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Tanks Tom, well den Bradda Rick an Bradda Abe, supa ono my Braddas. I like eat like dis every day. Wen come aroud, betta get um. No find dis kine any place else. Mahalo my Bras…Aloha wid da ono cau cau Bras…No goin find dis no uta place but hea Bra, …Mahalo fo da grinds…Bradda Paul…
Hozit Jim. Ewa Beach was neva anti hauole. We jus neva apriciate da guys that wen drop in on our waves. We wen jus like da respect. Daz how we brought up. Respect Bra, in all tings. No mata wat race or nationality, respect Bra, daz Hawaii. We all grew up all chop suey. Too much salt kill da flava. Yu come Ewa Beach, yu give little, yu take little, yu no salt us out. You come my house, eat wit me, you no come my house salt my food. Daz da difference between Hauole and Hauole. Jim wen you hea wit us, Ahoha is da spirit, you neva bring too much salt. Good to meet yu…Bradda Paul…
Next time diz kine stuff happen, I would like to give mo attention to da Wahines. Dey do all kine stuff fo us dat we no even see. But dey da ones who back us guys up so we can be da guys. Had plenty Wahine der but you no see to much bout dem. Afta all gose down and you dig out, you tink about it an relize what dey wen do fo us. An you like go back an say thanks but too late. Pau alredy. I would like to say it now even if to late. Thank You My Sistas, Mahalo fo backing us up to da max. And for all da Wahine, I would like to have a group picture or interview of all da Moms, Wives, Sisters, and Daughters of the Ohana. I da kine guy old style, only know da Braddas, but now learn to mo apreciate da Wahine side of da story. Share ye. das wat its about. Mabe next time we give um more space. Dey wen back us, we gotta back dem. To all da Wahine of da Ohana. Aloha…Paul…No blame My braddas fo what I say. I take da blame alone. I jus gatta say it.
Eh leave my braddas out of it. I da only one neva thank da waihines properly. Da braddas wen do it right. But I like join in fo thank you all Mahalo for being there for us…Aloha Bradda Paul…
Aloha Naky, I heard some nice things about you at the gathering. I am looking forward to you finishing your book. I bet it will be interesting. I know the boys think highly of you.
Paul, love your stories. I think the magic we all experienced in Ewa Beach was the same thing other small beach communities across the state were going through. It was why so many people ended up coming to Hawaii. Problem is that the people who came here didn’t know better and ended up changing everything with their different ways.
Still get plenty places that are real old Hawaiian style, but Ewa Beach has changed. Like you guys down EB Rd I grew up with a group of familes in a what’s mine is yours world. We may not share the same blood line, but that doesn’t matter. We are one family, and will always be one family. My EB friends are the same, family. Now I get one bigger family.
Aloha, Harry Alama, AKA Sharkcountry
I always held the belief, Ewa was NOT on the coast road, it was a place you HAD to be going to, not a wide place in the road to check the surf, so it stayed off the radar to almost everybody but locals. The general population turned their noses up at the thought of driving to Ewa to surf, my pals these days don’t want to waste their time on a jaunt to Ewa.
The whole community looks so different these days, the sugar mill gone, the old “junk yards”, now it would be “auto recyclers”, I had to ask one local boy directions to Hau Bush a few years back when I took my 10 year old son to show him where I learned how to surf. But there he was, body whomping in the shore break with a bunch of other little keiki’s, one big mix plate. I just missed Mrs. Lui-Kwan’s seaweed covered rice ball’s with the piece of pink tofu inside. Kazu, thanks for your family turning me on to Ewa Beach 52 years ago, it has never left my mind and soul, Ewa fo’ewa and yes, thanks to all the Wahine’s for the great job setting up all the kau kau, it would have fed 300
Harry, you are so very right about Ewa Beach. You know, when I get my first fiction novel published, and it takes off,
I plan to come back and get me a spot somewhere on Ewa Beach Rd. I love the memories, and can't break away from them. I want to paddle out at the Lots again on a daily basis,
when I am there. Otherwise I'll be up in Hawaiian Acres' on
the Big Island and going out at Hamakua Bay. The time has
gone by, but my heart is fond of all of you awesome surfer's,
who mean so much to me. Can't wait for the next reunion. I
should be published by then. I agree with what Paul said about the ladies. They certainly prepared a great and delicious table for us. God Bless their hearts. No matter what,
Ewa Beach, and Lots, Tree Trunks, Hau Bush, Swabby Land, Outside Reef, Flag Poles, John's Beach, Shark Country, and
Sand Barr will always belong to us. We can paddle out anytime. The waves will always be the same. Harry, I'll see you
out in the water, when the next perfect Wave rolls in..... naky
Jim, I think the Lui Kwan family you knew is a family my dad knew very well. I went to school at Kamehameha with a bunch of Lui Kwans and my dad served in the ARMY with one of the brothers, Lambert Lui Kwan from Pearl City. Lambert’s kids were a little older than me, but the youngest was my brother’s classmate. I have a friend at work who’s a year younger and another KS grad, but I think he’s either a son of or nephew of Kazu. I’ll ask him when I see him again, but he said he had a big family and was one of the youngest.
