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I have been involved in Genealogy daily for nearly 5 years. While I am considered a baby in the genealogy context, I believe that my attention to detail and ferocity allow me to weed out the BS and see the intricacies of my family history.

While it started on my mother's side, I quickly became entrenched in the mystical side of my father's heritage; a heritage that he sadly does not cherish nor care to share about. I am one of the YOUNGEST members of my generation. 20-30 years separate me and my oldest first cousins. I have not had an easy task of having this come to fruition but I am not one to shy away from the challenge. 

I dove him with what I knew. The bare minimum. Miraculously, my Unko sent a genealogy book from his POV. And while it was a lot of hodgepodge and required a lot of teasing out the basic tenants of what he was trying to convey, I was able to create a picture. With that, I took off and began searching and working to obtain vital records. Some that are not kept since my grandfather's side comes from Hilo, in a time when record keeping wasn't that great. 

My Unko got a lot of his history from his mother and his Tutu, Kapo before she died. As the eldest son, he felt it was duty to carry on the lineage. And so he has to the best of his ability. He and I regularly get together to talk story and write via email almost daily to fact check and explore. I know that his Mana'o is invaluable. It is my hope that this will bring honor to my ancestors, that my work and community with my online Ohana will help me bring to light their stories, whether good or bad. 

Any insight or comments or direction is greatly appreciated. Malama pono.

My Genealogy of my Grandfather (not an complete, comprehensive list):

1)W.P. Namahoe (1834) m. Louisa Kekapa Kuamo'o (1840)

   1) Daniel Namahoe (1862) 2) Anna Haalou Namahoe (3) Heulu Namahoe (1854-1925)

(3) Heulu Namahoe m. Maraea Mealii Spencer Honuakaha (1868-1918)

   1) Helen Heeia Namahoe (1881) 2) Josephine Kealiikipikaluaikaluekealiikawakau Kalue Namahoe (1883)

   3) Daniel Kahooilimoku Namahoe (1887) 4) Maraea Kekaikuihala Namahoe (1888)

   5) Sarah Kaohukuhao Namahoe (1892) 6) John Keaweaheulu Namahoe (1895) 7) Fred Kaiakaola Namahoe (1898)

   8) George Namahoe Sr. 9)Alice Kekapa Namahoe (1900-1919)

   10) Charles Kailii Kauhiananimokuokama Namahoe (1903-1937) 11) Apiki Namahoe 12) Honuakaha Namahoe

6) John Keaweaheulu Namahoe (1895) m. Violet Kawaikoeahiokekuahiwi WongHoe (1900-1990)

   1) John Keaweaheulu Namahoe Jr (1919) 2) James Kahaku Namahoe (1920) 3) Mary Kaiona Namahoe (1921-1921)

   4) William Namahoe (1922-1997) {HANAI 'MAKANANI'} 5) Violet Charlotte Mealii Namahoe (1923) 6) Male Still Born

   7) George Namaahoe (1925) {HANAI 'MAHOE'} 8) Agnes Kamaalo Namahoe (1926) 9) Earling Akuna Namahoe (1930)

  10) Gary Namahoe (1930) {HANAI "AH FOOK"} 11) Alice Kekapapelapelaonamahaleialoha Namahoe (1933)

  12) Lorraine Huanani Namahoe (1941)

4) William Namahoe (1922-1997) m. Catherine Kaneikawaiola Wong (1925-Living)

  1) Sheila Waiola Namhoe (1943) 2) William K. Namahoe Jr. (1945) 3) Victoria Napua Namahoe (1946)

  4) Carlton Maui Namahoe (1947) 5) Lionel K. Namahoe (1949) 6) Russell Pia Namahoe (1959)

6) Russell Pia Namahoe (1959) m. Christine M. O'Brien

  1) Danielle Kapi'olani Namahoe (1985) 2) Patricia Ka'iulani Namahoe

1) Danielle Kapi'olani Namahoe (1985) m. Gary Grauman

  1) Benjamin Kaimana Grauman

My grandmother's genealogy (Not an exhaustive comprehensive list): 

1) George Ka'upena (descended from Kahaopulani, who nursed Kamehameha I) m. Cecilia Awana

  1) Cecilia Kuualoha Kahaopulani Kaupena m. Charles Spencer (1st marriage)

      1) Julia Kahaopulani Spencer 2) Dora Spencer 3) Charles Spencer Jr. 4) Mable Spenser 5) Emma Leilani Spencer

      6) Clara Kalala Spencer (<---this is LEVY line)  7) Maude Spencer 8) John Spencer

  1)Cecilia Kuualoha Kahaopulani Kaupena m. Kim Chong Wong

      1) Adeline Spencer Wong 2) James Ka'upena Wong 3) Sebastian (AKA: WARNER) Kai'a Wong 4) George Wong

      5) Leilani Wong

3) Sebastian (AKA: WARNER) Kai'a Wong m. Victoria Kapoulao'kinau Hilina'i

     1) Catherina Kaneikawaiola Wong 2) Alexander Wong 3) Roselani Wong 4) Herman Wong 5) John Wong

     6) Francis Wong

1) Catherina Kaneikawaiola Wong m. William Namahoe (1922-1997) 

    1) Sheila Waiola Namhoe (1943) 2) William K. Namahoe Jr. (1945) 3) Victoria Napua Namahoe (1946)

    4) Carlton Maui Namahoe (1947) 5) Lionel K. Namahoe (1949) 6) Russell Pia Namahoe (1959)

6) Russell Pia Namahoe (1959) m. Christine M. O'Brien

   1) Danielle Kapi'olani Namahoe (1985) 2) Patricia Ka'iulani Namahoe

1) Danielle Kapi'olani Namahoe (1985) m. Gary Grauman

  1) Benjamin Kaimana Grauman

Please let me know if you can help or correct or add...MAHALO