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AKO -Afamily reunion for all descendants of James Ako aka "Kopo," (bornAug. 11, 1882, at Honokōhau), will be held Oct. 26-28, 2012, at Mākole'a Beach (The 01d Kona Lagoon Hotel area) on Hawai'i Island. Ifyouplan on attending, forward your mailing/contact informahon to: Mercy Kauahi-Jackson at michaelagma@yahoo. eom; Rose Pelekane at (808) 990-9047 or rose. sharel01@gmail.com; or Nohokula Kahananui at (808) 987-2243 or kahananun001@hawaii. rr.com. Or, you ean also reply and join us on Facebook at Ako family reunion under Groups. KAPULE - To the descendants of Aene Kapule - Kapule, Kealoha, Kaahanui, Kalauao, Kamai, Keo'ole, Kaahanuili ' ili ' i and Mahi - planning is underway for the next Kapule 'Ohana Reunion Nov. 9-11, 2012, at Pā'ia Community Center. It's been more than 20 years since our last reunion, so plan to attend. We're looking forward to updating our genealogical connections, so please spread the word! Information and registration forms are available at: www.kapuleohana.com. Watch for regular updates to be posted as planning continues. Email kapuleohana@gmail.com, follow us on Facebook @ Kapule 'Ohana, or contact Lui at (808) 281-7562 or Leni at (808) 357-5950. MAIO - The Maio 'Ohana Reunion will be held Oct. 27, 2012, at Kunia Okinawan Center. Deadline for all pre-registration dues is Oct. 6. Contact email: bertamaiol@yahoo. eom (Berta). Looking for committee volunteers for the following: hospitality greeters and Keiki Korner, JAM session and door/game prizes. Contact vakautal@yahoo.com (Cynthia), wntla@hotmail.com (Nani Willing). Imua kākou 'ohana nui. Aloha means love. THOMPSON - Charles Thompson, son of Lillian Eckart Thompson and Charles Edward Kealakekua Thompson, along with wife Momilani Thompson and 'ohana will be holding a Thompson family reunion on Maui for the descendants of (Papa) Charles Edward Kealakekua Thompson this Dec. 14-16, 2012. Papa Charles was married four times and we would be happy to see all of his ehildren and children's children attend. With his first wife, Annie Akuini, he had 1 1 children: Edward Ku'ulei, Lena, William, Matilda, Mina, Violet, Emma, Frank, Alexander Gay, Otto and Herbert. With his second wife, Amoe Ahio, he had two children, Judith and Mary Ann. With his third wife, Isabelle Namau'u, he had four children: Charles, Sherman, Isabelle and Pikake. With his fourth wife, Lillian Eckart, he had 11 children: Charlene, Germaine, Gerard and Theresa, including adopted ehildren Mary Elizabeth, Robert, Francis, Ann, Joseph, Charles and Adrienne Low. Contact Charles or Momi at 572-9079 or at P.O. Box 790534 Pā'ia, HI 96779. Or, email them at cassi_kassen@yahoo.com.

