Passed away peacefully at home in Koloa with her family by her side on March 17, 2024. At the age of 63. She was born in Lihue, Kauai, attended Elsie H. Wilcox Elementary and graduated from Kauai High School class of 1979. She was working for the County of Kauai in Boards and Commissions (7 years), previously with Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club (16 years) and Bank of Hawaii (17 years). Sandra enjoyed dancing hula with Hālau Ka Pā Hula O Hinano, sewing various patterns throughout her youth into adulthood, attended Hale O Na Ali’i Hālau O Kapi’olani as Iku Moe, loved the beauty of the beach and spending quality time with her classmates and family.
Sandra was a hard worker and mother to her only daughter, Auika Metcalfe. Her legacy and priorities were always to help her community, share her love of her Hawaiian culture, and provide for her family. She was a loving mother, Mimi, daughter, sister, aunty, cousin, co-worker and friend.
Sandra is preceded in death by her father Naoto Yatsuoka, survived by parents Laynette “Lynn” and Frank Bukoski, daughter Auika (Dain) Metcalfe, sisters Dr. Candace (Les) Tabuchi, Vanessa Yatsuoka, Allison (David) Carveiro, Stacie (Kaleo) Smith, brothers David Bukoski, Palani Bukoski, 2 granddaughters (Wrenly, 4 and Rhaenyra, 1), nieces, nephews and cousins.
Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa. Visitation: 9:00 AM, Service: 10:00 AM.
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Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa
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