Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 40, Number 7, 1 July 2023 — HALI'A ALOHA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HALI'A ALOHA

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To create a space for our readers to honor their loved ones, Ka Wai Ola will print Hali'a Aloha - obituaries and mele kanikau (mourning chant s). Hali'a Aloha appearing in the print version of Ka Wai Ola should be recent (within six months of passing) and should not exceed 250 words in length. All other Hali'a Aloha submitted will be published on kawaiola.news. Hali'a Aloha must be submitted by the 15th ofthe month for publication the following month. Photos accompanying Hali'a Aloha will only be included in the print version of the newspaper if space permits. However, all photos will be shared on kawaiola.news.

MONETTE ULULANI (SOUZA) YAGODICH DEC. 8, 1952 - MAY 23, 2023

Monette Ululani (Souza) Yagodich, 70, of Waiehu, Maui, passed away peacefully at Hospice Maui Hale on May 23, 2023, after four days of prayers, visits, and expressions of aloha surrounded by family and friends. Yagodich was born on Dec. 8, 1952, to Walter Edward Souza and Rosamond Lokelani Kahookele in Hilo, Hawai'i. She was raised in Honolulu

and graduated ffom McKinley High Schooi m iy/U. Yagodich continued her education at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, receiving a B.S. and M.S.W. in social work in 1976. Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. (Proverbs 31:8) Yagodichs life focused on being of service, especially to Hawai'i's youth, opening up opportunities to those who were disadvantaged. She was a social worker at the Department of Human Services working with foster children and child abuse victims. At the University of Hawai'i College Opportunities Program, Yagodich counseled young adults from groups underrepresented in the university system. She went on to heeome director of the Hawai'i's Youth at Risk Program. Yagodich later opened Choices Plus, a clothing store, whieh she ran successfully for 10+ years. Choices Plus was founded to support Hawai'i's women. Yagodich is survived by her husband Darrell Conrad Yagodich, her son Makia John Kahookele (Hannah) Yagodich, her sister Puanani Bridget (Douglas) Moore, her nieee Kimberly Kehaunani Moore (Chappel), her in laws: Frank John (deceased) and Emmaline (Salvador) Yagodich, Francine Kehaulani Yagodich, and Dorothea Napua (Stephen) Ripani, her nephews: Frank John (Jennifer) Yagodich III, Stephen Kaeo (Taryn) Ripani, Shane Kekoa (Tiana) Ripani, and large 'ohana. Her ashes will be scattered along with her mother, Rosamond's, ashes in a private ceremony. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday July 30, 2023. In lieu of flowers, the family requests eontributions be made toward a memorial heneh in her honor. Please direct any questions to darrell.yagodich@gmail.com. One thing I ask ofthe Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house ofthe Lord all the days ofmy life, to gaze upon the beauty ofthe Lord, and to seek him in his temple. (Psalm 27:04 ) ■