E 'OLA I KA HANA HO'OHIWAHIWA A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Sea Burials Hawai'i
A Final Resting Place...At Home In Hawai'i

The spreading of a loved one's cremated ashes out at sea
Serving the islands of O'ahu (Waikiki/Kewalo Basin) and Maui (Lahaina/Ka'anapali)

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SELF SERVICED ARRANGEMENTS

If you have no known relatives, survivors or persons whom you can rely on to assist you in preparing your final days on earth or before your human life expires, it is now time for you to seriously have a person-to-person meeting with someone professional from our staff to discuss your burial wishes and the preparation one must make before your final journey to paradise with the Lord. It is your desire alone to have these services provided for you in Hawai'i. We will discuss each step with you before you've made your financial arrangements with a crematorium and after you had paid them what is due in full.

Only at that time we will discuss your Hawaiian Sea Burial service as the cremation portion of this service is strictly your own responsibility and after that phase has been finalized, paid for in full and completed, we'll do the rest for you regarding your sea burial as promised and agreed here within with dignity and respect. The flat fee for the "self service" sea burial is $1,500 each. Payment in full is suggested in advance.

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'OHANA SEA BURIAL FAMILY PLAN

If a deceased family ('ohana) member - for example: a deceased husband and wife, whose cremated ashes had been stowed in a safe place for a significant time and you would like them honored and ultimately put to rest and spend eternity together at the same time and day in Hawaii's ocean waters off of Maui's west side area of either Lahaina or Ka'anapali or beyond the reef of Waikiki's sandy shores or among the blue tropic waters of Ala Moana's open seas departing from Honolulu's Kewalo Basin, this is where the "celebration of life" begins. It's your choice and we will present it just the way they probably would've suggested in the 'OHANA SEA BURIAL FAMILY PLAN.

They could virtually be joined together for the last time in their final journey "home." Their ashes will be lightly mixed, combined and kept together in a rare traditional Hawaiian Koa wooden bowl in their last ride out to sea and graciously spread out together at their final resting place … at home in Hawaii. The beautiful hand carved Koa bowl becomes an 'ohana keepsake for the family to have.

Their names, sea burial date and island location can be engraved on the sacred bowl at a no-cost option and done only and at your request. This special 'ohana (family) sea burial celebration could comprise of any family member that you suggest. You may reserve the 'OHANA SEA BURIAL FAMILY PLAN at today's cost by freezing the current price with a bank cashier's check deposit or payment in full, and wait until the proper time arises, as prices unknowingly will increase during the waiting period.

Today's cost to service a boat carrying up to 20 persons using the 'OHANA SEA BURIAL FAMILY PLAN with "two" cremains is: $4,500.

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MORE OPTIONS

A 1 hour Ka'anapali sea burial cruise transporting up to 25 persons is affordably priced at $3,500. This package must be booked at least two months in advance with a $500 deposit or payment in full of the total cost. All balances due in Hawaii shall be paid either in cash or travelers checks.

You may bring on board your own liquor spirits (beer, wine, etc.). If at any time the headcount exceeds the amount of which the package allows a payment of $200 per added person will be accessed.

At Lahaina or Ka'anapali Maui or at Kewalo Basin/Waikiki, we can very safely service and comfortably accommodate passage for up to eight persons for only $2,000. The deposit is $200. An adjusted off-island service charge of $500 for Oahu (Waikiki) or Kewalo Basin will be assessed at those locations.

To safely service up to fifteen mourners on a boat providing the same wonderful "celebration of life" sea burial service at Waikiki and Ka'anapali, Maui will cost $3,000. Each charter requires a $500 bank cashier's or credit union check or a bank money order's non-refundable deposit. All balances due in Hawaii are paid with either in cash or travelers checks.

