Gladiola Aloha Schnedier's Obituary
Gladiola Aloha Minix Hatchie Schneider was born in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, on August 30, 1943, and passed away on May 5, 2026, in Captain Cook, Hawaiʻi. She is survived by her loving husband, Victor Raymond Schneider; beloved daughters, Tracy Nalani Perez (James Perez) of Kailua-Kona and Jamie Leilani Nakagawa (Andrew Corrie) of Honolulu; and her cherished granddaughter, Tehani Aloha Mulcahy (Sean Mulcahy) of Wahiawā. She is also survived by her beloved great-grandsons, Micah Mulcahy, Ezra Mulcahy, and Judah Mulcahy. She also leaves behind her stepson, Jeff Schneider of Tacoma, Washington; stepdaughter, Joni Libertin of North Canton, Ohio; six step-grandchildren; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Schneider was preceded in death by her loving mother, Lucy Puahi Hatchie; father, George W. Minix; brothers, James Keikeika Hatchie, Joseph Kalani Hatchie, Harry Kailihiwa Hatchie, Abraham Kalehua Hatchie, Andrew Ah Moon Hatchie, and Herman Kilinahe Hatchie; and sisters, Viola Puahi Lee, Lucy Hatchie, Margaret Mitsuyo Hatchie (also known as Margaret Prescott), and Ruby Haruyo Hatchie Kaaihue.
She attended Pohukaina Elementary School, Hawaiian Baptist Academy, Stevenson Intermediate School, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.
She moved to Los Angeles, California, in early 1963 and worked in the garment industry. In 1972, she became a realtor, selling and investing in property in Gardena, California, for many years. She found tremendous joy in helping her friends and family become homeowners. After her husband’s retirement in 1990, they returned home to Hawaiʻi. Throughout her life, she was devoted to her ʻohana and spent countless hours researching genealogy. Armed with her research, she led the charge in a case to defend her family’s rightful ownership of ancestral land that was being systematically stolen since 1919 by a foreign corporation with the help of a broken system. In September 2025 she finally prevailed with a landmark victory in that 100-year-old land case.
She and her husband made their home on a small coffee farm in Captain Cook, where they lived until her passing. She loved the Lord, her family, and her ʻāina.
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