-Born: Edith Kekelaokalani (Heavenly Sailor) Oana; at 1730 hrs.; father (Henry Kaimu), he was 28 yrs. old & mother (Ethel) was 20 yrs. old34

-Hawaiian: (.45), 29/64, (almost half)
Norwegian: (.13), 1/8
Swedish: (.13), 1/8
English, Irish, French, & German: (.25), 1/4
Scottish: (.03), 1/32
Welsh: (.01), 1/6458

-DNA Results from Ancestry.com:82
*Polynesia - 36%
*Portuguese - 5%

-Mom’s Ethnicity estimate from Ancestry.com
(As of 4/22/24)

-Hawaii - 30%
-Sweden & Denmark - 23%
-Norway - 15%
(Your community with a connection to this ethnicity regionYour connection to this ethnicity region may come through ancestors from this community).
Southeastern, Central & Northern Norway
Southern Hedmark, Eastern Akershus & Southern Oppland
-Scotland - 11%
-Portugal - 8%
-New Zealand Maori - 5%
-England & Northwestern Europe - 4%
-Finland - 1%
-Eastern Europe & Russia - 1%
-France - 1%
-Spain - 1%83

-Delivered by Dr. F. J. Halford; 7# 2 oz., 1731 hrs. (Bed Number #16A card in Preparer's possession)41

-Hawaii Baptism, sponsors were: Edith K. Irvine (1st Cousin to Henry) & husband, Arthur A. Irvine37

-California Baptism, sponsors: Barbara Isaacs (1st Cousin) & husband, Harold A. Barchi49

-Father (Henry Kaimu), was a Sailor on a Steamship, spending 1 1/2 yrs. doing this line of work & mother (Ethel) did Housework in own home34

-First name "Edith" is after her maternal grandmother (Edith Stevens)32

-The Hawaiian name Kekelaokalani derived from the High Chiefess Kekelaokalani, the sister of Keeaumoku-nui, the grandfather of Kamehameha the Great.84

-Adopted: 6/17/41 by Clyde Llewellyn Walsworth, he was 33 yrs. old & mother (Ethel) was 29 yrs. old, Edith was 9 yrs. old; Adoption #77032 in Superior Court of the State of California32,34,42

-When adopted her name was changed to "Edith Kay Walsworth"32,34,42

-8th, 9th, & 10th grade she attended Albany HS in Albany, CA, next to Berkeley; 11th grade she attended Richmond HS in Richmond, CA; 12th grade she attended Roosevelt HS in Hawaii 47

-6/8/1948 (Tuesday) - She graduated from high school and on the same day at 1800 hr. flew to Honolulu.85

-When she graduated from high school she wanted to go to college and become an Elementary School Teacher, but Nana didn’t want her to go away. Nana felt there wasn’t enough money, and that Grandpa’s money should be used to educated her brother, Steve. Nana thought that Papa’s money should be used to educate her brother Richard. Nana wanted Mom to go to business college and Mom was stubborn and didn’t want to go. So she worked at a bank when she graduated from high school. Mom was very immature emothionally when she graduated from high school at 16 yr. old. She skipped half of 3rd grade and half of 7th grade and half of 11th grade. In 3rd grade she was in Richmond CA. She didn’t know it at the time, but Nana woke her up and said they were going to Paso Robles CA for Mom to go to school and stay with Aunty Vera and left her there for the rest of the school year. She didn’t know it then, but later in her adult life she found out that Grandpa was in CA and had called her and isisted on seeing Mom and Nana didn’t want it, so she took Mom away. In Tulare County they didn’t have room for her the low 3rd, so they place her in the high 3rd. She was able to catch up with the work so they passed her.
Everything she heard, she determined that Grandpa was a seaman, a gambler, and he drank a lot. He threw all his money into those endevors. She thinks that was a major reason why her parents divorced. She also thinks that her mother never really loved her father. Nana was young and living at home and her family never approved of him because he was Hawaiian and he was about 7 to 8 years older than her. Nana just ran off and married him and Nana’s father disowned her for a time because of that. Nana was very stubborn wanting to do her own thing. Mom says they lived with Aunty Bertha in Kalihi.
When we flew to California in 1962, us kids asked Mom if Aunty Bertha was Nana because she looked like her.86

-June 1948-Dec. 1951 - Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu HI and Calif., General Ledger Bookkeeper, Teller, Bookeeping, Posting, Loan Applications, Statements, $180/mo.47

