Jesse Mahelona Killed by Drunk Driver in Hawaii

I think according to his beliefs he would be waiting on his own planet now for his wife to join him later? If anyone knows more about the Mormon faith they can enlighten me.

I think you're confusing Mahelona with Mapu, who was Mormon. Mahelona was polynesian, and as far as I know, Mahelona was a Christian.
 
RIP jesse. when i saw the thread it hurt me bad u were a great vol. my love goes out to his family especially his wife
 
That wasn't a sick joke. If this is true, I am REALLY hoping that the drunk driver was not another UT alum.

According to the article that I read there was no other driver. Mahelona's car struck a cement barrier. It said speed and alcohol were believed to be a factor.
 
Wonder why it took so long for the story to break?

It's hard to understand unless you have lived on the Big Island of Hawaii. The island is mostly agricultural and a vacation destination, but has no TV stations and is rather isolated from the outside world.

Remember the 6.7 magnitude earthquake on the Big Island in 2006? I was living there then & it knocked the power out to our radio stations. (None of them had generator backup!) It was hours before the outside world knew what had happened & days before any details of damages were known. TV media arriving by airplane from Oahu eventually got the word out!
 
really sad, my brother-in-law passed away on 12/7/07, he was a mile from his house when he ran of the road, he tried to correct it but caused the truck to flip. he was thrown out and was killed. he died a week before his daughter's 3rd birthdate.
 

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