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THE "WIKI WIKI" PACKAGE

That Hawaiian word literally means to "hurry". Therefore within 6 to 10 days we can provide a last minute sea burial for up to 6 people at Lahaina (Maui) or "Kewalo Basin" (Oahu) and do a wonderful 1 hour sail and service with all the usual blessings as advertised, in a normal respected fashion if your "expressed mail" fee of $3,200 in a bank cashier's check or bank money order is received within "7" days from the day of our confirmation by telephone. A $500 deposit is sufficient sent by Express Mail. All balances due in Hawaii are paid with either in cash or travelers checks.

The boats that we use on both islands have two boarding procedures - wet or dry. At Waikiki and Ka'anapali you will board your vessel at the beach - that's wet. At Lahaina and Kewalo Basin your boat awaits you at the pier - that's dry.

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UNESCORTED SERVICES

Remember, if you are not financially or emotionally suited to bring a loved one's ashes to Hawai'i for a sea burial, an "unescorted" service can be facilitated. The same applies to the "self-service" memorial. Simply send the cremated ashes in a secured package to us on Maui for the traditional Hawaiian sea burial, by way of UPS, FEDEX or any courier that transports parcel packages to Hawai'i.

We guarantee that we'll provide the same respectable and courteous service for the "unescorted" ashes as if you or an entire family of mourners were present for the actual sea burial. We will videotape or DVD film the entire memorial service from the beginning until its completion and have that video tape or DVD available to you, along with A Hawaiian Sea Burial Certificate. The cost for the "self-service" or "unescorted" sea burial service is priced at $1,500 each paid in full and in advance.

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NOTE: For an abbreviated temporary period, between October 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009, we will virtually consider all reasonable offers during these difficult economic times simply by your direct telephone calls to our reservation office at: (808) 276-4690. Please call during our normal business hours which is daily between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time on any day. Do NOT email us. A telephone call will expedite answers.


Add Ons:

ADDITIONAL HEADCOUNT OF GUESTS

If the headcount of your guests going out to sea for the sea burial service has increased since your original count and it exceeds the amount allowed in your original selected package call our office immediately to inform us of the change so we can make the proper adjustments and put your party on the proper vessel. You may pay the difference owed on your sea burial day in Hawaii either in cash or travelers checks. The additional amount due will vary on each island and boarding port as it will be collected at that time.


THE DVD VIDEO PRODUCTION WITH A "LIVE" FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION

Can include a narration by international speakers of various languages i.e. Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Portuguese who will translate "live" while on board the respective language desired, which is simultaneously spoken along with the original dialogue of the memorial service as heard in basic English and Hawaiian ultimately sharing a traditional Hawaiian Sea Burial experience with friends and loved ones in their native language and nation overseas. It is your option at an added expense of $195. At $350, we can create a wonderful DVD memory of your picturesque Hawaiian Sea Burial experience, ultimately to share with friends and loved ones at home. This procedure is commonly known to start help the "healing" process. An additional $250 will include a variety of "20"-35mm magnificent photos or a digital CD of the same scenic shots.


FLOWER LEI(S) DROP SERVICE

If for any reason someone is unable to travel to Hawai'i to participate in the sea burial service, but would like to be included in the traditional "flower lei drop" during the scattering portion of the ashes, they may purchase any amount of leis through your caregiver and we'll have their leis and names on board the boat to represent them when everyone goes out to sea for the sea burial.


LUNCH AND DINNER DISCOUNTS IN LAHAINA

We've made dinner discounts available to our clients at one of Maui's finest ocean side restaurants in Lahaina town, when a required reservation has been made with our business office for the specific dinner and date you desire. You will be allowed a generous 50% discount for all food and soft drinks consumed there at the restaurant. Any liquor or bar items purchased will be paid at its full listed price. You may visit the restaurant which is located in Lahaina as often as you wish. Gratuity is not included but welcomed.

Please feel free to call us anytime during our business hours for a no-cost consultation. And remember, for your own peace of mind, that not only are sea burials, practical, affordable and traditional in Hawai'i, they also are perfectly legal.

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