Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 12, 1 December 2005 — HOʻOHUI ʻOHANA FAMILY REUNIONS [ARTICLE]

HOʻOHUI ʻOHANA FAMILY REUNIONS

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

Aki/Kaiahua — The descendants of William Joseph Aki and Annie Wahinealii Kaiahua will hold a family reunion July 13-16, 2006 in Wailua, Moloka'i. For information, eall Lu Ann Mahiki Lankford-Faborito at 6689006. Ka'auwai — After a long 17-year wait, nā mo'opuna of Isaiah Kalunakanawai Ka'auwai and Daisy Contrades are planning a family reunion to be held July 7-9, 2006, on Kaua'i. Nā mo'opuna are asking for all family members to submit updated information on names, phone numbers, and home and email addresses. We would like all the information as soon as possible so we ean start keeping family members in the loop with reunion information. If you are a Ka'auwai and have not yet been contacted, or if you need more information, eall Nalani Ka'auwai Brun at 652-3304 (eell) or 822-0811 (home), or email at geevum001 @ earthlink.net. Kahanamoku family search — Kimo (James) Kianoha Kahanamoku (Cook) was born between 1902 and 1905, and died in 1932. His wife was Annis Eloise Cook. She is my great-grand-mother and is still alive. James was born in Honolulu and died in Eugene, Ore., of tuberculosis. His mother's name on his death certificate is Elizabeth and his father's is Manuel.

My great-grandma said they worked in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikīkī. Kimo left Honolulu on a ship and eame to the Port of Seattle and worked his way down the coast to the Coos Bay area where he met my great-grandma. He must have eome over in the early 1920s from the Honolulu. Kimo had five children before he died: Betty Lou Cook (died shortly after birth), James Lloyd Cook (died in 2004), Helen Delores Cook (my grandmother), Harold Joseph Cook and Manuel Kianoha Cook. If you have any information, contact Mikayle by phone at 54I-344-4377 or 541-912-1021, or by mail at 2230 Tyler Street, Eugene, OR 97405-2159. Kekahuna family search — I am seeking relatives in the Hawaiian islands. My 'ohana is Kekahuna. My father is a Kekahuna. His dad is David Noeau Kekahuna. My father is one of nine children. My grandfather's wife is Emily A. Haae. I'm trying to meet any relatives to this 'ohana. I was told that the Kekahuna 'ohana is huge, and I'm working on the family genealogy. If you have any information on the Kekahuna or Haae families, contact Lavaina Kekahuna-Hoaeae at 696-6838 or email to Kekahunapride@hotmail. eom or write to 87-1643 Ulehawa Rd, Wai'anae, HI 96792 Konohia U'u — My great-grandfa-

ther Konohia U'u (1861-1918) was married to Hoopii(Hapakuka) Konohia (1856-1928) from Ulupalakua. They are the parents of my grandfather Ioela Konohia U'u (a.k.a. Ioela Konohia, Joel Konohia U'u, Joel Konohia) of Pauwela, Maui. My grandmother was Lilliana (Kealoha) Konohia of Huelo, Maui. My great-grandfather Konohia U'uhas ahuge burialplot at the Ha'ikū Protestant Church beside Hoopii and two of their daughters (my great aunts) Annie Mitchell and Lizzie Mitchell. I have been told that my great-grandfa-ther onee owned Māliko gulch and the town of Pā' ia along with other properties in Kuiaha and Pa'uwela. If anyone has information about him please contact me, Eric Konohia, by mail at 6403 Gifford Lane Temple Hills, MD 20748; email Ekonohia@comcast.net; or eall (301) 440-7586. Kumahakaua (Kilauano) — We are gathering information to organize a reunion on Kaua'i. We need kōkua to update our genealogy and to form a 'ohana committee. We are looking for the descendants of Kumahakaua (Kilauano)/Baba (Papa) and Kainoapuka/Kaoao. The Kumahakaua 'ohana consisted of six children who were all originally from Hamakua, Hawai'i Island and later relocated to Kaua'i. The ehildren were: Louis, Kamaile, Kilauano Liilii, Kamala, Alika and Kamaluhia.

The Kainoapuka 'ohana, originally from Kalalau and Mana, eonsisted of five children. They were: Kalaulahaole, Kawahinenohopali, Kailiau, Pakana and Kawehiwa. These descendants trace back to the 1700s1800s. Genealogy research was done by Carolyn Kilauano. For information, contact Kunane Aipoalani at 337-1219, Rhoda Kilauano Golden at 337-1104 or email at Grhoda@aol.com. Lu'uloa — Nā mo'opuna of Samuel Lu'uloa Sr. (born Oct. 1, 1905, in Kaluaaha Moloka'i) are planning a family reunion in July 2007 on Moloka'i. His daughters are Elizabeth Chang of 'Aiea, O'ahu, and Aliee Smith of Ho'olehua, Moloka'i. His sons are Paul Lu'uloa of Moloka'i, Thomas Lu'uloa of Pearl City, O'ahu, Walter Lu'uloa of Nānākuli, O'ahu, and Henry Lu'uloa of Moloka'i. His mo'opuna are asking for all the family members to submit updated information on names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail. We would like all information as soon as possible so we ean start a committee. The contact person is Sam Lu'uloa: P.O. Box 1516, Kaunakakai, HI 96748; eell, 808-336-1445; e-mail, luuloa@hotmail.com. Also contact Joreen N. Mamuad: P.O. Box 1521, Kaunakakai, HI 96748; home, 808-567-6221; e-mail, joreenn. m.@yahoo.com

Thompson — The descendants of William Thompson and Mary Sherman, of Kainaliu, Kona and later Nu'uanu, will hold a family reunion July 21-23, 2006, in Honua'ino, Kona. William and Mary married in 1863 and had seven children: William (Kamala) of Maui; Caroline (Frank Chaney) of O'ahu; Ellen (David Kalani Morton) of Maui and O'ahu; John of O'ahu; Louisa Ana (Frank Poor) of O'ahu; Charles Edward Kealakekua (Annie Akuini, Amoe Ahlo, Isabelle Namauu, Lillian Eckart) of Maui; and Mena (Franklin Ferguson) of O'ahu. For information, visit Thompson-reunion2006.com; email info@thompson-reunion2006. eom; or eall Lori Thompson Weeks at 808-322-2069 or Karen Ching Silva at 808-332-9264. Waikoloa family search — We are planning a family gathering of the Waikoloa 'ohana. We are attempting to locate the family members of Jacob Waikoloa (born on Maui, 1885) and his first wife, Philomena Paakaula (born on Kaua'i, date unknown). Jacob had a second wife, Mary Waikoloa. Jacob's father's name is unknown, but his mother was Victoria Kauhaahaa. Our family is related through Mathias Waikoloa (born in Waipahu, 1907), son of Jacob and Philomena. We request that if your family is related in any way to please contact Rae Leong at 236-0115. ^