LORRAINE MAUGHAN Obituary

LORRAINE VAOFU'A VA MAUGHAN November 12, 1948 - October 17, 2025 Lady Va Maughan, sister of former Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann, died October 17, 2025, in San Francisco. She was 76 years old. A proud daughter of the Pacifi c Islands, Va's life spanned the globe, taking her from American Samoa, where her maternal grandfather was a paramount chief, to Guam and Hawaii, where she was raised and graduated from Farrington High School in 1966 and always returned; to Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; London; New York; Tokyo; and ultimately to San Francisco, where she spent her fi nal years surrounded by family. During this period, Va bore magnifi cently a long journey through Alzheimer's Disease, maintaining to the end her style, humor, and fi erce love of family. Over the previous decades, she cut a glamorous and formidable path through New York, London, and Tokyo society. Her beloved husband of 45 years, Sir Deryck Maughan, served as chairman and CEO of Salomon Brothers and Citigroup International, as a senior partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and on the boards of a wide range of companies and civic organizations. In many of these, Va was a singular fi gure and a presence in her own right. She supported an array of philanthropic endeavors, serving on the boards of Young Audiences, City Meals on Wheels, and an advisory committee of the Asia Society. Locally she established scholarships at 'Iolani School, where her brother Mufi was an alumnus, and for many years at Stanford University for Hawaii public high school graduates. Both her husband Deryck and daughter Chelsea received degrees from Stanford. In 2002, her husband was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. She became Lady Maughan, and went by the name "Lady Va." In 2002, she received an honorary degree from King's College, London, where she and her husband endowed the Maughan Library. Devout in her faith and steadfast in the traditions of her parents, Faiaso and Gustav Hannemann, who predeceased her, and the Fa'a Samoa, Va's world centered on family and faith. She made numerous visits to American Samoa for special occasions and particularly to visit her mother's gravesite in the village of Nu'uuli, where she also paid her respects to her late grandparents, Paramount Chief Pinemua Muliufi Soliai and Vaofu'a, after whom she was named. She deeply loved her husband, with whom she shared a journey of 45 remarkable years, and her six treasured siblings. She cheered on and supported brother Mufi when he served as mayor of Honolulu. Above all, Va's heart was her daughter Chelsea, to whom she was devoted and in whom she took immeasurable joy. A woman of fi rm principles and high standards, Va never wavered in her dedication to Chelsea and made it her mission to raise a daughter who was grounded, conscientious, and kind. Lady Va is survived by Sir Deryck and Chelsea, son-in-law Scott Kohler, and 3 grandchildren in whom she delighted during her fi nal years, and her brothers Albert Miller and Muliufi "Mufi " and sister Gafanua "Nua" as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. Brothers Gustav "Gus" Afi mutasi, a former member of the Fono in American Samoa, and Waikiki entertainer and actor Nephi Pinemua, known as the "Polynesian Man," and Sister Faiaso Cecilia "Titi" predeceased her. A celebration of life service was held in San Francisco on her birthday, November 12. A funeral service in Honolulu will be held on Friday, February 27, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chapel in Kalihi at 1723 Beckley Street where her father Gustav and brother Gus served as bishops and she attended church. Visitation will be from 5:00-6:00 p.m. and services to follow at 6:15 p.m. Private burial will be held at Laie Cemetery on Saturday, February 28, at 10:00 a.m., where she will be laid to rest close to her Dad, sister Titi, and brother Nephi and uncle David Hannemann.