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by | 16,Mar,2025 | Uncategorized

Celebrating Our Roots

Journey from China to Kauai: A Family's Heritage

Discover the inspiring story of Chock Chin’s journey to save his family in China and build a new kind of life in the lush island Kingdom of Hawaii in the early 19th century. 

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Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, Vision, and Grace

The Dynasties of China

by | March 29, 2025 | Cultural Revolution, History, Political History | 0 Comments

Understand the world inhabited by our ancestors, who each took their place in the family in a China being shaped and controlled by the dynastic ruler of their day.  Starting with the first emperor, Yu the Great -- founder of the Xia Dynasty in 2070 BC  (pictured here)...
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Noteworthy Tang Ancestors

by | March 27, 2025 | Tang Clan | 0 Comments

Another famous Tang: Tang Shao Yi The Tang clan of Tang Jia Village was well known in the area. As Louise Skyles told me, "While most of the villagers in the area just barely survived and went overseas to make a living, the Tang clan sent their members overseas to...
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Chock Chin’s Historical World

by | March 24, 2025 | Cultural Norms & Traditions, Hanalei, History, Migration | 0 Comments

To really understand Chock Chin, we must come to understand the world he lived in. His historical context helps us interpret the way he organized his family, the way he interacted with his community, his business practices, his dreams and ambitions, and ultimately the...
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George Gordon Chock

George Gordon Chock

Feb 14, 2018 | ,

George Gordon Chock was the only child of George Chock and his first wife, Edith Elizabeth Maes.  Gordon was born on 30 April 1930 in Dillon, Montana.  This was Edith's second marriage, so Gordon had three older step-sisters, Margaret,  Mary Ann, and Marvel...

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Dorothy Chock and Sau Yee Chang

Dorothy Chock and Sau Yee Chang

Feb 14, 2018 | ,

Dorothy Kam Mew Chock was born on 25 August 1897 in Hanalei to Chock Chin and Hee Shee (2nd Chinese wife).  She was the 2nd child, having an older sister named Katherine Kam Ho Chock, born in 1896.  My father, George Goon Fong Chock was born two years later in 1899. ...

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The Restaurant in the Chock Chin Store

The Restaurant in the Chock Chin Store

Feb 12, 2018 | ,

Chock Chin's store in Hanalei had a popular restaurant and bakery area in it.  This establishment was a fixture in the community, feeding local villagers, visitors from the port, plantation workers and paniolos from the nearby ranches.  The name of the Chock Chin...

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