-Jan 1952-June 1952 - Bank of California, San Francisco CA as a Accounting Clerk, Accounting Dept., Typing, $225/mo.47

-June 1952-Jan. 1956 - Navy Exchange, Treasure Island, San Francisco CA as a Accounting Clerk, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Bookkeeping, $275/mo. Moved to Hawaii to raise a family.47

-Jan. 1956-June 1962 - Housewife, raising family to school age in Hawaii.47

-4/17/65 - Measels87

-Aug. 1966-Nov. 1966; Heald Business College, 10 Notre Dame Ave., San Jose, CA (Computer Progamming, Integrated Circuits)47

-Grandchildren know her as "Grama or Grama Kay"

-Works part-time as a sales clerk in a fabric store2

-Works part-time in the Oregon State Univesity Athletic Ticket Office

-KE-LA
v. To exceed; to go beyond. 1 Nal. 10:7.

KE-LA
adj. Excelling; going beyond; preceding; great above another

Kekelaokalani - excellence of heaven?88

-Mom’s Wedding Band went to Sandra. She gave it to me 7/17/14. It’s a simple gold band, w/no engravings and it cost $25 at the time she bought it.89

-Skin Cancer.90

-She has a brick on the back patio of the Philomath Public Library that says, “Grama Kekela”. It’s located at the very east edge portion of the patio.91

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-Chinese: 1/2
Hawaiian: 1/4
Spanish: 1/462

-Middle name "Ka-uhi-’nui-aimoku-o-kama (Chief of Great Esteem of the Island of Maui)63", 19 letters, other meanings given: "(King of All the Islands or Overseerer of the Land)".

-The name " Francis" was from a boss (II John ʻĪʻī Estate, Limited), of Che Bui's, "Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown”, Treasurer. 116 S. King, 402 Kauikeolani Blg. Francis was (1892–1976) a champion golf player and legislator.23,64

-Francis and George ʻĪʻī Brown were brothers that Dad was named after because that is who Che Bui worked for. Alexis is Dad’s baptismal name.65

-Kalauao: *21.382769, -157.94733866

-The word kalauao is translated as “the multitude of clouds”. (Pukui et al. 1974:75).67

-Hawaiian names came about by dreams, to get some idea before the birth if it was a boy or girl. This applied to his Hawaiian name.68

-History of Bore Tusk: Dad was 7 yrs. old when his Dad was given the pig. 50 yrs. later, Dad found it in Uncle Ted’s bus.69

-He was fairly small in school. When he was 19 yr., he started lifting weights till about 21 yr. He grew a lot and weighed around 200 lbs.70

-Years of Education: 14
Years lived in Santa Clara County, CA: 42

-For American Factors, Ltd. his primary duties were filling tobacco orders for the various grocery stores. Stacking, loading, and unloading of tobacco to and from trucks and in the warehouse. Taking of inventory, receiving, dispatching and overall equipment operator (trucks up to 2 tons, fork-lift and elctric hand trucks).11

-For National Ice & Cold Storage Co. his primary duties were the filling, stacking, and loading on trucks 50# bags of crushed and cubed ice.11

-For U.S. Post Office his primary duties were loading and unloading of mail bags going to and from the Post Office to the ship plus sorting of mail.11

-For Lockheed his primary duties were the maintenance, testing, modification, adjustment and final operational checkout of all aircraft radio and radar equipment, electrical instrument, and electronic systems on the aircraft and in the shop. Made final operational test of aircraft electronic equipment including major trouble-shooting. Used electrical and electronics testing equipment and instruments. Used hand tools. Applied a complete knowledge of radio and radar and related electronics shop theory, practice and procedure. Applied technical knowledge in the field of radio and radar to solve complex problems. Read and interpreted complex circuit diagrams, specifications and blueprints. Used electricity and electronic handbooks. Used shop mathematics including simple trigonometry. Possess 2nd Class Radio-Telephone Operator’s License. Transmitted orders and works instructions to my designated group. Performed actual work operations as well as giving guidance, direction and instructions to my assigned group. Assigned employees tp specific jobs and left necessary attendance, job status, time, and material charges and requirements, and completion of records.11