The Lui Kwan’s had another close family friend, the Parks. They had a brother, Joe, who owned the Egg Farm at the end of the road heading towards Barber’s Point. Joe’s brother Harry, my father, Lambert Lui Kwan and others were local GI’s from Hawaii. My dad worked at Pearl Harbor in the shops when it was bombed in 1941, was in Korea in the ARMY, and was also in Viet Vam as a civilian working out of CINCPAC. I was named after Harry Park, Joe’s brother, and Joe’s daughter Robin was a member of the Shark Country crew. She was at the reunion.
Many of the families in Ewa Beach had military connections, either working on base as a civilian or active military.
I flew in today from CA after helping my daughter move in to her new college dorm. Flying over the Ewa coast was a great treat. Looked like there were small waves today, but when we landed the wind seemed a bit strong. Forst ting on the list was to drop off something from CA at mom’s in Ewa Beach.
I will always be an Ewa Beach boy.
Eh Naky, my mom has a lot on road 1 in Hawaiian Acres. My brother and I want to build a house there one day. I hope we do it before too long, but my wife is a town girl, so the country style living there might be a problem. I hope your book sells. I have been trying to get my daughter to think about being a writer. It just takes one book to sell and things can be great. Nothing like working at home for yourself and not having to do a lot of hard manual labor.
Aloha to my new cousins, Harry Alama (sharkcountry)
HARRY, GOD BLESS THE FAMILY. WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME TO SETTLE YOUR LITTLE GIRL INTO COLLEGE.
A DAY TO REMEMBER ALWAYS. TALKING ABOUT THE HAWAIIAN ACRES G-5 ROAD. I WAS LOOKING TO
PURCHASE A HOUSE THAT WAS OWNED BY NORMAN NUTTER FROM DEBRA REALTY. IT'S A REAL NICE SUMMER
HOME WITH A COTTAGE IN THE BACK YARD. THE BACK
YARD BORDERS THE FOREST RESERVE, AND I DON'T EXPECT THEY WILL EVER BUILD BEHIND IT. YOU KNOW
HAMAKUA BAY IS RIGHT UP THE ROAD FROM HILO, AND THE SURF IS AWESOME. I'M HEADING BACK TO UH TO
TAKE MY HAWAIIAN STUDIES PROGRAM, AND LANGUAGE.
LIFE IS SO BEAUTIFUL IN THE ISLANDS, AND I WANT A PLACE IN EWA BEACH ROAD AS WELL. LOOKING FOR
A WOODIE. MAYBE I'LL BE ABLE TO FIND ONE IN SOME BARN BACK IN TEXAS OR NEW MEXICO. I HAVE A LINE ON
A COUPLE OF THEM RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE ALL COVERED
WITH HAY AND CANVAS, SO I DON'T EXPECT THEM TO
VANISH SOON. TAKE CARE. UNTIL THE NEXT PERFECT WAVE...... naky anderson
Aloha Mike. Wen you hook up wit Jim Greene, tell um he wen miss da smallest waves but da best surf in Ewa Beach in 50 years. Too bad he no could be der, but wit you guys togeda Bali is on its way. Aloha to 96706, Ewa Beach Road, Bali. Latas my Bradda…Paul…
Harry, you’re right on Lambert Sr. was in the army, his family was from Maui, Chinese / Hawaiian, Gerry (Geraldine) Japanese from Ewa (mom), Kazu, Lambert Jr. went to Campbell, Lyle middle bro, cruise musician in town, Gerald, little bro. I went by the house, but had the address screwed up, I wanted to grab Kazu and bring to the gathering. When kazu and his wife lived in Manoa Valley I spent New Years eve at their house in '84, all of his kids went to Kamehameha.
As I left O’ahu on Weds. I had a makai seat and low and behold, the surf spot Cleanlines and I found along the reef in front of the runway was breaking!!! they hadn’t destroyed it, Outsides lives on
Jim, that family was once very close to mine. Gerald and Bernie were classmates at KS. When we were younger, my dad made a point of seeing his family and friends regularly. Every New Years my uncle Harry (Park) had a big party and all the GI friends and his large family would be there.
I remember going to the Lui Kwan’s house several times before we finished High School.
Take care, Harry
Kimo! Wish you and Harry was at my beach house rental on Sunday evening. Mom wen bust out smal kine history as Paul says. Told everyone how her Tutu kane would take her to school at Kapalama Elementary. Paddle accross the Harbor on Wa’a (canoe). Lot faster. Remembe my parents always wanting the County and Territory at that time to consider building a draw bridge ( this was before Sand island) The military didn’t like it and the government thought we was too small a community. Mike Nii reminded me about the Welcome sign posted before entering EB. Pop. 1200. That was in the early sixties. Harry you right about many people in EB being connected to the military. My uncle was a Officer (Colnel) and my dad during the war help build all the underground cities from Moana loa to Wahiawa. Normans mom worked as a civliian at Pearl. Norms step dad Uncle John was in the army. Pauls dad I believe was retired navy as well as the Kendalls dad. Nathan Moody and the Sadowskis dads were all ethier retired military or worked as cilvians with military. i believe you could go down EB Rd. and if you took a survey more than half would be affliated to military somehow.
