Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 5, 1 Mei 2015 — HOʻOHUI ʻOHANA FAMILY REUNIONS [ARTICLE]

HOʻOHUI ʻOHANA FAMILY REUNIONS

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E nā 'ohana Hawai'i: lf you are planning a reunion or looking for genealogical information, Ka Wai Ola will print your listing at no charge on a space-available basis. Listings should not exceed 200 words. OHA reserves the right to edit a 1 1 submissions for length. Send your information by mail, or e-mail kwo@OHA.org. E ola nāmamo a Hāloa!

AKI/ALAWA - The descendants of Kau Chit Aki and Nakike Alawa married in 1865 and had 6 ehildren: 1) Henry Ah Choi Aki (Mary Keala Kaiula); 2) Amoe Wahineali'i Aki (Ah-Kui Yam Kim); 3) Harry Kauhane Aki (Ella Akeo); 4) Edward Wa Kanoaokalani Kau Sr. (Minnie Hinai); 5) Samuel Kanehoalani Singon Aki, (Aliee Apo); and 6) Alexander Kau Aki (Julia Ahmoy Wong Akana). A one-day gathering is planned at the Kualoa Regional Park on the Windward side of O'ahu on Saturday, June 6, 2015, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost $10 for adults, $5 for children 3 to 8 years old. Under 3 years free. Register online at https://sites.google.com/site/ kauakiohana/home. Deadline March 1, 2015. For information or help eall John Aki at 808-492-5929 or emailjohnakijr@yahoo.com. AKINA/KALUA'U - The Akina 'Ohana will be

hosting areunion from July 2-4, 2015, in Kjhei, Maui, Hawai'i, for the descendants of William Kalua'u and Kaaiai Puualii. Children Lucy "Luka" (AKĪNA) and her sons Auhana & Aehuna AKĪNA and their children Frank, John, Alex, Agnes (MOSSMAN), Eugenia (SMĪTH), Jam.es, Judith, Cecelia (AWO), Charles, Edward, Florence (KERFOOT), Elaine (WHĪTTLER), Winona (DAML4.NO), and Albert AKĪNA, and Lucy's two brothers William and Apele KALUA'U and their descendants. For more information and registration forms, contact Miehaeline "Miki" Arcangel by phone at (808) 879-5745 or email marcangel808@gmail.com. JONES - Big Īsland Jones 'Ohana Reunion July 1 1, 2015, @ Onekahakaha Beach Park 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Come join us for Food, Games & Fun for the day. For more information contact Noelani Spencer (808) 895-8747 or Karen DeSilva (808) 966-6872.

KAINA/AH YOU - The Third Generation, descendants of PETER MANU K,4ĪNA SR and VIRGINIA PĪĪKEA AH YOU are having their first amiual KAINA FĪRST BLOOD COUSIN REUNION on O'ahu at Kaiona Beach in Waimānalo - July 2015. More info to follow after May meeting at Mele's Hale Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. Final discussion for July's Reunion 2015. Fees are $10 adults, $5 children (ages 3-8 years old). All fees are due by June 6, 2015. Registration forms ean be sent via email to kainafamz@gmail.com (PDF only) or via mail to: P.O. Box 2212, Klhei, HI 96753-2212. For all concerns, contact Cuzn Dalina, 344-0476 or Cuzn Noel, 268-6912. KUPAHU - Ka LAkoakoa o ka 'Ohana Kupahu: Windward descendants of John Hawi and Eme Kulamanu are hosting this year's reunion on July 24-26. Call, text or email any of the fol-

lowing 'Ohana members for more information: Kaloku, (702) 482-2572 or kkahalepo808@gmail. eom; Kanaai, (808) 284-6049 or kananisang@ yahoo.com; Dearma, (808) 292-2569 or dkchaQg@ hawaiiantel.net; and Kapua, (808) 497-9478 or kenuie001@hawaii.rr.com; or visit the Ka 'Ohana Kupahu Facebook page. LINCOLN - The 'Ohana Lineoln Reunion Committee is planQing our family reunion for June 19 & 20, 2015, in Kona. Our Reunion begins on Friday, 6/19 with a historic visit to our ancestral lands and continues on Saturday, 6/20 with a gathering of the families in Kona at Hale Hālāwai. If you are of Lineoln heritage aQd waQt to attend, please contact the following for further inquiries. Please leave a message if no one answers the phone; or email us your information aQd inquiries. Rowena A. Lineoln, 808-497-1219, EhulaQi822@Yahoo.com, or Sharon Auld-Beamer, 808-443-6177 or skamuela@aol.com. LOPES - The descendants of Seraphine Lopes & Pakele Kaluahine Kahumoku "First 'Ohana Reunion" is being held on Saturday, July 25, 2015, in Kailua, O'ahu, from noon to 9 p.m. Please join us and bring a main dish aQd dessert, along with aQy pietures to share. The 'Ohana will have entertainment, music, games, talk story and genealogy updates during the reunion. The 13 children of Seraphine Lopes & Pakele Kaluahine Kahumoku are: Seraphine Jr., Lui, Tom, John (Violet Makia), Thomas (,4nnette Bogdanoff), Frauk (Christina Bogdanoff), Eben "Nahi" (Maria Torres), Charles (-Aonie Ale Kaleleiki Apana), David (Hanna Higgins), Jenny (Nahi Kukui), Mary (George Schutte), Carrie (Joseph Keoki Paoa) & Girlty (George Medeiros). For more information contact family representative Bully Medeiros DiFolco at (808) 263-0121.

KA 'OHANA O KALAUPAPA - Has records and resources that could provide you with information about any ancestors you might have had at Kalaupapa. Contact us by email (info@kalaupapaohana.org), mail (Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa, P.O. Box 1111, Kalaupapa, Hī 96742) or phone (Coordinator Valerie Monson at 808-573-2746). There is no charge for our research. All descendants are also weleome to become part of Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa. KAM AH E LE/KAPAHU - Looking for descendants of Kamahele Nui, born circa 1818 in Puna, Hilo, Hawai'i. He married Anne Nuu Kapahu. They are my eighth-generation grandparents. I am a descendent through his son, John Keoni Kalau Kamahele (Apr 1849-Apr 1906), and his son, Clement John Liilii Kamahele (Oct 1883-Apr 1939), whosedaughter Annie Maka Kamahele (May 1907-May 1964) married Henry Joseph Martin (Apr 1900-March 1993) and lived in Waimānalo. Annie and Henry (my great-grandparents) are buried at Kāne'ohe Hawaiian Memorial Cemetery. Their daughter, my grandmother, was Annette Mapuana Martin Sackett (bom Dec 1934). I am interested in connecting with other family members and any reunions. Mahalo 'ohana. Jennifer Ewalani Morgan Edwards, edwardsohana5@gmail.com. KEALA - 1 am the great-grandson of īoane Keala who was married to Pelekila Aimoku. I am looking for information on īoane. The story from my grandmother (Ellen Keala) said that īoane left his family and retumed to the Big īsland and his family. I would appreciate any information on īoane Keala. Please contact me using the following email address: jinbwoneng@hotmail.com. Thank you very mueh.