Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 24

EIGHT HONOLULU 5TAR DULLETIN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1939 If I 5 5 i 4 photographed In front of their Kamalo home. He vu one of the share the Island and is the firt store in KaunakakaL Wonf I.eortg. the man- Is the oldest Chinese on MoU.kat. lie i ihwn ith his trclher, Chapj croppers at the Moanui plantation before the mill was burnt down and acer, is shown with a customer. 3 C.

Ah Pinjr and his wife in front of Kins. and their vater buffalo. 37. Chant Nai has been a resident the plantation abandoned. 2 Chang Tung store, known as the Friendly their Pukoo store.

Ah Pinr arrived on Moiokai 63 years ajo direct from of the territory for 61 year and onre owned a larie rice plantation on Store on Molokal, which ranks among the oldest retail establishments on Los Angeles to work at the Kamalo plantation. 4 Chang Nul. $7. right. MolokaL He now lives with bU brother at Kavtrla, CHINESE ON MOLOKAI: Mjor contributions to community life have fcren made by Chinese on the Friendly Isle of Molokal.

Here re some Molokal' pioneer Chinese. 1 Tang Chonf and his Hawaiian wife. fTressi'e outlook on life that he rose from the ranks of the laboring business came into existence at Ka-luaaha and Waialua. The Chinese have gradually forged CHINESE LEAD AS RETAILERS ahead business until today 10 stores, three restaurants, three poi ''MalohtiVs Only I'icirixiacj;" Phone 2-W-54 Kcunokakoi, Mclckal RICHARD SAKATA, Manoger Chinese Survive Wreck (Scecia Star-BuHttn CorrtponjSet1 KAUNAKAKAI. Moli.kai, St pt, 8.

When the Ch.nese first arrived on this island is not certain. Among the cIJ residents a story prevails of the wreck cf a sailing vessel at Kolv more than 10 years ago. The ship grounded at and sent rockets. By morning a line wa established on shore and most cf the passengers were rescued. Among these were ftO or TO Chinese.

factories and Molokai's only hotel, are operated by Chinese. Prominent among the younger Chinese is Y. K. Yuen who, with a company, owns the four largest retail stores on Moiokai. retv SuDRar Qvms (Special Star.Bulletin Correspondence) KAUNAKAKAI, Moiokai.

Sept. 5 C. Ah Ping. S3 year old Chinese class to manager of the one time Hackfield owned Kipahulu sugar plantation on J.laui. This plantation was constantly losing money until Ah Ping took the helm and quickly placed it on a paying basis.

Left China at 20 Ah Ping left Yen Ping district China, when only 20 years old and sailed to Los Angeles where he remained one year. Here he signed a three years contract to come to Hawaii with about 150 other Chinese as a laborer in Hawaii's growing sugar industry. Upon arrival he was sent to Moiokai with 15 of his countrymen to work on the Kamalo sugar plantation owned by Dan McCorriston. He found only two Chinese on Moiokai upon his arrival. He laughs out loud when he is reminded of the first Kamalo sugar plantation, mill.

This mill was wind powered and only one stalk of cane at a time could be led to the tiny patriarch, seems well satisfied with the world as he fits daily near his stn-e entrance at Pukoo, calmly watching the activities of our fast mov- The peony is large, but useless to man; the jujube blossom, though srrfall, ripens into precious fruit. Garden flowers are not as fragrant as the flowers of the field, but the flowers of the field do not last as long. When white cloth has been in the dyeing vat. it is difficult to tell it from black. KaunoVokoi, Molokoi Consralulcfos 11:2 Ihv.xii (Special Star-Bulletin Corrctpondenct) KAUNAKAKAI.

Moiokai, Sept. 8. The Chinese were the first to go into retail store business on Moiokai and today they still dominate this field. According to old residents the first store on Moiokai was located at Kamalo and owned by Leong Sam Choy. Conflicting statements exist as to the exact date of its beginning sometime in the late TOs or early 80s.

The original store still stands and is owned today by descendants of -Leong Sam Choy. It is used as a store by a tenant, Kam Chee. Mrs. Leong Sam Choy planted the first monkey pod tree on Moiokai near the old store and it still grows. Soft grass follows the wind.

in Generation all about him. "Today young people too much smart," says Mr. Ah Ping with an approving smile. lie points to the utomobiie, the airplane, the radio and that all this is as it, should be. end other developments to prove In this statement, we find the es-his contention.

He agrees that the sf nee of this man's philosophy, world is constantly moving forward 1 It is no doubt due to this pro- ALOHA nUI LOA from Map P.torEiG'i Limited rollers. "Sometime cane too big must cut in half." he says. He recalls that the juice was so poorly extracted that the crushed cane took days of drying before it became fit for fuel. The Her will prohibits destruction of the tree. (C.

