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If we look around our communities, we are very likely to recognize or recall our community's heroes: friends, neighbors, family members who help others overcome life's emergencies or everyday predicaments. They are often ordinary people who make extraordinary differences in helping od to help people was constant, and her persistent and loving nature fulfilled the needs of many who sought her advice, knowledge, wisdom, or a comforting hug of aloha that conveyed a feeling that "everything would be alright."
September is a special month.
Residents and general public are invited to place lei at the pohaku memorial during the month of September to recognize Aunty's unwavering dedication to the Waikoloa Community. The memorial is located at 68-1674 Meipala Pl, Waikoloa, HI 96738.
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PRIOR MEMORIAL PHOTOS
Friends, family, residents, and others celebrated the 20th Anniversary of The First Lady Of Waikoloa, beloved Aunty Mabel "Meipala" Ishii. Residents of Waikoloa, Aunty's ohana, and others came to talk story and pay their respects to the work this great lady provided to the the Village's community.
The pohaku memorial on the corner of Meipala Place and Kilakila Street was draped with beautiful lei and mementos as members of the community came by to remember her.
August 2019 Memorial Photos
DEDICATION OF STREET MEMORIAL: August 18, 2019
The Memorial is located at the entrance of Meipala Place located on the corner of Kilakila Street and Meipala Place in Waikoloa Village.
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ORIGINAL INSTALLATION OF MEIPALA PLACE SIGN
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 "For several years, several people had contemplated some type of memorial for Aunty Mabel, but not much seemed appropriate and it was ‘back burnered’. After a period of time, while I was walking in the fringes of Sunset Ridge, I happened to walk down an empty cul-de-sac; no houses; no sold lots; nothing. Just beautiful views of the Pacific and Haleakala. I thought what a wonderful memorial for Aunty Mabel this street would make. I called Chris Lau, the developer of Sunset Ridge, and told him of my idea. He agreed and I petitioned the County for the name of ‘Meipala Place’; the petition was granted and I contacted a trophy shop in Kona to make the plaque that still appears at the entrance to that street..."
The Inscription on the plaque: "This street is dedicated to the memory of Waikoloa's First Lady, Aunty Mabel "Meipala" Ishii. (January 2, 1937 - September 6, 2003) Loved and missed. A hui hou. Aloha `e." |
Photos of the April 23, 2008 Street Sign Installation and Blessing
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