Amy Charlotte Kaelehiwa KEKOOLANI
Although she was not the eldest child, or even the oldest daughter, Amy Kekoolani Akao functioned like a mother of the extended Kekoolani clan. She was a loving sister, mother, aunt and grandmother who was the model Latter Day Saint woman. She was surrounded by the ohana during her last days, before she passed. She taught crimonology and Japanses studies at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. She wrote several books, which have preserved important family history and traditions.
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Wednesday, July 9, 2003Amy Charlotte Kaelehiwa Akao, 73, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Community Correctional Center captain of the guards, died Friday at home. She was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Ernest; sons Nephi and Lehi Brown; hanai son Gregory Brown; hanai daughter MaryAgnes Kila; brothers Charles and Henry Kekoolani; sisters Katherine Dambley, Myra Chartrand and Winifred Silva; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center, Cultural Hall. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Aloha attire.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005Myra Naomi Keko'olani Chartrand
May 7, 2005
Myra Naomi Keko'olani "Kolani" Chartrand, 70, of Hilo, a Ka Hale Hula 'O Keko'olani hula instructor and retired state adult corrections officer, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Nawai and Uwao; daughters Puakahi and Kahealani Chartrand and Hina Chartrand Wong; brothers Charles and Henry Keko'olani; sister Katherine Dambley; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Casual attire.
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MYRA NAOMI "KOLANI" KEKO'OLANI CHARTRAND, 70, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died May 7, 2005. Born in Kalopa, Hawai'i. A kumu hula for Ka Hale Hula 'O Keko'olani. A retired state adult corrections officer. Survived by sons, Nawai and Uwao; daughters, Puakahi, Hina and Kahealani; brothers, Charles and Henry Keko'olani; sister, Katherine Dambley; 20 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.