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6 MAY 4, 2022
Sunset Memorial Park In Dire Need Of Help From State, Leeward Community
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...andseeitasoneofthelast- ing things in Pearl City,” Pu- gal says. “I wanted to see if I could do something about it.”
many Leeward residents concerned about the state of the burial grounds.
teers from the U.S. Navy as well as community residents joined the Lions.
Pugal, who has creat- ed a GoFundMe (gofund. me/418f1148) for Sunset Memorial Park in hopes of garnering funds to aid the cemetery, is just one of
On Feb. 19, District 50 Li- ons club members from the Pearl City Lions Club and Mana-LoaNimitzLionsClub volunteered to clear over- grown grass and weeds at Sunset Memorial Park. Veray led the workday, and volun-
According to Veray, the owner of Sunset Memorial ParkCemeterypassedawaya decadeago,leavingthecem- eteryinastateoflimbowith no living owner to delegate maintenance, fund improve- ments or provide support for the graveyard. He and state Rep. Roy Takumi met with the state’s Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs to deliberate possible solutions to aid the cemetery.
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Sunset Memorial Park is in disarray and needs help from the community. Since thepreviousownerpassedawayadecade ago, there is no one to fund improvements or provide support. (Clockwise from top right)Overgrownweedsurroundtheold columbarium;ahazardousopenpitalong the driveway barely covered for safety;
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“As a community leader, I have been working with our state Legislatures to help pave a way forward for all the families that have their loved ones buried at the cemetery,” says Veray.
He adds that, “currently the DCCA is petitioning the
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