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 [...]
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 [...]
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 Reddington. [...]
Dorothy Chock - 1916 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. [...]
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 Store was [...]
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 [...]
Susan Chock, Harry Wong, Nee Chang Chock Wong -- Honolulu 1981 Nee Chang Chock was the daughter of Chock Chin and his third Chinese wife, Chun Shee. She was born on 17 February 1908 in Hanalei, and was married to Harry Chow Wong on [...]
This photo was in George Chock's photo album, and had the date 7 Feb 1943 on the back, but the people were not identified. Fortunately, Bob Chinn has identified them for me (thanks, Bob!), These are the children of Wilfred and Violet Chock. [...]
Along with the entire Chinese community in Kauai (and globally), Chock Chin led his family in the annual celebration of Ching Ming. Daughter Dorothy remembers: "When it was Ching Ming or decoration Day, Papa sometimes roasted a pig. There would be large bowls and [...]
These are not hard to make, but you really need to pay attention to the ingredients if you want them to taste like the kind you get at a Chinese bakery or dim sum house. And if you don't have a bamboo steamer, [...]