Loved ones remember aspiring teacher killed in New Mexico crash

Oct 08, 2026

A Wahiawa family of three died in a fiery New Mexico crash, and their community on Oahu is grieving three people remembered as the heart of their neighborhood.

  • Lily Viveros, 22, died Sunday along with her parents, Wayne and Luana Viveros of Wahiawa.
  • Lily had just left her longtime job at a Waialua coffee shop to chase her dream of becoming a teacher.
  • Her mother worked as a registrar at Waialua High and Intermediate; her father was a skilled craftsman.
  • Mother and daughter danced hula together for years and were known around Wahiawa simply as "the girls."
  • The driver who caused the crash also died, and investigators are still working out what went wrong.

Outlook: A fundraiser for the family has already passed $53,000 while the investigation continues.

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