In 1887, Theo H. Davies & Co. opened a general merchandise store at Kealia and appointed George Tweedie as its storekeeper. It was reported later…
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The Taniguchi ‘ohana is among the most numerous of families on Kaua‘i. Three of the best-known Taniguchis were Hulu Taniguchi (1897-1933), Eddie Taniguchi, Sr. (1919-84),…
The son of Taichi and Shigeno Kawamoto, Tadao “Barber” Kawamoto (1911-2000) was born and raised in what was then the fishing village of Kukuiula on…
Andres Labrador (1901-96) was born in Cebu, Philippines, and worked there as a fisherman and carpenter’s helper until 1922, when he signed a contract with…
Until 1917, when the Lihu‘e Armory was built, Kaua‘i’s 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment of the Hawai‘i National Guard had no armory and was therefore…
Born in Pennsylvania, William Reynolds (1815-1879) joined the Navy in 1831, was promoted to midshipman and lieutenant in 1841, and served as an officer with…
Herewith is a brief historical account of the recruitment and importation of foreign laborers, some with wives and children, under contract to Hawaiian sugar plantations,…
For 36 years, until 1985, when they retired from taro farming, Shoichi Nagamine (1920-2001) and his wife, Shizuko Nagamine (1924-2008), raised taro on their 12-acre…
Wailua Valley rice farmer Au Tai Hon (1888-1940), of Chinese ancestry, was born at Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i and was educated at Mid-Pacific Institute and Iolani. Following…
In February 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 that authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a…