Jeffrey M. Melrose's Obituary
Jeffrey M. Melrose, 65, of Hilo, Hawai’i died July 25, 2017, at Hospice of Hilo Pohai Malama Care Center. Raised in Makawao, Maui, he was a land manager and planner for large land owners, including Kamehameha Schools and Amfac Hawai’i, and ran his firm Island Planning. He also was a part-time lecturer in the Geography Department at University of Hawai’i at Hilo and authored the Statewide Agriculture Land Use Baseline 2015. Jeff is the past president of Ku’ikahi Mediation Center, Hilo Downtown Improvement Association, and Hawai’i Island Chamber Of Commerce. Celebration of life at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, August 27, at the Niaulani campus of Volcano Art Center. Survived by wife, Julie Hugo; daughter, Leah (Jeremy) Yim, and stepson, Patrick (Brandi Chew) Simmons; mother, Charlotte A. Melrose; brother, Ken (Maile) Melrose; sister, Anne Melrose; and 3 grandchildren.
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