Farewell to Mayor Manini

A police honor guard escorts the casket of Mayor Manini Jr. Kabua from the ocean side location of the ilomej (wake) to the lagoon side cemetery for burial this April 9 in the Rubar area of Majuro. Photo: Chewy Lin.

Final funeral services were held for Namu Mayor and Marshall Islands Mayors Association President Manini Jr. Kabua at his Rubar grave on April 13.

In the photo, a police honor guard accompanied the casket from the ocean side location of the ilomej (wake) to the lagoon side cemetery for burial this past Friday.

Kabua died in Hawaii last month from cancer. His remains were flown back to Majuro early this month.