Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 8, 1 August 2015 — 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 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!

KAHELE/'OHANA O MILOLI'I The family of the late William Pio Keomaka Kahele Sr. and Maraea Kaanoalii Kalua Kahele is getting together with the 'Ohana o Miloli'i on Sept. 3-6, 2015. It will be held at the heaeh park, "The last Hawaiian fishing village of Miloli'i." For more information contact Jolynne Kahele ph. (808) 9908467; Jade Kahee ph. (808) 990-8447; Sarah K. Kahele, 144 Kaieie Plaee, Hilo, HI 96720, ph. (808) 670-6775. KIPI-KAHELE - The descendants of Katherine Kaililaau Kaahea Kipi Kahele 'Ohana will be hosting a reunion ffom Sept. 25-26, 2015, at Mā'ili Beach Park on O'ahu.

Come and join us for food, games and fellowship. For more information please eontact Pauahi Leoiki at cpleoiki@yahoo.com; Doreen Sylva (808)520-4065 or Kapua Kahele at Kalauokaaea@hotmail.com. NA KUAUHAU 'O KAHIWAKANE KAPOLEI - Na Kuauhau 'o Kahiwakanekapolei Grand Reunion on Aug. 20-23, 2015, atthe Ala Moana Hotel. Activities will include Ho'okupu La'i and Pu'olo Workshop, Mauna 'ala, 'Iolani Palaee, Kamehameha Statue tour, Queen Emma Summer Palaee, Ko'olaupoko "Legends of Ko'olau" culture cruise on the Glass-Bottom Boat. Seats on these tours are limited, please submit your registration sheet as soon as possible. Please see your newslet-

ter for further details. If you have any questions, please contact L. Keali'i'olu'olu Gora (808) 386-1363 or Denise Kawailani Bee (808) 352-6321. MAHI - The Mahi 'Ohana will be hosting a reunion Oct. 9-10, 2015, in N. Kohala, Hawai'i, Big Island for the descendants of Charles Pelenui and Christiina Kahalekai Kaloheaulani (Sp.) Children William Ilihia, Kaainiu, Pelekapu, John Pelenui, Cecilia Melekuli, Felix Kekaulikeokalua, Keahinui, Mitchell Mikiele, Mary Kamalu & Abraham Leone. To the Mahi 'ohana and descendants that are not listed above, you are invited to the event as a special invitee to the reunion. For more information, contact Bella Mahi

via telephone at 808-889-1396 or registration forms ean be sent via email to hmahi reunion@gmail.com (PDF only) or via mail to P.O. Box 231155, Las Vegas, NV 89105. NAEHU/SAFFERY - Descendants of Captain and Judge Edmund Saffery (18061874) and wives Kupuna Naehu and Waiki Kawaawaaiki Naehu (1828-1900) of Olowalu, Maui, are in the beginning stages of planning a family reunion for Summer 2016 on O'ahu. We are looking for representatives of their combined 14 children to help with planning and communicating information to the rest of their line. Their children include Fanny (John Kaiaokamalie); Edmund Jr. (Emalia Wallaee); Henry (Kahua Kaanaana); Caroline (Frank Rose); William (Emily Cockett and Jennie Makekau); John (Lucy Kahalelio and Rebecca Nahooikaika); Thomas (Mary Luna Kina); Mary (Daniel Palena); Emma (William Pogue); Anna (Joseph Kealoha and Daniel Nahaku); Julianna (Antone Freitas) ; Charles (Emily Hawele and Catherine Kauhi); Helen; Emalia (Lai Emestberge, George Conrad and Nelson Kaloa). If you're interested in joining the planning committee or have questions please contact: Naomi Losch, 261-9038, nlosch@hawaii.rr.com or Kulamanu Goodhue, 689-4015, manu_losch@hotmail.com. Please visit our Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ groups/EdmundSafferySrOhana/. SAFFERY/ERNESTBERG-Descendants of Emalia Nellie Keanumealani Saffery and

Louis Kala Emestberg line, join us for a day of family, food and fun at the SafferyEmestburg Family Reunion! Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Darrell Tachibana Hale, 53-118 KamehamehaHwy., Punalu'uHI 96717. 'Ohana Potluck Style! For more information contact the following cousins: Sharon Tachibana 808-721-7302, RonnieTaamu 808-282-6959, Kahaumelani Nahoopii 509-981-3496, Dawn Hutchinson 808-953-9737. KA 'OHANA O KALAUPAPA - Has records and resources that could provide you with infoimation 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, HI 96742) or phone (Coordinator Valerie Monson at 808-573-2746). There is no charge for our research. All descendants are also weleome to heeome part of Ka 'Ohana O Kalaupapa. KEALA - 1 am the great-grandson of Ioane Keala who was married to Pelekila Aimoku. I am looking for information on Ioane. The story from my grandmother (Ellen Keala) said that Ioane left his family and retumed to the Big Island and his family. I would appre~ ciate any information on Ioane Keala. Please contact me using the following email address: jinbwoneng@hotmail.com. Thank you very mueh. ■

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