Helen Kimiye Fukuda

in Lahaina, Maui, Grandma Helen, as she was fondly known, had

unbelievable inner strength with an outer glow and aloha that befriended

and welcomed everyone.

Her long life took her from Lahaina, to Hilo, to the strawberry farms in

California, to Heart Mountain Wyoming, where she spent 4 years and

graduated high school in the internment camp during the war. Once freed,

Helen returned to Hilo, where she met and married her husband. In the

1950s, the family moved to Kaneohe, where Helen became a fixture in the

community, working at Lin’s Supermarket, Dote’s Supermarket, Young

Laundry, and finally, establishing her own business, Kaneohe Beauty

Salon, from which she retired at a spry 80 years old. Her tenacity,

kindness, and wide smile will surely be missed.

Helen was preceded in death by Takeshi Fukuda (husband), James and

Kenneth Aratani (brothers), and Dexter Fukuda (son). She is survived by

Clifford Fukuda (son) and Michele Sasaki, Delton Fukuda (son), Scott

“Keshi” Fukuda (grandson), Carlie and Rawlins “Bubba” Fukuda (great-

grandchildren), Clayton and Lynn Fukuda (son and daughter-in-law),

Brandon and Justin Fukuda (grandsons).

Funeral Service to be held on Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Borthwick

Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Visitation at 4:00 pm and services at 5:00 pm.

Family inurnment services to held the following day at Hawaiian Memorial

Park.