-Dad met his cousin Dick “Kuulei” Farm for the first time in SF, 1952 or 1953 at the Tahitian Hut nightclub or bar on the corner of Missouri and Hyde. Uncle Teddy, Aunty Honey, other people, maybe Hulihe, Uncle Buddy Yahiku, and Dad were making the rounds in SF and happened to end up at the Tahitian Hut. Somebody that knew Dad, he thinks was Robert Choy, introduced Dad and cousin Dick to each other because he knew that Dad and Dick knew of each other, but never met. It was a very glorious and hilarious meeting and from then on they became really close. They kept in touch, went out together, and from then on Dad met cousin Allen, Nani, and later Theola. He thinks Theola married Eddie Akana who were both accomplished golfers.71

-The only uncle he knew was Uncle Pete. He looked like the twin to Che Bui. Dad worked for his uncle at the cannery, who was a foreman. Dad got the same treatment as any other worker there.72

-Dad saw his cousins, but never new if they were blood related or Calabash.73

-On New Years Eve, while everyone was lighting off fireworks and having a good time, everyone had to meet and have a family reunion. The family was paired off and their differences, and feelings were aired. Whatever it was, it was settled then and there. This would last until the end of the celebration. For years the family would never greet New Years with fireworks, drinking, having a good time, etc. It was always done after or later on New Years Day, never at midnight.

Dad wanted to continue this tradition, but never quite got to it, probably because he disliked it so much.74

-Three days before his father, “Che Bui”, passed, his father gave him an order, that Dad wasn’t especially fond of. Dad decided to do that order on the day Che Bui was to come home from his trip to Molokai. Che Bui had gone there on a fishing trip, with his plumber friend, a distant Calabash cousin, (Alex Winchester), to Dad. They went there to pick opihi. The alleged accident, at least what was told to Dad, happened on a Sunday. Che Bui and his friends dressed and went down to the beach. They split up from each other and a boulder or clif, separated them where they couldn’t see each other. All this was never told to Dad directly. He overheard the story. What Dad heard he interpreted as more or less a planned sucide. This is just conjecture on Dad’s part. Why he thought this way is because when they went fishing, the clothes that Che Bui wore before he went fishing, before he changed into his trucks, were piled up neatly next to a rock. The clothes were more or less, Sunday, church type clothes that he folded. Dad thinks a family friend commented, why is Che Bui putting on nice clothes to go fishing. The day of his passing, the ocean was calm. Che Bui was considered a verry strong swimmer.

When Dad was 7 yr., Che Bui saved his life from drowning.

The day of Che Bui’s passing, there was no sounds, no cries, and they said he just disappeared. Divers were hired by Tutu, three days later, to try and find his body thinking he was caught under a rock. No signs were ever found of him.

When Dad first saw the family friend that was with Che Bui, it was a week ahead of schedule and Dad figured, “Oh Boy”, he’s going to get it from his father because Dad hadn’t done what his father had told him.
Dad started hearing Tutu crying hysterically and found out then that his father had died, drowned, or was missing. Dad’s inner feelings wasn’t sorrow, it was a mixture of sorrow and relief because he wasn’t going to get beat for not doing what he was suppose to do. Dad was sad because he lost his father. The strange thing was that Dad couldn’t cry and doesn’t know why. This was true at Che Bui’s funeral.

The thing Dad was tasked to do by his father was to get the bildge pump, that was at the end of the pier in the water, that was thrown there by some sailors who use to dock at their pier to go on Shore Leave.

During the war, there were rations and they couldn’t get things like butter, coffee, meat, etc. Since Che Bui didn’t drink, he use to have a whole closet full of booze that he got as payment for doing taxes for his friends…he had many.

He use to trade with the sailors that came for Shore Leave. They would bring sacks of coffee, butter, bacon, meat, and all those Black Market type items. Dad and family ate high off the hog.

Che Bui owned a lot of guns. One day while he was cleaning one of them, it accidentally went off and he shot off, Dad thinks, his right big toe. The toe was placed in a bottle of formaldehyde. The bottle was placed under a Samoan Coconut Tree on the corner of the Charles St. house. This was when the house was built.74



-9/23/62 - Type I Oral Polio Vaccine
-11/4/62 - Type II Oral Polio Vaccine75

-“I was talking to mom about my dad having his Territorial Driver's License being confiscated because he was still using it after statehood.  The license said it was good for life.

Then the conversation got around to how easy it was to get a Territorial DL. Mom said she doesn't remember all the specifics, but she said it was good knowing the Police Chief.  She said that Uncle Billy got his license in the mail without taking a driving test and then she said that your Dad showed up to take his test in the old truck that the family owned.  She said that the inspector didn't want to get in the truck and dirty his uniform so he told your dad to drive around the block to pass the test”.76

-His Grandchildren knew him as "Paka".

