Welcome to Chock Chin of Hanalei

Chock Chin – 1916

Chock Chin (aka T’o Tsien) was the patriarch of a large Chinese family who settled in the beautiful Hanalei valley on the island of Kauai, Hawaii in the late 1800s.

His early years in China were full of enormous social and political changes.  In 1883, at the age of 18, he chose to throw off the trappings of his privileged social rank and seek adventure and opportunity in the Territory of Hawaii.

Leaving his first wife behind to care for his mother, in compliance with Chinese tradition, he sailed toward the new landscapes, foods, languages, and ideas that waited in the new world.  This pivotal decision was to have an enormous effect on the lives of his descendants.  This site is designed to help us remember him, and debt we owe him for the courage, grit, creativity and love with which he built the foundations of our lives in America.

 

Family Stories

Meet the Family

Family Recipes

Get Involved

Calling all descendants of Chock Chin.

We welcome you to get involved in our family community.  You can:

  • Blog about your family
  • Share memories and pictures that have been passed down to you
  • Celebrate the gifts, talents, interests and family traits that weave through the family generations

If you’re not comfortable using WordPress, you can email your information to me, and I’ll post it for you.  Don’t be shy. Call forth the courage in your noble bloodline, and jump in.

Contact:

Susan Chock Salgy  | ssalgy@gmail.com  | 801-369-4205