The couple died in a car accident sometime before Lilo & Stitch (though Lilo implied that rain made road conditions treacherous), and they have not appeared in the franchise apart from three photographs: one of Lilo, Nani, and their parents having a picnic on the beach from the film; another photo of Lilo's mother winning the hula school's May Day celebration in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (when she was Lilo's age); and a third photo of Nani with her parents when she graduated to intermediate hula in the episode "Wishy-Washy".