Lawrence Goo, 89

February 11, 2018

Lawrence Goo, 89, of Waihee, passed away on January 23, 2018 at Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on April 16, 1928 in Waihee, Maui. Visitation will be held at Nakamura Mortuary on Thursday, February 15, 2018 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Service will be at 10:00 a.m., followed by Burial at Maui Veterans Cemetary in Makawao at 1:00 p.m. The family requests casual attire. Lawrence retired as Head Custodian for Baldwin High School. He was predeceased by his son, Avery Goo. Lawrence is survived by his wife, Diannah Goo; son, Nelson Goo and daughter April Goo (Curt Ibara). He ...

Matsuko Haruguchi, 107

February 11, 2018

Matsuko Haruguchi, 107, of Lahaina, passed away peacefully at Hale Makua Kahului on December 26, 2017, Services honoring Mrs. Haruguchi will be held privately at a later date. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. Matsuko was born in Lahaina on November 4, 1910 to Taichi & Yukano Hara. She was the eldest of 4 children. She worked at Baldwin Packers in Lahaina. In 1932, she married Richard Haruguchi, and together they raised 5 children. Matsuko enjoyed growing her flowers and ferns in her yard. She will be fondly remembered as a sociable person with dry humor and a ...

George Takaharu Ishii, 89

February 11, 2018

George Takaharu Ishii, 89, of Kahului, Maui, formerly of Molokai, passed away on January 24, 2018, at Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born on March 27, 1928, in Wailuku, Maui. Private family services were held. George was a retired Carpenter. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Ishii; sons, Guy (Jessie) Ishii, Rodney Ishii, George M. Ishii; daughter, Misa (Kimo Reeves) Ishii; sister, Alika Bello; and grandchildren, Andrew Ishii, Jeffrey Ishii, Eric Ishii, Kaipo’i Reeves, Charlie Reeves and Bentley Reeves. Condolences may be sent to: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com

Yaichi Iwahori, 92

February 11, 2018

Yaichi Iwahori was born on April 10, 1925, in North Kohala, Hawaii, to Yazibei Iwahori and Yuki Kamegawa Iwahori. Yaichi was a very devoted and loving husband. He married Mae (Cabral) Iwahori on August 3, 1957. Yaichi was baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness on 5/24/1953 at Kawaihae on the Island of Hawaii. He worked at Ooka Supermarket from 1962-1987. He loved gardening and fishing Yaichi Iwahori leaves behind to cherish his memory, wife, Mae (Cabral) Iwahori; daughter, Candace (Michael) Jale; son, Kerwin (Colette) Iwahori; siblings, Hatsue Kondo, Ernest Akio (Mae) Iwahori, Yoshie ...

Shoye Katena, 90

February 11, 2018

Mr. Shoye Katena, 90, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2018 under the compassionate care of Hospice Maui and his loving family. Services honoring Mr. Katena will be held at Paia Rinzai Zen on Saturday, February 17, 2018. Visitation will begin at 9:00am, with services beginning at 10:00am. The family also requests no flowers. Shoye was born in Peahi on August 25, 1927 to Ryosuke & Kamado Katena. He was the second of eleven children. After graduating Maui High School with the class of 1944, Shoye proudly enlisted in the U.S. Army, a career that spanned over 20 ...

Kimiyo Matsuda, 94

February 11, 2018

Kimiyo Matsuda, 94, of Lahaina, Maui, passed away on January 1, 2018 at Hale Makua Kahului. Kimiyo is survived by her sons, Calvin (Ludie) Matsuda, Ronald (Thea) Matsuda; daughters, Susan (Harry) Asato, Ellen (Ronald) Arata; 7 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren; brother, Kaichi Fukushima and sister, Marion Kamalu. Private Service. Online condolences: www.nakamuramortuary.com