GLOSSARY

The following words and phrases are non-English terms. Non-English is here deimed as any lexical item not found in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (Springfield, MA: Merriam Webster Inc., 1986).

The language family of each word or phrase is indicated by a letter or letters in parentheses:

(C) (F) (H) (HCE) (J) (M) (SA) (S) (Z)

Chinese Filipino Hawaiian Hawai 'i Creole English Japanese Micronesian Samoan Spanish Zuiii

References for the deimitions used in this glossary include: Ernesto Constantino, 1/ocano Dictionary (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1971); Samuel H. Elbert, Trukese-English and English-Trukese Dictionary (Naval Military Government, 1947); Koh Masuda, ed., KenkyU.sha's New Japanese-English Dictionary, 4th ed. (Tokyo: KenkyUsha, Ltd., 1974); Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, rev. and exp. ed. (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1986); G.B. Milner, Samoan Dictionary (London: Oxford University Press, 1966) and Edwin B. Williams, The Williams Spanish and English Dictionary, exp. international ed. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978).

In some instances, the spellings and defmitions were provided by Center for Oral History staff or the interviewee. Such items are asterisked.

The following defmitions apply to the lexical items as they appear in the context of the transcript.

A-1

ake (H) liver aku (H) bonito, skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) alavia (HCE) childhood game similar to tag,

played with bean bags; term may have originated from alubia, a Spanish word for bean*

a/i'i (H) noble, aristocrat, royalty aloha (H) love aloha 'iiina (H) love of the land or of one's

country; patriotism

bambu/a (HCE) large, round* benjo (J) lavatory benshi (J) a film interpreter; a movie "talker" bento (J) lunch, box lunch bin (HCE) see wen bobora (J) country jack; Japanese person* Bon (J) Buddhist All Souls' Day bon-san (J) Buddhist priest Borinque (HCE) Puerto Rican person* bruddah (HCE) man, brother* buddhaheads (HCE) Japanese people* bugga (HCE) person, thing*

chanbara (J) sword battle chase-master (HCE) childhood game similar to

tag* C havako (Z) Zuili religious ceremony* chawan (J) rice bowl chOnan (J) eldest son chow fun (C) Chinese fried noodle and

vegetable dish* crio//o (S) American-born Spaniard

da kine (HCE) an expression with an unspecified referent; whatchamacallit*

daikon (J) Japanese radish deshi (J) pupil, disciple, follower, apprentice Diamond Head (HCE) place name east of

Honolulu, used as east directional term*

do (J) body armor dokyo (J) courage, heart, nerve, mettle, guts

escudo (S) shield, escutcheon 'Ewa (H) place name west of Honolulu, used

as west directional term*

A-2

fefin (M) female furo (J) Japanese bathtub; public bath;

bathhouse furyo shonen (J) juvenile delinquent

go-dan (1) fifth rank gun (J) district, county, or subprefecture

hakama (J) a divided skirt for men's formal wear

Mli'i (H) a covering, spread; to spread as a sheet

hiinai (H) foster child, adopted child; to foster or adopt

hapa (HCE) part, half; a part-Caucasian person*

hiipai (H) carry; pregnant hiipu'u (H) tree fern endemic to Hawai'i

(Cibotium splendens, formerly called C . chamissoi)

hemo ka maka (H) open one's eyes hilahi/a (H) shame, embarrassment hiniilea (H) small- to moderate-sized, brightly

colored wrasses hiragana (J) cursive Japanese writing hO hana (H) fieldwork with a hoe, weeding* ho 'oponopono (H) to put to rights; to put in

order huhU (H) angry, offended, indignant, mad,

scolding hui (H) club, association hukilau (H) a seine; to fish with the seine hu/ihu/i (H) chicken cooked on a spit or grill hu/uhulu waena (H) an irregularly branching,

dark-red seaweed with many narrow segments (Grateloupa filicina)

imu (H) underground oven

jinan (J) second son

kaju kempo karate (J) a style of karate* kiilua (H) to bake in the underground oven kamaboko (J) fish cake* kanaka (H) Hawaiian person kapu (H) taboo, prohibition, sacredness,

forbidden; sacred, holy, consecrated; no

trespassing, keep out katakana (J) square form of Japanese writing katana (1) sword kempo, kenpo (J) art of fencing,

swordsmanship ken (J) prefecture kiawe (H) algaroba tree kim chee (K) spicy pickled vegetables* kini (HCE) marble, marker* ko-te (J) fencing gloves, gauntlet; also to strike

one's forearm ko 'oko 'olau (H) plant used medicinally as tonic

in tea koa (H) the largest of native forest trees

(Acacia koa) kolohe (H) mischievous, naughty, prankster kompa-kompa (HCE) reduplication of kompa,

to cooperate; to share; to do together* konohiki (H) headman of an ahupua'a (uplands

to sea) land division under a chief kotonk (HCE) Japanese person from the U.S.

