Herman Rego “Ekolu” Coelho III

Herman Rego “Ekolu” C oelho III ofKaunakakai, Molokai passed away unexpectedly atthe age of 36 on Thursday, M ay 14th, 2020.

Ekolu was born on September22, 1983, on Molokai to Herman Coelho, Jr. and Doreen Lim a. An avid hunterand waterman, Ekolu was a humble family-man with a loving heart and an innate ability to befriend any and allpeople he cam e across. He enjoyed taking his children, nephews and nieces hunting m a uka orto holoholo on his boat m a kai. He loved his fam ily and enjoyed spending as m uch tim e w ith them .

Ekolu is survived by his parents, Herm an Rego C oelho, Jr, and Doreen Lima-Coelho. His wife and lifelong partner, EstherKelekolio, his children; D ylan (G abby), Ryan, Tyra, and Hunter-M ykalalong with his beautiful granddaughter, Aiyana. His siblings, Dawn “Shiko” Coelho, Ivan Coelho, and Nakita (John) CoelhoViliarim o. M any nieces, nephews, aunties, uncles, and cousins. Ekolu is preceded in death by his brother, PaulCoelho.

Ekolu was well known for his larger-than-life personality and huge Shaka that shot out of his driver’swindow when passing through town.

The Coelho & Lima ‘ohana would like to mahalo all those who have supported and helped the family during this difficult tim e. If you would like to kokua, please consider m aking a donation to a G oFundM e set up to support his ‘ohana. You can find it here, gf.me/u/x3sjkm. Due to the pandemic, Ekolu’s celebration oflife w il be planned ata laterdate.