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Frank Souza Pavao III's obituary was published in early September 2026 through Aloha Mortuary in Honolulu, but the notice itself does not state the precise date, location, or cause of his death, and no additional reporting has confirmed those details publicly. Based on the timing of the obituary's publication and the memorial arrangements that followed, his death appears to have…
Frank Souza Pavao III's obituary was published in early September 2026 through Aloha Mortuary in Honolulu, but the notice itself does not state the precise date, location, or cause of his death, and no additional reporting has confirmed those details publicly. Based on the timing of the obituary's publication and the memorial arrangements that followed, his death appears to have occurred in the first half of September 2026, on or near Oahu, Hawaii, where he had lived for most of his life.
No cause of death has been made public. Families sometimes choose not to disclose a cause in obituary notices, and that appears to be the case here. This page will be updated if that information becomes publicly available from the family or from a news source.
His family announced two separate gatherings for those who wish to pay their respects. <cite index="1-1,1-2,1-3">A committal service will be held at the Committal Shelter at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe at 10am on Thursday, September 24, 2026, a 15 minute service allowed by the cemetery, with viewing of the interment site permitted two hours afterward</cite>. <cite index="1-4">A celebration of life will follow on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at Wahiawa Congregational Church from 1pm to 4pm</cite>, giving the wider Wahiawa community a chance to gather.
Tributes so far have come primarily through the obituary itself, which recalls his years of volunteering with the Wahiawa Lions Club and the Rainbow Senior Club, and his reputation among friends as someone as likely to be found at a bowling alley or a poker table as at a formal event. Formal public reaction has been limited given that Frank was a private citizen rather than a public figure, but those who knew him remember a man devoted to his family, his community, and his adopted home of Hawaii.