Kl N I M AKA - A July 5-7,2013, family reunion in Honolulu is being planned for Kinimaka descendants, and descendants of Hanakeola and David Leleo Kinimaka. Kinimaka and his first wife, Ha'aheo Kaniu, were the mākua hānai of King Kalākaua. In 1 844, Kinimaka married again to Pai and from this union they had one daughter and two sons. Their son David Leleo Kinimaka (hānai brother of King Kalākaua) rose to the rank of eolonel and became the commander of the King's Guard at 'Iolani Palaee. David married Hanakeola in 1874 and their children were: Mary Ha'aheo Kinimaka (m) John Atcherley; Aliee Kehaulani Kinimaka (m) Samuel Mahuka Spencer; Rebecca Kekiionohi Kinimaka (m) Arthur Akina Apana; Fannie Kahale uki-o-Lili-ha Kinimaka (m) Joseph Kunewa, and Mathias Percival Ho 'olulu Kinimaka (m) Virginia Keawe. Descendants of John Ka'elemakule Sr. (grandson of Kinimaka), descendants of Samuel Leleo and descendants of Mahlda Leleo-Kauwe are all cousins invited to attend this family gathering. A highlight of the family gathering will be a guided tour of 'Iolani Palaee and a family lū'au on the palaee grounds. Mainland and overseas travelers are urged to book air reservations early. For detailed reunion information, please visit the Kinimaka website at Kinimaka.com. KUPAHU - The descendants of Henry I Kupahu Sr. and the committee board members will host The 2013 Reunion on Maui Nō Ka 'Oi (Kapalua). The event is scheduled for Labor Day weekend (Aug. 30, 31-Sept. 1, 2013). Fourth Generahon, your monthly dues of $25 per person must be paid on or before all scheduled monthly meetings. Make checks payable to Emilyn Santella or Kaulana Obatay and mail to: Kupahu 'Ohana Maui Reunion 2013, e/o: Kaulana Obatay, P.O. Box 10124, Lahaina, HI 96761. 'Ohanas, eheek for updates and scheduled monthly meetings on Facebook via Kupahu 'Ohana Maui Reunion 2013 site; if you are not a member yet, please feel free to join. For information, contact Kincaid Sr. at kingndar82 @gmail.com or eell (808) 281-3885. As a reminder, this is a camping reunion to reflect on our kūpuna (Ua hala mai poina - Gone, but not forgotten) who left all of us the value and legacy of being a Kupahu. Mahalo nui loa, e mālama pono, Kincaid and Darlene Kupahu Sr. NAKAGAWA/AH PUCK/LAU KONG/ THOMAS - Descendants of the Nakagawa, Ah Puek, Thomas and Lau Kong families of Waipi'o Valley will be having a family reunion July 26 and 27, 2013, on Hawai'i Island. Contact Yoko Lindsey (granddaughter of Rachel K. Ah Puek and Charles P. Thomas.) for more information. Email, lindsey.ohana@ gmail.com; phone, (808) 989-0854; mailing address, P.O. Box 463 Kamuela, HI 96743. PAHUKOA - The descendants of Thomas and Marianna Pahukoa are having a family reunion July 4-7, 2013, at the Ke'anae Peninsula on the island of Maui, Hawai'i. We have a committee of 'ohana that are putting

together a fun event. We are working on housing. Shirts and genealogy books are available for presale and donations are also being accepted. Please eall 1-808-281-0040 if you are interested and want to eome or email me at lpahukoa@hotmail.com or my mailing address is 1885 Launiupoko Plaee, Wailuku, HI 96793. Please make checks payable to Pahukoa 'Ohana Reunion Fund. Order forms are being mailed out and we have been sending out newsletters. If you haven't gotten one, please eall me so that I ean add you to the mailing list. Aloha and we hope to see all of our 'ohana there. There is also a website at www.pahukoa.ning.com and Facebook at Thomas and Marianna Pahukoa. RENKEN - The descendants of Ernest Valentine Holbron Renken and Elizabeth Kapeka Kaleilokeokaha'i Cummins Merseberg Kekahio Reunion has been postponed till next year September 2013. Plaee TBA. However, we're still looking for our relatives who are closely related to Ernest and Kapeka. Find us on Facebook "Ke Lei Hulu 0 Ka Ohana Renken" Group. For information, contact Jan K N DeRego at Kapiolani8@aol.com or Jojo Chaves at jchaves94@yahoo.com. EWALIKO/GRUBE - I am trying to locate family members on my mother's side. Mom's name was Harriet Kaehukaiopuaena (Ewaliko) Grube, married Edward Miehael Grube Jr. and had five sisters (Ethel, Aileen aka Bess, Lilinoe aka Noe, Kuualoha