Oahu Mortuary

Veteran services at Oahu Mortuary

Oahu Mortuary, located in Honolulu, HI, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "O'ahu Mortuary offers specific 'Veteran Options' as part of its services. Its affiliate, St. Francis Hospice, is a 'level 1 partner of the We Honor Veterans program,' indicating a commitment to supporting veterans and assisting with benefit navigation." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, burial services, and veteran options. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

On-site facilities of note include chapel, glass cremation niches, and columbarium. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.

Published pricing at Oahu Mortuary: direct cremation from $895. That places direct cremation roughly 39% below the Hawaii median ($1,460). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in HI, approximately 1 miles from Oahu Mortuary. Oahu Mortuary can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Hawaii has approximately 33 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Oahu Mortuary is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Oahu Mortuary apart

• Wholly-owned subsidiary of O'ahu Cemetery & Crematory, established in 1844, Hawaii's oldest public cemetery.
• Operates Hawaii's first public crematory, established in 1906, with a new facility completed in 2015 featuring three cremation units for efficient service.
• Features a historic chapel designed in 1906 by renowned architect Oliver G. Traphagen, seating up to 150 guests, with an adjacent lanai for receptions.
• Functions as a non-profit 501(c)(13) organization, with all generated funds supporting educational outreach, affordable cremation services, and the perpetual maintenance of the 18-acre cemetery grounds.
• Offers online planning tools for services, products, and pricing, including a 'Simple Cremation' option for $1,495.
• The co-located O'ahu Cemetery grounds feature the state's largest collection of 19th-century grave art, ornamental gardens, and a cremation water garden.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, General Christian, Other faiths as accommodated. Languages spoken at the home: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, Filipino, Finnish, French, Japanese, Korean, Maori, Samoan, Spanish.

How honors are coordinated

Military funeral honors are guaranteed at no cost for any veteran discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The funeral home arranges the honors detail by contacting the deceased's last unit or the nearest active-duty installation of the appropriate branch and submitting the DD-214 to verify eligibility.

For requests less than 72 hours from service time, families can call the Department of Defense's expedited honors line at 1-877-MIL-HONR (1-877-645-4667). See the full honors protocol.