For almost 10 years, I've been wanting to get an article about my great grandaunt translated and just recently someone did it for us. It's a long article and it's one of two articles, so she only did a translation for the 1st one, which I'm very grateful for. The story is about Emma Lahela Kaakaualiilani Hookano and her husband Lui Hookano who shot and killed her in 1924. The story is told by her mother Emma Fern about the events leading to her death. It takes place in Koolaupoko, but there's some place names I'm unfamilar with like Wailau. I know of Wailau valley on Molokai, but Oahu...never heard of it. There's Kaalaea which is the ahupuaa next to Waiahole, but it's not used today that I've ever heard. She also says "Mahuahale, the place Lui Hookano lived, not far from where we lived", have no clue where that is and it's no where to be had on the internet. I wonder if that's just what Lui called it?Hawaiian language article:http://homepage.mac.com/gencea/Nui/ps01/ps01_448.htm
Another thought to consider is that homestead or family property were personally named. e.g. when asking about the family, instead of naming all the names, they would refer to the name of your place which would include all who reside there. It is brought out in "Aloha Kaua'i" saying Luana, the place, to include everyone there. Sometimes Hawaiians would name their home; so it fits. Thus one wouldn't find it listed as a place logged in statistics.
Maikai Aliiloa. That's why people need those memories to be shared; I, too, was fortunate in that respect, but wished they were still here to share more and answer the questions that surfaces as time goes on. Share your memories so they don't die out.
Aloha,
My name is Aaron Aliiloa Silva it is so wonderful to hear about old Hawaii and our kuapuna's history. I remember stories my grandmother would tell me about our family when I was little growing up in Kahaluu. Out of all of the grand children I was the only one that listened to her when it came to talking story about the ohana. I was so happy to hear her talk. When she left us I was sad but I have always held on to the memories and of the times we've spent together. It will be forever held in my hart.
Mahalo,
Aaron Aliiloa Silva
Aloha mai,
Wailau is the name of the peninsula where the old Libby Pineapple Cannery use to be and where today, St. John's By-the-Sea sits on Kamehameha Hwy. in Kahaluu. There is a small County Beach Park on the peninsula called Laenani Beach Park, also the name of the road. My grandmother was raised there in her youth and the old family home still sits there today.The Hookano's were close family friends. The church published a mini-history of the area that I have a copy of and it explains how the area was a Hawaiian fishing village in the past and the church was founded for the purpose of serving the fishermen and their families. Today the congregation has become more culturally diverse but there is still a large percentage of Hawaiian families in attendance. My grandmother shared fond memories of spending weekends camping on Kapapa Island (sandbar) with her father and his fishemen friends, particularly Willie Hookano Jr. and his wife Kamiko. She talked of how abundant the ocean was with fish, limu, he'e and wana then, a far cry from what the bay is today. Of course this was before Mokapu became a military base. It is important to hold on to the place names of our wahi pana, as the names hold the history of the place and its people. The thing about names is that people move away or pass on, new people move in and rename a place. Happens all over Hawaii nei. Thank goodness for the proliferation of 'Olelo Hawaii and internet access to Hawaiian language sources as we research our family history. It is up to each of us to keep our wahi pana alive.
Thank you Tane & Kukahili. I searched in my books and found it in Hawaii Place Names by John Clark. Both He'eia State Park and an area near the Hygenic store in Kahaluu were known as Wailau. The other place Mahuahale I could not find, but will look at waihona.com.
Aloha,, if you go to waihona.com and click on the guest button, the link will take you to a search engine on the website.. You should be able to find many, many names of places no longer used. The searches can be made in several different area.. Mahele, Land Grants, Royal Patents and Boundary Commission.. You will not get to look at the documents,, But, the search could pop up all kine information.. such as, place names, family names, and more.. Good luck.. hope you find something you could use..
No. Many names have changed over the years, especially since the 1960s and of course prior to that, military controlled areas have changed the names to suit them. It's a shame that this is done. There are many names of places I knew but now they are called by different names. Some of the names I already have forgotten (lack of use). It would be good to revive the names prior to the changes.
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Maikai Aliiloa. That's why people need those memories to be shared; I, too, was fortunate in that respect, but wished they were still here to share more and answer the questions that surfaces as time goes on. Share your memories so they don't die out.
Tane
My name is Aaron Aliiloa Silva it is so wonderful to hear about old Hawaii and our kuapuna's history. I remember stories my grandmother would tell me about our family when I was little growing up in Kahaluu. Out of all of the grand children I was the only one that listened to her when it came to talking story about the ohana. I was so happy to hear her talk. When she left us I was sad but I have always held on to the memories and of the times we've spent together. It will be forever held in my hart.
Mahalo,
Aaron Aliiloa Silva
Wailau is the name of the peninsula where the old Libby Pineapple Cannery use to be and where today, St. John's By-the-Sea sits on Kamehameha Hwy. in Kahaluu. There is a small County Beach Park on the peninsula called Laenani Beach Park, also the name of the road. My grandmother was raised there in her youth and the old family home still sits there today.The Hookano's were close family friends. The church published a mini-history of the area that I have a copy of and it explains how the area was a Hawaiian fishing village in the past and the church was founded for the purpose of serving the fishermen and their families. Today the congregation has become more culturally diverse but there is still a large percentage of Hawaiian families in attendance. My grandmother shared fond memories of spending weekends camping on Kapapa Island (sandbar) with her father and his fishemen friends, particularly Willie Hookano Jr. and his wife Kamiko. She talked of how abundant the ocean was with fish, limu, he'e and wana then, a far cry from what the bay is today. Of course this was before Mokapu became a military base. It is important to hold on to the place names of our wahi pana, as the names hold the history of the place and its people. The thing about names is that people move away or pass on, new people move in and rename a place. Happens all over Hawaii nei. Thank goodness for the proliferation of 'Olelo Hawaii and internet access to Hawaiian language sources as we research our family history. It is up to each of us to keep our wahi pana alive.