by Susan Chock Salgy | 14,Feb,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 Susan Chock Salgy | 12,Feb,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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 11,Feb,2018 | Hanalei, Lotus Pond
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...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 10,Feb,2018 | Family Members, Family Photos
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 31 August 1931 in Honolulu. They lived in Honolulu and she taught school there. On her gravestone...
by Susan Chock Salgy | 10,Feb,2018 | Family Members, Family Photos
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. Left to...
