The Maui Police Department is calling for assistance in a rather somber matter, reaching out to the community in hopes of locating family members for 10 unclaimed bodies that are currently housed at their forensic facility. These individuals, whose dates of death span from late 2023 to mid-2024, are yet to be claimed and could be potentially cremated if they continue to remain unclaimed for a reasonable duration of time, the Maui Police Department announced on their Facebook page.

The list released by the department includes a range of ages and circumstances, reflecting a tapestry of lives that have somehow come to quietly end on the island. Among the deceased are Ronald Marcinczyk, 69, whose life concluded on November 5, 2023, and Mark Dragovich, 66, who passed most recently on June 17. The legitimacy of our bonds is to be measured not in mere existence, but in our willingness to stand together in times of dire need – even when that need comes posthumously. In the spirit of 'ohana and community, the authorities are hoping to properly afford these individuals the final dignity of family recognition.

Anyone who might possess information that could assist in connecting these individuals with their families is urged to reach out. The Maui Police can be contacted at the phone number (808) 463-3833. The nature of this plea is a reminder of our collective responsibility to each other as members of a community; none of us should depart from this world without someone to acknowledge the life lived, however, separated by circumstance we may have become.