9:30am to 10:30am on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at St. Joseph Church in Makawao; eulogy begins at 10:30am; mass starts at 11am; cremation will ...

Bernadine Y Tagomori

Bernadine Yoshiko Tagomori, 99, passed away on May 28, 2025. She is survived by sons Alvin (Yolanda) Tagomori and Mark (Diane) Tagomori, daughter Wendy (Brian) Takatsuka, grandchildren Travis Tagomori, Jacie (Ryan) Kanetani, and Jody Tagomori, great-grandchildren Kamden and Kamryn Kanetani, brother David (Michi) Yoda and sister Barbara Rodrigues as well as many nieces, nephews, and extended family members. She was predeceased by her husband, Mitsugi; parents Chikanoichi and Takayo Yoda, brothers Keiji Yoda and Joseph Yoda, and sisters Janet Wong and Jane Miyashiro. Warmest Mahalo to the ...

Elise Aiko Honda Hernandez

Elise Aiko Honda Hernandez, 52 of Kahului, Maui passed away on August 4, 2025. She was born on October 16, 1972, to Roy and Cora Ann Honda in Wailuku, Maui. Elise was last employed at Meadow Gold Dairies for 15 years. Elise was known for cooking her special recipes and most of all her charming ability to “joke” and “talk stories” with family and friends, but her true passion was spending time with her fur babies that she cherished so much. Visitations will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025 at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului from 5:00pm to 9:00pm; with services to ...