Living in Wai‘anae during World War II
Helen Hoopuiainaokakina Kulolia Meyers, born at Mākua Ranch in 1896, talking about her experiences in Wai‘anae during World War II:
"...in Wai‘anae, we did our shopping at Hong Tong's, Yamashita's, Yamasaki's, A.K. Chong's and the Tamura stores. We bought our poi from the Alena poi factory, a Chinese-owned factory here in Wai‘anae. I took a large pa kini to the factory and for twenty-five cents they filled the pan with poi. I would take the poi home and make poi palaoa and it was simply ‘ono!"
Reference Cited
Waianae Coast Culture and Arts Society. 1986. Ka Poe Kahiko O Waianae: Oral Histories of the Waianae Coast of Oahu. Topgallant Publishing Company, Limited. Honolulu, HI.
