A solemn Memorial Day ceremony was held at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao on Monday. The event, hosted by the Maui County Veterans Council, included a tribute from Mayor Richard Bissen to the men and women of the armed forces for their commitment to serve. The tribute also honored fallen veterans who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
To support and continue this tradition, organizers invite the community to bring plumerias and other flowers to the Blue Hawaiian base (1, Lelepio Place, Kahului) on Sunday, May 28, before Memorial Day.
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Gravel and dirt fill a former paved parking lot at the Maui Veterans Cemetery on April 2. Two construction projects are ongoing at the Makawao site to expand the cemetery and add 640 columbarium niches. The Maui News / MELISSA TANJI photo
MAKAWAO Two construction projects to expand the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao and add a memorial wall are expected to be completed by the end of this year or early 2022, the state Office of Veterans’ Services said this week.
The $5.7 million cemetery expansion and improvements project is scheduled to be completed around September, while an approximately $1 million project that will add 640 columbarium niches and a memorial wall is expected to be finished in December, said Ret. Col. Ron Han Jr., director of the state Office of Veterans’ Services.