by susansalgy | Feb 26, 2018 | Hanalei, Lotus Pond, Recipes
Tourists to Hanalei throughout many decades were advised not to miss the famous Hanalei Lily Pond, dug by Chock Chin and his sons originally as a Lotus Pond near the family home. Located along the main road, it was featured in the travel photos of thousands of...
by susansalgy | Feb 19, 2018 | Chinese Festivals, Family Members, Family Photos
The Chinese New Year arrived on 16 February 2018. This is the 4715th Chinese year. According to the Chinese horoscope calendar, 2018 is the Male Earth Dog year. The color brown is associated with the earth, so another name for 2018 is the Year of the Brown Dog. ...
by susansalgy | Feb 14, 2018 | Family Members, Family Photos
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...
by susansalgy | Feb 14, 2018 | Family Members, Family Photos
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. ...
by susansalgy | Feb 12, 2018 | C. Akeoni Store, Hanalei
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...
