Aloha Don Olson

Born 12-19-1951
Died 4-16-2008

Hawaiians have a way of saying goodbye to their deceased beloved unlike any other place in the world. A gathering of family and friends on the beach, a sunset sail, words from a Kahuna, the scattering of ashes into the blue pacific, the tossing in of flowers, (and in this case some beer and rum) folowed by the women in Don’s life taking a last swim with him, and then capping it off with dinner for all at the exclusive Outrigger Canoe Club. He had to have loved it all.

If you knew Don these pictures speak for themselves. If you didn’t know Donald Benjamin Olson, you missed out on someone special.

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Aloha Don, we will all see you again someday. And, God Bless Kulani Fernandez for the 25 years of devoted love and understanding she gave to Don while here on this earth.

6 Responses to “Aloha Don Olson”

  1. Runaway Says:

    My deepest condolences on the loss of your friend Don.

  2. Carol Says:

    Hi Mr. Martin,
    Thank you for these pictures. I just found out about Don’s passing and was sad I didn’t get to say good bye. I was happy to find your pictures. It looked like a wonderful send off, one that Don would have loved to attend. What more can you say? I know, the cat misses him too.

  3. Chris Olson Says:

    Thanks for your kind words about my father and thanks for the pics. I had not seen you since I was a little kid. I remember when my father worked for you at the International Market Place. It was good to see you again. I just wish I got to say goodbye and that we got to fix our relationship. I had not seen him for 10 years. I am still very sad and confused. Thanks again Ron!

  4. Char Rhodes Says:

    Aloha Ron,

    I just wanted to thank-you for repeating this site. We really do miss Don. I know what Chris said about being confused and sad ;we might here a song, or see a picture and it reminds of something good or fun or just real. We all live so close to the edge….

    Mahalo,

    Char

  5. Chris Olson Says:

    Wow, I can’t believe it has been a year since my father passed away. Things are just as hard as they were before. I keep thinking about how I will never get to go boogey boarding with my father on the weekend ever again. I think of all the shows we went to and things we went through, especially getting stuck on Kauai during Hurricane Iniki. I constantly think of how we never got to resolve our relationship problem. It hurts a lot. I don’t think I will ever get over it.

  6. trisha titus Says:

    thank you for honoring my old friend….don was a such a beautiful soul and i will miss him. i know this is a little be-lated but i just found it. i hope that kulani is doing well…this must have been a tremendous loss for a lot of people, it makes you realize how precious time is and how important it is to be happy!

    i will truly miss my friend, thank you for giving us a place to heal

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