VIOLET KALEIWAHEA Obituary

VIOLET YUEN AH PEI KALEIWAHEA Violet Yuen "Ah Pei" Kaleiwahea died peacefully at her daughters home in Kailua in the early morning on June 29 2023 with her 2 daughters at her side. She was 95 years & 6 months young. She was the beloved mom of Geri Adams (Reid) and Berni Kaleiwahea. She was also loved by 6 grandchildren, Chuck Adams (Mickey), Cris Archer, Traci Kaleiwahea, Leanne Lukela (Kenny), Ken Kaleiwahea (Lisa) and Lisa "Lei" Bortmas (Frank), 16 great and 19 great- great-grandchildren. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by husband James Kaleiwahea, 3 year old granddaughter Jennifer Archer, parents Soong and Au Shee Yuen and 5 siblings. Violet loved playing the ukulele and singing at family gatherings, often joined by others, she was the life of the party. She could sing any type of music by ear. She enjoyed cooking and her daughters assigned her as the culinary matriarch of the family, who passed out her recipes to anyone who loved good food. She often shared her Chinese style ox tail soup, jook, stuffed bitter melon recipe and more. What a legacy she is leaving her ohana. In closing we can't forget her favorite vacation spots, Las Vegas and San Francisco since the 70's with Jimmy, the love of her life. She visited her favorite video poker and one arms 1-2 times year with Jimmy or family and many times won. As she aged into her 80s, every trip was "I'm getting old this will be my last". Her last was at age 90 in 2018. Violet was deeply loved and will always be greatly missed by her ohana. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, September 8 2023 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, Honolulu. Visitation 8:30 am and service at 10. Burial at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery at 1pm. Aloha or Casual attire.