James Derek Kealii Manuwa's Obituary
James D. K. Manuwa, 59, of Honolulu, HI passed away from Multiple System Atrophy, a rare brain disease, which he bravely fought for over 12 years. Born in Palolo, and raised in Ewa Beach, James was a graduate of Campbell High School class of ?76 where he was much beloved by students and teachers alike. He strove to be the best in all he did and was a champion in a wide variety of sports, including football, basketball, track and field, boxing, surfing, fishing, and he held the title of National Arm Wrestling Champion 1998-1999. James attended Santa Ana College, and he served a short time in the US Marine Corp. Perhaps his greatest accomplishment in life, was in serving the Honolulu community as a substance abuse counselor for over 30 years at the Sand Island Treatment Center, where he helped hundreds find happiness in a life of sobriety. James is survived by his wife Carole, son James ?Keali?i?, daughter Kawehi (Marc) Au, step-daughter Heather LeMay, brother Gordon, sisters- Patty Girl (Vera Vierra), Cindy (Richard) Callejo, Tammy (Joe) Waligura, Ernestine, and 5 grandchildren. The Manuwa Ohana invite you to share in his memory on Sept. 30 at 5:30 pm at the Mililani Mortuary ? Mauka Chapel. Burial at sea at a later date. The Ohana suggests?a donation of your choice in James' name to one of the following organizations: The Sand Island Treatment Center PO Box 3045 Honolulu, Hawaii 96802 Access Surf Hawaii PO Box 15152 Honolulu, Hawaii 96830 The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition (For Research Purposes) 9935-D Rea Road, #212 Charlotte, NC 28277 $(document).ready(function(){ var ifr = $("#06P60144534M06M0"); ifr.data("ratio", ifr.attr("height")/ifr.attr("width") ); ifr.removeAttr("width").removeAttr("height"); // Resize the iframes when the window is resized $(window).resize(function(){ var width = ifr.parent().width(); ifr.width(width).height(width * ifr.data("ratio")); }).resize();
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