Kahu Cleigh
PS. Harry, gotta finish our interview yeah
BIG UPS TO YOU FOR VIDEO TAPING THIS EVENT. NOW WE GET RECORDED HISTORY. COOL BRAH!!!
Every night I get home, the Ewa thread is like a dessert waiting for me, a reward at the end of the day
All same Jim, jus like me. Old days, get home, walk down da srteet, everybody togeda someplace. Nowdays no more time an sure no can call all da boys one on one every day. Dis site is da closest we goin get to da old style hangout. Maybe no can see da Braddas faces, or expressions in der eyes, or da voices, but we still can talk story. Tanks to dis site. Our spirits, can come togeda any time any day caus of of dis site and da internet and our own hearts. Till da nex time we meet face to face, gotta read da words. Alohas Paul.
Harry! Dad came around 1934 to Oahu from Hilo. He attended Kamehameha only his freshmen year which was in 34’. Supoosedly he jumped the tug back to Hilo being concerned about his parents. His brother Jerry grad Kam year later in 35. My other Uncle was in the Army and i am not sure where he ws stationed. I do know his eldest son Arthur grad Kam in 53’. My 40th class reunion there were 4 of us Eaton’s. Arthur 53’, me 68’, Cal 73’ and my son 98’. My youngest daughter 04’. Believe Cals youngest is still @ Kam. As far as I know oldest uncles class of 1915-1917. Tutu Kane never attended Kam as he was born around 1860’s so he grad between 1878-1880’s. Any how at 14 dad was hired by Hawaiian Tel. During the war, he was a Tank corp sgt in the infantry. When the upper brass found out he had electronic skills he was slated to work those underground tunnels and so forth. He must have known your Tutu man for sure. Hawaii was a small place like were we all came from but even more so. Most of the people back then were service men and their families. Dad told me Plenty scraps with those guys. Gotta run from MP’s cause military ruled Hawaii then with a stiff hand if you know what I mean. my dad unfortunaetly died in 72’ due to lung cancer. He never drank or smoked a day in his life. We attributed his illness to asbestos. No mask, no precautions, no nothing. Most of all the men who worked with him died of those same complications. It was a tough time for us. Dad was the unspoken pillar next to mom. Cal was in high school junior. As you already know he grad the following year. Surfing helped me cope thru all this yet thru all my blame and anger towards GOD, HE never abandoned me. Of course I didn’t understand any of this then. I do thank my family upbringing it helping me understand this.
Malama Pono ame ke Akua Pu!
Cleigh
Just reading what Harry was saying about growing up @ Shark Country. Well my brother me & my brothers did the same. But, it was a little b-4 your time. Somewhere B-4 we moved from Kapahulu to E.B. 1956- 1967. Then my dad bought the house in Ewa Beach 1958. Growing up down there was the bomb. As i told U B-4 i was patrolling the shoreline from in front Roxburg’s place to CPC camp. When they lost their board and had to swim in, Bradda would be right there borrow board. most of the time if they would be out couple hrs, i get em. I knew everybody & they knew me from the oldtimers to the youngsters. To this day though, will someone tell me & no B.S. who named S.C. Shark Country. If U Know kick it out. Aloha T.P.
Tommy that’s a great question. I remember that every now and then there would be lots of baby hammerhead sharks on the beach.
I had read somewhere that Oneula beach was possibly named after a person who lived there maybe named Red or because he had red (ehu) hair. Jimmy Spencer was Uncle Sonny’s shadow, right hand man, best friend, etc. He was known as Freckles, and also as Red, he might have had red hair, I forget. I wonder if there is a coincidence there.
We all know Haubush park had all the Hau trees growing right along the shore there.
From around 1966 till around 1970 I used to stroll along the same piece of beach, from SC to Sandtracks. Never went past there much. Remember when there were sand dunes at Sand tracks next to chicken creek? I was still young, but I think they were at least 20’ high maybe higher. Cory Aleviado and I used to hang out all over that area. We used to play in the machine gun pillboxes that lined the beach. Used to have a bunch of them, some were buried in the sand, but there were a couple we could stand inside, they had 2 sections. I think the one between CPC park and Sandtracks had the least amount of sand in it, or else it was the one between Haubush and CPC.
Tom, not sure if you remember cause you were very young at the time but we lived next door to you guys in Kapahulu, Olokele Ave. Good fun. Do you remember? Your family moved to EB in 1958 and we moved to EB Papipi Rd in 1959. Aloha, Mike