Birth date: Jan 31, 1939 Death date: Sep 21, 2016
Lemuel (Lem) Nakuilauhulu Kawai Aweau, 77, of Kaneohe passed away on September 21, 2016 with his wife, Arcenia (Anna) of 54 years by his side. Along with his Anna, Lem is survived by his two brothers, James Kawai, III and Vaughn Read Obituary
We are so sorry we missed his services yesterday. Our deepest sympathy to the ohana. Mom and dad talked about going to the services but mom has suffered a mild stroke and hematoma in the brain. With God's will, hopefully she can come home this Thursday. Our love and prayers to all of you. God bless, The Kula Ohana
My condolences go out to the entire Ohana- 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽- Anna I will always remember the good times we had when my husb was alive- his wonderful smile , his great love music-- I know you will miss him as you two were always together- I remembered once at the Willows he came to our table to sing happy birthday not knowing at the time it was in my honor -- we hug one another and he said to the musicians -- we go way back, then they sang one more song-- memories-- will always remember you in my prayers--
Our condolences to the Aweau Ohana. We are sorry that we won't be able to attend the services. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you. Your dad has passed on a wonderful gift of music to his children and grandchildren. What a blessing that you all can carry on your father's legacy thru music and the worshiping of God. I still remember that night at Hope Chapel Olomana when the whole Aweau ohana went up and worshiped! That gave me God-bumps!!!! Love you all!
Love & God bless....
Tim & Romney Bitanga
My most deepest condolences in the passing of Mr. Lem Aweau. He was my favorite teacher in all my years of High School. He was also a great mentor to me; He always encouraged me to raise the bar, and I did. <3 <3 <3 I am very honored to have been blessed with this remarkable man;
Lem taught me to play the guitar. More than tgat, he was an example of a really nice guy, always gracious and soft spoken. I feel privileged to say I knew a small part of him.
I was truly blessed and honored to know Lem as a friend and coworker at McKinley CSA before his retirement. He was a professional who also brought laughter and music into our lives. Lem was a gentleman with a heart of Aloha. His loving spirit will always be with me, and I can confidently say with all who had the blessed privilege to know him. His presence filled our lives with the light of Christ. Aloha for now Lem.
Lem's humble spirit was always on display at church and with his children. It was a joy to know him and Anna and hear his children share their musical gifts and talents in church.
Rev. Bob Gillchrest, Pastor
Kalihi Baptist, 1987 - 1993
I have such fond memories of Mr. Aweau. In 1977, I was in my junior year at Farrington High School and had the opportunity to audition for Mr. Aweau and was accepted into the Select Choir. He also saw that I had the potential to be a part of the elite Honolulu Youth Choir, a choir made up of select individuals from high schools from all over Hawaii. It is because of him that my journey as a singer continues even today. He was kind and was an excellent teacher of music. He had a passion to teach high school students in becoming better singers. He will truly be missed. God bless you Mr. Aweau! You are now a part of the heavenly choir and you are now singing with angels.