Mainland* ku 'emaka (H) eyebrow laikae kO (H) sugarcane refuse* kukui (H) candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana) kuleana (H) right, privilege, concern,

responsibility kumu hula (H) hula teacher laipuna (H) grandparents, ancestors, relatives,

or close friends of the grandparents' generation

laulau (H) packages of ti leaves or banana leaves containing pork, beef, salted flsh, taro tops, baked in underground oven, steamed or broiled

liivalava (SA) clothes Lawalu (H) flsh or meat bound in ti leaves for

cooking limu (H) seaweed limu huluhulu waena see huluhulu waena

lomi (H) rub, massage, press, squeeze, crush, mash fme, knead, rub out

lomilomi (H) reduplication of lomi; see lomi luna (H) foreman, overseer, supervisor

A-3

makai (H) in the direction of the sea; towards' the sea

miilama 'dina (H) to take care of, tend, preserve, or care for the land

manapua (HCE) Chinese pork cake* manu lai (H) dove manuahi (H) free of charge, without

expectation of payback manana (S) tomorrow matai (SA) titled head of a Samoan extended

family mauka (H) towards the mountain men (J) face guard; headgear; mask

nada (S) nothing nage-no-kata (J) how to throw an opponent noni (H) Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifolia),

a small tree or shrub in the coffee family

nori (J) dried seaweed

'ohana (H) family, relative, kin group 'ohi'a lehua (H) the flower of the 'ohi'a tree

or the tree itself (Metrosideros macropus)

'o 'io (H) boneflsh o-kazu-ya (J) Japanese delicatessen oba-chan (J) grandma oku-no-kata (J) how to lay down an opponent* o-miyage (J) souvenirs* 'opihi (H) limpet 'opu (H) belly, stomach

pa 'a ka waha (H) close one's mouth Poke (H) Chinese person pali (H) cliff, precipice, steep hill or slope pau (H) fmished, ended pee wee (HCE) childhood game played with a

peg and stick* pepeiao (H) ear; ear-shaped steamed dumpling

filled with meat* pipi kaula (H) jerked beef; beef salted and

dried in the sun, broiled before eaten palaoa (H) flour poi (H) cooked taro corms, pounded and

thinned with water poke (H) to slice, cut crosswise into pieces, as

fish or wood; Hawaiian dish containing diced raw fish

Popolo (H) the black nightshade plant. In modem slang, refers to African Americans

puka (H) hole pupu (HCE) hors d'oeurves* pupule (H) crazy, insane, reckless, wild pwochopwoch (M) reduplication of pwoch,

white sailor moku (HCE) bell-bottom pants• sasa (S) beat, thrash; rod, cane sayonaraO) goodbye senbei (J) Japanese rice crackers sensei 0) teacher, master, instructor shibai 0) drama, performance; playacting; a

put-up job; a fake shime-no-kilta (J) how to hold down or secure

an opponent shimpai 0) arranged marriage shinai (J) bamboo sword for fencing shodan (J) lowest grade of the senior class in

judo sfpa sfpa (F) reduplication of sfpa, a game

played with a very light ball which is kicked from one person to another

spock (HCE) to look, check out, observe*

A-4

suji (J) fishing line

ta-ran ta-ran (HCE) see tantaran takenoko (J) bamboo shoots talk story (HCE) to carry casual conversation tantaran (HCE) boastful, flashy; to call or

draw attention to oneself tarai (J) washbasin; tub tatami (J) straw matting thu (M) an article of clothing* tutu (H) grandma, grandpa

uchikomu (J) a sword stroke 'uhaloa (H) small, downy, American weed

with ovate leaves and small yellow clustered flowers (Waltheria indica)

uka (H) upland 'uku (H) hair louse umu (SA) see imu un poco (S) a little

wahine (H) woman, female wen (HCE) precedes a verb and indicates past

tense

Yobo (HCE) Korean person* yoshi (J) an adopted son-in-law or foster son

Abreu, Lucile, 78, 79, 80-81 Addwns,Jane, 37,93, 833 Aipa, Ben, 837 Akai, Eddie, 175 Akai, Gilbert, 175 Akui, Parden, 175 AJailnna,Fay,23,669,670,680 AJailnna, Vaiao, 23, 669, 670 AJoha United Way, 108, 133, 137, 159, 364,

610, 671, 800 Anderson, Billie, 6, 7, 11, 19, 41, 48, 49, 333 Anderson, Paul B., 6, 11, 19, 41, 322, 323,

328,331-34,505,514,602

Barefoot football, 225-27, 235-36, 355, 400-401,598-99

Barnes, AJice, 7, 43, 508 Berry, Margaret, 16-17 Behavior modification. See Palama Settlement:

in-community treatment program; Pakolea Program

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Honolulu, 386 Black:field Enterprises, 132, 135 Boys & Girls Qub of Honolulu, 270, 273, 386 Bubonic plague, 91, 112, 686 Buck's Bake Shop, 68, 167, 179, 720 Burner, Bettie Witzel (interview), 36-60

