The program was:
“Hawaiians and their European Ancestry”
- by Godfrey and Kathy Kaonohi
Godtrey Kaonohi, presenting "Our European Roots" by Mossman Dudoit. He's descended from first French Consul to Hawai'i, Capt. Jules Dudoit and his wife, daughter of another sea captain, Anne Corney. Captain Corney is documented in Early Voyages of the North Pacific.
Godfrey said he started by going to the Board of Health for birth certificates. He also went to Bishop Museum, not only for further information, but to see the medals awarded Dudoit by the French government under Napoleon III. The LDS Kane'ohe Family History Center was another good resource he used.
Kathy Kaonohi, his wife, presented the Mossman Family in Hawai'i, descended from Capt. Thomas Mossman and Mary Ann Lewis, from Berwick, GB. Twenty-six Mossmans from Hawai'i all went to Berwick Upon Tweed on the English-Scottish border to trace their roots They also visited Bretons in Monmouth, England.
The meeting and featured program began at 9 am with the featured program.
Kathy Hudson presided.
New Location information:
The June 11th meeting was at the Keola Hoʻonanea Senior
Housing at 1465 Aʻala St., Honolulu 96817.
The
building has a newly-renovated, wi-fi enabled meeting room able to accommodate
a group our size, although smaller than Manoa Gardens. There is a kitchen where
snacks can be eaten. Food is not allowed
in the meeting room. The room is
available at no cost to nonprofits, so that’s good. I sent them a $25 deposit for cleaning fee,
so we need to be sure to clean up after ourselves, as we always do.
The
high rise is centrally located between N School St and N
Vineyard St. and between Liliha St and Nuuanu Ave. It’s across the river (Nuuanu Steam) from
Foster Botanical Garden and next to the H1.
It’s a seven-minute walk from the bus stop on Liliha Street and Vineyard.
There
is on street parking on A’ala or Vineyard, but may be hard to find a spot on
Saturdays (empty on week days). The A’ala
street parking is metered, but it is supposed to be free on Saturday and
Sundays. Car-pooling is the best idea,
and arrive early to find somewhere to park.
There is a loading area by the door for those to unloading refreshments,
or projector, etc. A handicap parking
space may be available.
Mahalo
to Stanley Yon, for arranging things, and also Judi Moore and Joyce Garnes for
meeting with Stanley at the Keola Ho’onanea Sr. Housing to check it out with
the resident manager. Stanley will be
responsible for unlocking and locking the room. Thanks to Martha Reamy for coordinating the
search for the new meeting place. And to
Faith for the picture are directions from Wilson Tunnel.
Here is
a map of the location at 1465 A’ala Street.
You can look it up on Google maps and get a good idea what it looks like
and where it’s located.
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