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Carl K. Yokote, 90

Carl K. Yokote, 90, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2017, at Hale Makua Kahului, surrounded by his loving family. Services honoring Mr. Yokote will be held at Nakamura Mortuary on Wednesday, March 22, 2017. Visitation will begin at 4:30pm with services beginning at 5:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Carl was born on July 26, 1926 in Puunene to Tomihachi & Mume Yokote. He was the 5 of 8 children. Upon graduating Baldwin High School in 1944, Carl proudly served in the United States Army. On October 19, 1951, he married his love, Thelma ...

Alfredo Impelido Donato, 66

Alfredo Impelido Donato, 66, of Wailuku, passed away on February 11, 2017 at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center on Oahu. He was born on August 6, 1950 in Puunene, Maui. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Nakamura Mortuary, Wailuku. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. and service to begin at 10:30 a.m. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Alfredo worked at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company for 19 years, Teruya Tofu Factory, and retired from the Department of Education. He is survived by wife, Merlita Donato; sons, Micha (Brannon) Donato and ...

Natsuko “Hilda” Imoto, 87

Natsuko “Hilda” Imoto, 87, of Kahului, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2017 at Hale Makua Kahului. Services honoring Ms. Imoto will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Kahului Baptist Church. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. with services beginning at 5 p.m. Burial will be on Thursday, March 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Ms. Imoto was born on June 1, 1929 in Wailuku, Maui. In 1957 she moved to Los Angeles with sister, Sarah to seek greater opportunities. Hilda employed by, then Security Pacific National Bank, ...

Richard “Rico” Myers, 60

Richard “Rico” Myers, 60, of Lahaina, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2017 at Hospice Maui Hale. Private family services were held. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Mr. Myers was born on September 10, 1956 in Butler, New Jersey. He was the operations manager of UFO Parasailing Company. He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his parents, Robert and Barbara Myers; daughter, Danielle (Timothy) Cheeseman; son, Dakota Myers; granddaughter, Fiona Cheeseman; sister, Kate (Arty) Hanley; brother, Andy (Carol) Myers and his best friend, Greg VanderLaan. Online ...

Narue Nitahara, 88

Narue Nitahara, 88 of Pukalani, passed away at home under the care of Islands Hospice on February 23, 2017, with her loving family by her side. Services honoring Mrs. Nitahara were held privately at her request. Nakamura Mortuary assisted with arrangements. She was a long-time member of Makawao Hongwanji. She is survived by son, Lloyd (Joney) Nitahara, daughters, Laura Asato, Joanne (Russell) Araujo, & Faith (Larry) Oshiro, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Family request no koden Online condolences may be offered at www.nakamuramortuary.com

Kinue “Jane” Okubo, 92

Kinue “Jane” Okubo, 92, of Kahului passed away peacefully on February 28, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. Services honoring Mrs. Okubo will be held at Kahului Hongwanji on Friday, March 17, 2017. Visitation will begin at 4:00pm with services beginning at 5:00pm. Nakamura Mortuary is assisting with arrangements. Kinue was born on January 23, 1925 in Kihei to Rikichi & Sadako Shimoma. In 1951, she married her love, Masaru Okubo and together they raised three children. Kinue loved children so much, she began babysitting for family and friends. In her spare time, she ...