aka Peaehie and Kaui) and five brothers (William Jr., Otto aka Eddie, Valentine, Herbert, and David aka Boots aka Sonny Boy). Mom's father was William Lonomakua Ewaliko Sr., husband of Elizabeth Kekumano and was born in Hilo, Hawai'i. I believe that his father and mother were John Ewaliko and Kaanaana Ewaliko and siblings David, George, Kalei (w), Emily and James Ewaliko. They lived on Amaulu Road in Hilo. I believe that George married Lizzie, and had four daughters (Ruth, Virginia, Mary and Elizabeth), a son and grandson named John and moved to Anahola, Kaua'i. Kalei married Rufus Lyman, had three children (Rebecca, Francis and Clarence) as of 1930 and stayed in Hilo. David married Julia and had two daughters (Margaret and Marjory) and lived in Hilo. We met a Marjory at our mom's funeral in 2001. Any information is appreciated. Contact Ede Fukumoto at eafukumoto@hotmail.com. 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 e-mail (info@kalaupapaohana.org), mail (Ka 'Ohana 0 Kalaupapa, P.O. Box 1111, Kalaupapa, HI 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 0 Kalaupapa. MEDEIROS - Doing 'ohana research on Alfred B. Medeiros Sr. from South Kona, mar-

ried Mary Kalani Ka'alele, also born in South Kona, on April 6, 1907. Mary Ka'alele's father, William Kalani Kaalele, born around 1883 married Annie Waikulani Burns, born June 12, 1883. Seeking additional information for Annie Waikulani Burns' father, John Teewale Burns, born around 1856 in the South Pacific Islands. Would like to have a family reunion in the near future in Kona. Contact Kimo Medeiros Jr. @ Kimomedeiros @yahoo.com. NEULA My name is Kelena Kamamalahoe 'o Kamehameha Kēpo'o 'o Kalani Nēula, and I am trying to locate family members on my father's side. My dad's name is Glenn "Keik" Ho'ohuliNēula, and my grandfather's name was William "Tuheitia" Nēula who's from Takapuna, New Zealand, one of the highest chiefs in rank. My grandmother's name is Queen Ella Kapa'onaNēula, who is from North Kohala, Hawai'i. If anyone has information on my 'ohana or are my relatives, please write to me, Kelena "Kelei" Nēula. I'm currently locked up in Arizona due to Hawai'i's overcrowded system. Please write: 1250 E. Arica Rd., Eloy,AZ 85131. OWENS/KAINAPAU - The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame (HMHF) is searching for the 'ohana of Harry Owens and George Kainapau to honor these two gentlemen. Harry Owens was the music director at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel and is credited with writing 300 hapa haole songs, including Sweet Leilani; Howaiian Hospitality; Hawoi'i Calls; To You, Sweetheart, Aloha; and Sing me a Song of the Islands. George Kainapau was a noted falsetto, and his Island Serenaders opened the Ale Ale Kai Room at the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel in 1956. The next year, Kainapau was on the mainland performing and appearing in a number of Hollywood's Hawaiian-themed films, where he brought falsetto singing to a worldwide audienee. If you have any information on the 'ohana of Harry Owens or George Kainapau, eall Ann of HMHF at (808) 392-3649. PIO/KEPIO - We are looking for descendants of Victoria Nakoaelua Pio (Kepio), born about 1867 in Kaupō, Maui, and died May 15, 1928, in Kaupō, Maui. Her father is Kepio aka Kelii Pio aka Kaawalauole Pio and mother is Keoahu. She married: 1) Hale Kunihi and 2) Kahaleauki. Her children were Kalahiki; Lusiana Helela Kunihi Pio born about 1890, died about 1902 in Honolulu, Hawai'i; and Nakoa, who married Henry Stuart. She is buried at St. Joseph Church cemetery in Kaupō, Maui, under the name Mrs. V. N. Kahaleauki. We are the descendants of Victoria's siblings: Kahaleuahi (k), Malaea (w), Kaukani (k), Ipoaloha (w), Kaleohano (k). Please contact Mo'i Peters at (808) 590-7186 or epeters95 @y ahoo.com. PUHI - Looking for Puhi family members or friends of Army Cpl. Daniel Kimokeo Puhi, fallen Vietnam veteran, who might have a photograph of him. According to his military profile, Ōaniel was born in 1939, and a war casualty in December 1967. He is mentioned in the book Days of Valor and also in the movie

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