Ocean Pointe Obituary Access
An Ocean Pointe obituary covers a death in the Haseko-built neighborhood along the Ewa coast of West Oahu. Ocean Pointe sits in Honolulu County. That means every death certificate, probate file, and Medical Examiner report flows through Oahu offices in Honolulu. This page shows you where to find a name, date, or service, and how to order a certified copy of a death record. Use the search widget below for a name or date search.
Ocean Pointe Overview
Ocean Pointe Obituary History and Archaeology
Ocean Pointe sits within the Honouliuli Ahupuaa of the Ewa District. That makes land and burial research both deep and long. Haseko broke ground on the first 810 homes in 1997, and the first families moved in by 1998. Before that, the area was farmland and open coast. Archaeological reports from Paul H. Rosendahl, PhD, Inc. document burials, iwi kupuna, and cultural sites that may show up in an Ocean Pointe obituary or land record.
The reports cover survey results, test trenches, and burial treatment plans for the Ocean Pointe project area.
The Hoakalei Cultural Foundation was set up in 2006 to care for the cultural history of the Ocean Pointe and Hoakalei area. Haseko also created the Ewa Beach Community Trust Fund in 1995. Both groups help mark sacred sites and honor ancestors whose graves were found on the land. Check haseko.com for the full timeline of the project.
The foundation works closely with native Hawaiian families to honor iwi kupuna from the Ewa plain.
Note: Iwi kupuna found during construction are protected under state law. That process feeds into records that often touch family and obituary research.
Ocean Pointe Hawaii State Archives Records
The Hawaii State Archives keep records on the Ewa Marina project that later became Ocean Pointe. Box 490-3-25 holds Ewa Marina Community records from 1979 to 1986. You can view the finding aid at ags.hawaii.gov. These files give deep context for land, families, and deaths in the area before the homes were built. The archives also hold the Obituary Index for 1836 to 1950 at the Kekauluohi Building, 364 South King Street, Honolulu.
The index lists most obits from English-language papers in Honolulu. Those include the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, The Friend, the Hawaiian Gazette, Ka Hae Hawaii, and the Honolulu Advertiser. Some Ocean Pointe family trees reach back to Honouliuli families who lived on the plain before sugar farming. The archives hold probate, land, and school files that help tie names together.
Call (808) 586-0329 to reach the reference desk at the Hawaii State Archives. Most records are open to the public with no fee.
Ocean Pointe Death Certificates and Vital Records
All Ocean Pointe death certificates are filed with the state. The Hawaii Department of Health, Office of Health Status Monitoring issues certified copies for every Hawaii death, including those in Ocean Pointe. The office is at 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 103, Honolulu, HI 96813. Hours run Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You can order online at vitrec.ehawaii.gov, by mail, or in person.
The fee is $10 for the first copy. Each extra copy of the same record costs $4. A letter of verification is $5 under HRS §338-14.3. Access is limited by HRS §338-18 to those with a direct and tangible interest in the record. The mail address is P.O. Box 3378, Honolulu, HI 96801. Mail orders run six to eight weeks.
Note: Plan for about six weeks when you mail a request for an Ocean Pointe death certificate, since the state office runs a busy queue year round.
Ocean Pointe Obituary Hospital and ME
The closest full-service hospital for most Ocean Pointe deaths is Queen's Medical Center West Oahu in Kapolei. The hospital has 119 beds and serves the full West Oahu region. Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea is the next closest option. The attending doctor signs the death certificate and sends the record to the state within a few days.
For sudden, unexpected, violent, or suspicious deaths, the Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner at 835 Iwilei Road takes the case. Call (808) 768-3090 for case status. The office is accredited by the National Association of Medical Examiners. Autopsy reports are public under Honolulu Corp. Counsel Op. No. 61-25. Families can request a copy for a covered Ocean Pointe obituary.
Most Ocean Pointe deaths at home do not get an autopsy. The attending doctor or hospice nurse signs the record. If the death happens outside a medical setting, the Medical Examiner may get involved before a burial or cremation can happen.
Ocean Pointe Cemetery and Burial Records
The Ewa Plantation Cemetery is the closest historic burial ground to Ocean Pointe. It covers more than 11 acres and holds about 500 grave sites, with headstones from 1896. The site is registered with the State Historical Society. Portuguese, Japanese, Filipino, and native Hawaiian names line the rows. Volunteer groups post transcribed lists at portuguesecollections.org. Many older family obits for the Ewa plain end in burial at this site.
Modern Ocean Pointe families often choose Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary at 94-560 Kamehameha Highway in Waipahu. The park offers burial and cremation along with pre-need planning. Diamond Head Memorial Park and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl are other common picks. Cemetery operators renew with the Hawaii DCCA every other year.
Leeward Funeral Home handles many at-need services for Ocean Pointe. Hosoi Garden Mortuary and Nuuanu Memorial Park also serve the area. Each one posts obituary notices on its own site and feeds them to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Ocean Pointe Newspaper Obituary Notices
The main daily paper for an Ocean Pointe obituary is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The paper runs paid notices for all of Oahu, including Ocean Pointe. Each entry covers full name, age, town, date of death, date and place of birth, work, list of survivors, service time and place, burial details, and the mortuary handling the service. The online page updates daily.
The Star-Advertiser formed from the merger of the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Most Ocean Pointe obits go back to 1998 or later, since that is when the first homes opened. The BYU-Hawaii Joseph F. Smith Library keeps a searchable name index for Oahu obits. Names in all caps came from the Advertiser. Names in mixed case came from the Star-Bulletin.
For older Honouliuli area deaths, the Ulukau Hawaiian Electronic Library hosts a free index to 19th-century papers. Those often list plantation worker deaths in Ewa, which is the broader district that now holds Ocean Pointe.
Ocean Pointe Probate and Property Records
When an Ocean Pointe resident dies and owns a home, the estate usually goes through probate in the First Circuit Court at Kaahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu. Probate applies to estates over $100,000, unless the assets sit in a living trust or have named beneficiaries. Files include the original will, letters testamentary, the estate inventory, distribution orders, and creditor claims. Copies cost $1 per page, $2 for certified, and $5 per case search.
Property records for Ocean Pointe sit with the Honolulu County Real Property Assessment Division. The Kapolei branch at 1000 Ulu'ohi'a Street, Suite 206, is the closest office. File a home exemption update within 30 days of the death or by November 1 of the year. The exemption is $120,000 for owners under 65 and $160,000 for owners age 65 and up.
Deed records live with the Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances at 1151 Punchbowl Street. Use the online Grantor/Grantee Search to trace sales, transfers, and probate orders tied to an Ocean Pointe obituary.
Ocean Pointe Nearby Obituary Pages
Ocean Pointe shares the Ewa plain with a tight cluster of West Oahu communities. Many obits list family, services, or burial in these nearby towns.