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William S. Sakamoto, 83

William S. Sakamoto, 83, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2017, with his loving family by his side. Services honoring Mr. Sakamoto will be held on Friday, June 2, 2017, at Christ the King Church. Visitation will begin at 9:30am, and mass at 11:00am. Mr. Sakamoto will be laid to eternal rest at Makawao Veterans Cemetery at 1:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. William Sakamoto was born on November 18, 1933, in Paia, HI, to William & Mabel Sakamoto. William served proudly in the United States Army, and retired as a construction supervisor from HC&S. ...

Sally Ann Sarmiento, 73

Sally Ann Sarmiento, 73, of Wailuku, Maui, passed away on May 20, 2017, in the care of Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on June 25, 1943 in Hilo, Hawai‘i. Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at Christ the King Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m.; Mass at 12:00 p.m. Sally is pre-deceased by her parents Valentine and Mary Silva; brother Lionel Silva, and sister Lorraine Rosa. She is survived by her husband Rolando Sarmiento; son Roland (Kim) Sarmiento; daughter’s Paula (Steve) Iiams, Melissa (George) Namauu, Renee (Chris) Ross; brother, Herman Silva; ...

Merry Elizabeth Picard

Merry Elizabeth Picard of Kihei, Hawaii died unexpectedly at Maui Memorial Hospital on April 23, 2017. Merry was the daughter of Irene and Raymond Frost. She was born and raised in Haydenville, MA where she married Gerald (Pixie) Picard and where their daughter Nicole was born. In 1983 Merry, Pixie and Nicole relocated to the beautiful island of Maui where they embraced the island culture and made many wonderful friends who became part of their small ohana. Kihei has been Merry’s home for the past 34 years. Merry was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who enjoyed doing ...

Johnnell R.K. Alves, 48

Johnnell R.K. Alves, 48 of Wailuku passed away on April 20, 2017. She was born January 24, 1969 in Honolulu. Visitation will be held at Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 5:00pm-9:00pm with a prayer service at 6:30pm. Johnnell is survived by her husband, Edward K. Alves, Jr; mother, Lindarnell Kalawa; step-sons, Ho’ikaika Alves, Hookahi (Olivia) Alves, Kaiohu Alves; step-daughters, Kahealani Alves (Nathan) Dumaran, Haunani Ortiz-Alves; brothers and sisters, Johnson (Levi) Kalawa, Steven (Rachelle) Kalawa, Stephanie (Garrett) Peters, Keleboy Kalawa, ...

Jason Paul Ambrose, 94

Jason Paul Ambrose, 94 of Wailuku passed away peacefully at home under the compassionate care of Maui Hospice on May 9, 2017, with his loving family by his side. Services will be held at St Anthony Catholic Church in Wailuku on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Visitation will begin at 9am with mass at 11am. Burial to follow at Maui Veteran’s Cemetery in Makawao at 1pm. Jason was born January 15, 1923 in Spreckelsville, Maui to Manual and Mary Ambrose. He grew up in Spreckelsville and joined HC&S in 1941 as a helper in the Puunene machine shop but soon transferred to the ranch dept as a ...

Harry Aukai Hu‘eu, 77

Harry ‘Aukai Hu‘eu 77 of Ke‘anae Maui passed away very peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. A celebration of his life will be held on Memorial Day May 29th, 2017. Viewing will be from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm with service starting at 7:00 pm. This birthday celebration will be held at the Ballard Family Mortuary in Kahului. The family requests no flowers please. Harry recently celebrated 54 years of marriage to the love of his life, Sandra Gail Chaves. Together they had 5 children. JJ Keola (Sunnie), Harry ‘Aukai (Tiffany), Boyd Na‘auao, Tammy Mahealani (Kelly) ...