Norma (Mona) Michele Asio passed away on June 4, 2023 at the age of 70. Norma was born and raised in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, to her parents Miguel and Vivian Asio.

Norma graduated from Lahainaluna High School in 1970, then pursued higher education in New York City and San Francisco, studying fashion design.

She later returned to Maui, and held various jobs working as a bookkeeper, night auditor, legal assistant. Also, she was a jack-of-all-trades at the family owned Coconut Grove Restaurant in Lahaina, Maui.

When Norma and her family moved to California in 2004, she worked at the Goleta Post Office, then at the Assessor’s Office in Santa Barbara where she retired in 2019.

In her free time, Norma loved tending to her garden, playing with her cats Silvio and Vito, and shopping at the flea market at the Carpinteria museum.

She was the true embodiment of the Aloha Spirit with her warmth, kindness, and compassion toward everyone.

Norma loved to listen to music as she cooked. She also loved “talking story” which always led to laughter.

She was a fighter with a loving and kind heart. If you ever get a chance or have heard the song “Smile,” I think our beloved Norma would like everyone to remember that “You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.”

She loved spending time with family, near or far and always flashed her “shaka” gesture, which defined the way she respected everyone. With Aloha.

She is predeceased by her parents Miguel and Vivian Asio, and brother Glenn (Rosalinda) Asio.

Norma is survived by her significant other Steven Moreno; her twin sons Fernando and Carlos Moreno; siblings Jimmy (Lucy) Asio, Yolanda (Stephen) Castro, Michael Asio; and numerous uncles, aunties, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1 at Saint Joseph Chapel, 4691 Seventh St., Carpinteria.