-In 1967 Dad lived with Uncle Richard Walsworth.22

-How my sibling and I were taught about meals and food: “Take the saying to “eat what is set before you.” At our house, sayings like this were translated into expected behaviors. The customs and etiquettes at the dinner table led to expectations and manners set by our parents. At our house, you were expected to eat the dinner that was set. Waste, ‘uha’uha, was another rule of life. Wasting food was especially unacceptable. At our house, you were expected to clean your plate, you were also expected to eat at least one bite of everything that was served.”77

-Health wise he was never told he was overweight or fat by his doctor. In Sept. 1975, when he took a muti-phasic, he was told he had elevated blood pressure for the first time. The consensus of the doctors determined he didn’t have high blood pressure, but that it was elevated. This still concerned Dad. Doctors, needles, hsopitals, and more of the same would always elevate his BP until after 10-15 min. when he would calm down and the BP would drop to a lower reading.

At work he was considered a nice guy who doesn’t get angry, is happy-go-lucky, and always has a jovial disposition. Contrary to this, his immediate loved ones got the brunt of his pent up fury.70

-Oct. 1986 Dad purchased a 8-plex apt. in Yuba City, CA to help with his taxes.78

-1/1/87 - Quit drinking79

-Retired from Lockheed 9/30/92 after 36 yrs. & 1 mo. as a "Manager" who was responsible for getting everything & anything from various vendors; prior to that position, he was an "Electronic Technician Specialist"2

-9/7/01 - He found out from his Dr. Jacqueline Pelavin that he has Prostrate Cancer that he called the "Big C".7

-Time of Death was 1534 hrs., (Declared by Medics on scene). Mindy & I suspect he died on Wed. the 8th between the hrs of 1050-1517 hrs., based on evidence of his two voice answering machines and his last journal entry. His last journal entry was at 0300 hrs. on the 8th and last words were, "Goodbye", from a phone conversation he had with Dr. Feiner, who did the blood transfusion the day before, and the next phone msg. which was at 1517 hrs.26

-I participated in his cremation and was able to say goodbye to him one last time. I was the last person to see him of his family or friends.26

-Service: St. Leo The Great Church, 88 Race St., San Jose, California 95126, 408.293.3503; Performedby: Fr. Francisco Rios, Pastor53

-4/1/05 - Dad's Headstone, flower holder and Mary's flower holder were installed in the ground in a pouring rain and 30 mph. wind with Kevin present as my representative for the family. It is placed according to my instructions to Kevin, i.e. so many inches from the concrete ledge, flower holder so many inches away from the stone so that when flowers are placed, they don't cover the stone, and level with the ground.

-Kevin also conveyed to the cemetery administrator that I am interested in taking over the Perpetual Care cemetery cost for Dad and Mary's grave when Uncle Billy and Aunty Rose die.

-You will see a picture of Dad's stone off to the side with the top of Dad's vault exposed. That was done so that they could place the headstone over the center of the vault and level with the ground. The shiny part of the stone in a couple pictures is the plastic covering that was removed when it was placed in the ground. The headstone was very heavy. The bronze portion is, I estimate 3/4" thick, and I suspect expoxied to the remaining concrete portion, which made it heavy. The shell lei is what I suspect Sandy left, the last time she was there, or was placed by someone else. It is not a permanent piece to Dad's headstone.

-11/5/07 - Dad’s Headstone Marker was re-done to prepare it for Mom’s. The new version was installed this date along with Mary’s Marker.80

-You can find his headstone if you go to Google Earth and type in 1446 Alani St., Honolulu, HI 9681714

-April 2017 - Met with Gerry Miyamoto (President of Chapter 1 of the Ahahui Ka’ahumanu Society Cemetery) & Liz Nakashima (Cemetery Supervisor of the Ahahui Ka’ahumanu Society Cemetery)81

-Witness was Ted Farm (George’s brother & Best Man93) & Barbara Isaacs (Edith’s 1st Cosuin)
Married by Rev. Philip J. Bond
Most Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church‎
100 Diamond Street
San Francisco, CA 94114-2414
(415) 863-625960

-Prelim Div: Sept. 1966, (This is when they first separated for about a 9 mo., then got back togetht)94,11

-Separated: 2/28/198053

-Mom’s Lawyer: Robin Yeamans, San Jose, California
Dad’s Lawyer: Theresa L. Pfeiffer
Judge: John S. McInerny95