AH CHONG, Manager) Kounokokai, Moiokai juice was boiled and placed in small Kualopuu, Mclckel Phone 2-W-59 extends the greetings of the Friendly Isle to the HaicaiiChincsc 150th anniversary party KAUNAKAKAI, MOLOKAI SI I MM IM 1 1 Years later, a camp store known as the C. T. Akuna store was opened by Chang Tung at the Kamalo plantation. He later moved to Kaunakakai where he opened the first store in this district, the Chang Tung store, which he still owns. He now lives with his family in Honolulu.

Wong Leong manages his store. Chang Tung and his manager, Wong Leong, known as Ah Leong, have been so accommodating that the store is known as the Friendly Store on a Friendly Island. Two other stores, now out of GREETINGS FROM THE od-note Km A. M. KIKUKAWA, Proprietor Kaunakakai, Moiokai 3x5 loot pans where a thick dark formed.

This was the sugar for export. "This one more molasses than sugar." says Ah Ping. No Trees Then There were no kiawe trees on Moiokai at this time as contrasted with the thousands that are here now. Other trees were extremely scarce in the lowlands. Firewood was the problem of the day.

Ah Ping recalls one Chinese new Year when he and Mr. McCorriston set out with a bullock team to get wood for the celebration. They left Kamalo in the early hours of 05 iBUCTS the morning and proceeded but a 1 a I 1 General Llercliandlso Groceries and Heats mm ir JL CHANG TUNG STORE "The Friendly Store on a Friendly Island9 ever, the urge to do things became so insistent that he moved to his present location at Kilohana where he has been operating a large store with the help of two of his sons. He has visited China twice during his stay in the islands. On his first visit he married in China according to the Chinese custom and brought his bride here where he married her again the American way.

He has eight girls and four boys. One of his daughters, Lillian, recently married the son of the former Chinese consul here. His daughter Kather-ine is a teacher at Fern school. He owns six acres on which his fTT) nn (p a huge tree. This they tied to the team and dragged it to the village arriving about 9 that night.

Chickens could be bought anywhere for 25 cents each. "Take anyone for 25 cents no more talk," says he. He also tells of when he bought a huge cuttlefish, weighing more than 100 pounds for only 25 cents. Plantation Closes Down After two years at this plantation, they were suddenly informed that the plantation was being closed down because of financial difficulties. He and the others, who were contracted, tried in vain to induce the plantation to provide passage for Our sincere best wishes for the success of the I.TOli ttinircrscirf Celebration of the Hawaii Chinese! General Oerchandisa-Liquors Phone 2-W-2 Kaunakakai, Molokal home and store are situated and lives content in his old age with no thought of returning to China.

their return to California. Keceiv-ing no funds, the little group of Chinese disbanded in disgust and moved to other islands. is proud of the progress of the Chinese throughout the territory of Hawaii and sincerely congratulates them on the attainment of their 150th From here, he went to Puunene GENERAL MERCHANDISE plantation where he was employed as camp cook lor live years. He then 19 went to Kipahulu as plantation "The Complete Store overseer, tie remained in this ca pacity for 10 years until transferred LAU AH I STOKE LAU CHU AHOI, Proprietor Kaunakakai, Moiokai to Lahaina where he continued as overseer. Five years later, the Kipahulu plantation, after a series of changes in executive personnel, proved itself in bad shape financially.

Ah Ping was transferred to this plantation as its manager and given the task of pulling it out of the doldrums. By a number of quick progressive changes, this was accomplished and Ah Ping remained as its manager for nine years until the plantation was sold by the Hackfield Co. Starts Store He then left for Honolulu in 1915, bought what is now the Nuu-anu hotel and retired. In 1921, how- Puuohoku, Moiokai Phone 3-W-52 Best Wishes for Hawaii-Chinese Sesquicentennial I iLT IS with great pleasure that we congratulate the Chinese of all the territory on their wonderful progress. We are glad you are here and wish you a world of further success and prosperity MOLOKAI RANCH 1 1 n.

THOMAS LI. r.lAEDA Uolapue, Moiokai From Pukoo, Moiokai C. AC 3 PING -STORE Sends Sincere Greetings 62NEE2AL MERCHANDISE' C. AH PING, Proprliter and Bggis PanlGr Limited Kaunakakai, MoJckcI Phens 2-W-14 GIiovj Kon Store CHOW ICON, Proprietor Pukoo, Moiokai extends best wishes for the success of the Hawaii Chinese Sesquicentennial Celebration pmLm i i 5 1 1 4 it Dm-9 sdQiy Let ns show you the new PLUS-POWERED nnnnn m. bU Wing Kui Ing, Owner Phone 3 18 Kaunakakai, Moiokai (' JA 1 13 Come in and see the beautiful new models they Include the latest developments in MODEL 155-T, illustrated, brines entertainment from c'l the world.

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