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Rose Kailianu
Great Grandmother February 18, 1895 - February 3, 1942
Rose was born on February 3, 1895, to her parents Pue and
Hoomana of Lahaina, Maui. Rose married Samuel Naohulelua Makekau gave birth to three keiki. Two daughters Mabel, Annie and Samuel Naohulelua Makekau Jr. an infant, born & passed away on August 22, 1921. In 1921 Rose moved to Honolulu met and married Jacinto Deguilmo. The obituary for Rose Pue Makekau Deguilmo is dated February 5, 1942, in Honolulu, she was laid to rest @ Kalaepohaku Cemetary. |
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Alewa Heights, Oahu
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Daniel Paele
Great Grand Uncle July,1894 - December 23, 1910 Daniel Paele Pue was Roses elder brother born in July of 1894 in Lahaina. According to his death certificate he died in 1910 from an accident on the railroad tracks at the pioneer mill in Lahaina, Maui. |
John
Great Grand Uncle October 2, 1896 - July 9, 1948 John Pue Jr. was Roses younger brother born October 2, 1896, in Lahaina. John married Annie Alahiki, they moved to Honolulu, records show they had two keiki John Pue Jr. & Mary Kaimi. |
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Annie Luukia Alakiki - Pue/Kai
Great Grand Aunt February 2, 1888 - May 12, 1948 Annie Alakiki was born in 1888 her parents were Alakiki & Luukia of Lahaina. Annie Alakiki married Great Grand Uncle John Pue Sr. on January 5, 1905, the U.S. Census for Honolulu records two keiki; Kaimi (Mary) & John Jr. Sometime between 1910 & 1920 John Pue Sr. dies, Annie marries Kai Kahahawai, who begins using the name "John Kai". This picture shows Annie holding Cousin Isabella at Kamokela Lane housing @ Palama Settlement, Oahu. Mahalo cousin Alice Bayobay for the photo of Tutu Annie. |
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Kapaau Alakiki
Annie Alakikis' Makuakane January 1817 - July 25, 1887 Annies's father Kapaau Alakiki was born at Lahaina, Maui in the year 1850. Alakiki contracted leprosy and was exiled at Kalawao , the original site of the leper colony where he died July 25, 1887. The settlement was moved from Kalawao on the west side of the peninsula to Kalaupapa on the east side. |
(Kuokoa, 11/5/1887, p. 4) |
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Kai Kahahawai
"John Kai" September 15, 1893 - June 8, 1956 The US Census for Lahaina lists Ikalaela as Head, Hannah as wife, and their four keiki. On December 15, 1917, Annie Alakiki married Kai Kahahawai, one of Kahahawai brothers. Kai Kahahawai would eventually use the name "John Kai". The 1900 Lahaina census lists three sons Joseph, Kapono & Kai, and one daughter named Annie. |
 John Kai & Granddaughter Isabella |
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Kahahawai Keiki - John's Siblings
Joseph
"Son" April 1889
Kapono
"Son" December 1891
Annie
"Daughter" August 1898
U.S. Census for Lahaina Maui, June 25, 1900 |
Alice Kai wedding announcement,
my grandmothers first cousin marries Bonifacio Balera Bayobay.  Alice Kai Marriage, January 31,1944 - Honolulu Star Bulletin |
 Benny, Nani & Kimo
 Uncle Kimo
 Deguilmos |
The Keiki of
John Kai & Annie Alahiki
Hannah Kai
Annie Leonard Kai
Alice Kamana'o Kai
John Kai Jr. |
 Bayobay Sisters
 Yvonne, Alice & Isabella
 Bayobay Cousins |
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Benny Patrick Kai Jr.
 August 3, 1960 - December 23, 2014 Benny Kai of Kahuku, has entertained thousands as an ambassador of Aloha for decades, but a recent diagnosis threatens the beloved entertainer’s life. For over thirty years, he has strummed his ukulele and put smiles on guest’s faces at the Hawaiian village and as the host of the Lu’au at the Polynesian Cultural Center. His signature routine of playing his ukulele behind his head and even with his teeth, coupled with his Louis Armstrong impersonation, were always a crowd favorite. When he was not on stage, he was sharing his Hawaiian heritage to the students of La’ie Elementary school and Na Kamalei preschool. The fun-loving kupuna taught music and the Hawaiian culture to his keikis with his characteristic zeal and enthusiasm. - Hawaii Reporter - |
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Joseph Kahahawai Jr.
December 25, 1909 - January 8, 1932 On December 15, 1917 Annie Alakiki married Kai Kahahawai, one of Kahahawai brothers.
The most famous crime case in Hawai'i occurred on September 12, 1931. After a night of heavy drinking in Waikiki, Thalia Massie, a young Navy wife,
left a party and was found by passers-by two hours later, her face bruised, mouth bleeding, and jaw broken. In a separate traffic incident the same
night, police picked up five young local men.The police repeatedly took them to Mrs. Massie's hospital room until she finally identified them,
alleging that they had abducted and raped her. The police never looked for anyone else. The case made national headlines. Newspapers pictured a
territory unsafe for white women with subhuman native brutes on the prowl. The local dailies editorialized on the efficiency of lynch Law.
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Joe Kahahawai Jr.
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Puea Cemetery
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In the trial, jurors deadlocked because Mrs. Massie's clothing was intact, and who beat her was in question. One of the men involved was subsequently seized and
severely beaten. A second, Joseph Kahahawai, was forced into a car, shot, and killed. Police caught Kahahawai's assailants--Mrs. Massie's mother,
husband, and two sailors. Clarence Darrow, the famous criminal lawyer, defended the murderers, but the jury found
them guilty, and they were sentenced to terms of hard labor of 4 to 10 years. Gov. Lawrence Judd, however, commuted the sentences to one hour each in
his chambers. A shocked public reconsidered the case. Few could abide lynch law. A new police chief was hired and the criminal justice system
reorganized. The Massie case to this day has the power to arouse strong emotions.
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 Thalia Massie (dressed in white) was a relative of Alexander Graham Bell & Teddy Roosevelt. Thalia alleged she was raped by five young locals in the year 1932. The false accusations led to the brutal murder of Joseph Kahahawai. |
The five charged in Thalia Massie's alleged rape were from left, David Takai, Horace Ida, Henry Chang, Benny Ahakuelo, & Joe Kahahawai. Joe Kahahawai's lifeless body was found hidden in the trunk of a automobile they were driving near the blowhole at Makapuu point. Thalias mother was the driver, her husband and two sailors were passengers in the back seat of the car. |
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Gabby Pahinui
Charles Kapono Kahahawai Jr. April 22, 1921 – October 13, 1980 John & Joseph had brother named Charles Kapono Kahahawai. He married Madeline Keahi Kaapana they and their keiki lived in Kakaako. When Madeline passed away, Gabby & two of his sibblings were hanai'd by Phillip & Emily Pahinui. Gabby eventually became a legend in Hawaiian music, Gabby Pops Pahinui, "The Governor of Waimanalo". Mahalo to cousin Clifford Kapono for Manao on Uncle Gabby & Hawaiian Music Hall of fame for the photo. |
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