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.
Stories of Courage, Sacrifice, Vision, and Grace
Dorothy Chock and Sau Yee Chang
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. ...
The Restaurant in the Chock Chin Store
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...
Chock Chin in Hanalei History
In the Hawaiian Encyclopedia there is a long section about the history of Hanalei. Chock Chin appears in there several times, as he had many businesses and enterprises and played an important role in the economy of the area. Here are the excerpts where he is...
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