18, 328 background: childhood and family, 36-38,

45--46; early jobs, 38 on Matsonia passage, 44-45 on Pilama Settlement, 41-50, 54-55 as social worker, 39, 40, 46-51

Burns, John A., 805-806 Burrell, Eleanor, 43

Case Western Reserve University. See Western Reserve University

Cayetano, Benjamin J., 719 Central Union Church, ~91, 94 Char, Bertha K. Y. (interview), 544-62

background: childhood and family, 544-50, 554-56, 561--62; schooling, 547-48,

INDEX

B-1

549,554-55 as beautician, 554-55, 556-59 other jobs, 548-49 on World War n, 556-60

Char, Wai Sinn (interview), 567-85 background: childhood and family, 566-69,

579-83; schooling,568-69, 571 as dentist, 5~51, 558, 560, 572

inChina,572-73,575-76 at Palama Settlement, 572, 573, 576 private practice, 572, 579, 583-85

as waiter, 570 Chinatown fire (1900), 91-92 Chuman, Ruby. See Dewa, Ruby Chun, Randy, 837 Clubs:

athletic,62, 73,177,178,201,287,527, 719, 724-25

Mainland, 40 school, 314 social, 9, 11, 14, 22, 25, 26, 40, 46, 70--71,

98, 100, 101, 106, 115-16, 120-22, 125, 181, 286-87, 291, 353, 433--34, 673, 681, 687-89, 721

Conjugacion, Noland (Brother Noland), 365 Conjugacion, Tony, 365 Corbett, Gerald R., 203 Coyle, Grace, 8, 15, 39 Cundiff, Kenneth, 73, 82

DePonte, Norman, 523, 529 Desha, David and Julia, 43 Dewa, Ruby, 48, 328 Diaz, Edward "Skippa'" (interview), 826-44

70,175,362,386,474,725 as athlete, 836--39 background: childhood and family, 826-29;

schooling, 827, 834 on nickname, 841-42 on Palama Settlement, 833, 835, 840-41 personalphilosophy,830-31

Diaz, Ramon "Butchie," 70, 833 Dodlinger, June. See Okerlund, June

Education, importance of, 4, 62, 711, 835-36. See also PaJ.ama Settlement: Pakolea Program

Ehlers, Walter, 18, 64, 71, 471, 472 English-standard school, 177, 656

Farm Security Administration, 318 Farrington High School, 298, 353-54, 462,

522,672-73,706,707,718,724, 726.See also Diaz, Edward "Skippa'"

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), 3, 194. See also World War II

Flazer, William, 401, 598 Fletcher, Herb, 599-600 49th State Boxing Club, 287 Frear, Walter F., 504-505 Fujii, Masuto, 123, 124, 233, 597 Fujinaka, Harry (interview), 280-99

in air force, 290, 295-96 as athlete, 287-89, 295 background: childhood and family, 280-85,

291, 294; early aspirations, 297; schooling, 282-85

on corporal punishment, 283-84, 285 as Palama Settlement board member, 297-98 relationship with social workers, 292 as student, 285, 289, 290 as teacher, 290, 296 on World War II, 282-84

Furuno, Nora, 682, 696

Garden Club of Honolulu, 140 Gee, Bill, 123, 124, 400, 407-408, 409, 433,

434,440,443,447,462 GI Bill of Rights, 194, 197, 290, 439, 465. See

also World War II Gilbert, Delmar, 523, 524 Gill, Lorin T. (interview), 642-99

20, 23,26, 30, 71,123,124,203,204-205, 210,212,213,268,361,468,470,475, 522, 609, 789-90, 791, 793, 796, 817, 831, 834 background: childhood and family, 647-58,

670; schooling, 656-57, 658-{;2 on Big Five, 649, 650, 651, 672 as educator, 671-72 on Palama Settlement camps, 642-47

B-2

as Palama Settlement social worker and director, 642-47, 662-84, 686-99

and politics, 684-86 on Punahou School, 657

Gill, Tom P., 654, 657, 658, 671, 684 Gillette, Guy Mark, 315

Haake, Phillip, 361, 465 Hailele, Reginald, 44, 509 Hall, Helen, 335, 336. See also Settlement

houses: Henry Street Settlement Handley, Katherine, 197-98 Harada, Andy, 175 Harada,~e.67, 70,175,529,837 Harlem Globetrotters, 407, 441-42 Haruki, Henry, 289 Hawai'i Evangelical Association, 91-94 Hawai'i Swim Club, 67, 73, 177, 180 Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility (at

Ko'olau), 125, 131, 214, 631, 632, 634-35, 810

Hawaiians: ali'i, 91, 92, 111 and Christianity, 90-91 language, 229,254-55 learning style, 676 in Palama, 90-92, 111

Heftel, Cec, 276 Hiapo,Frederick, 175 Higa.~chikoUno,48, 328,331,340,510 Higami, Tsutao "Rubberman," 601, 602 Higashino, Robert, 298, 356, 610, 671, 683 Fnuboky,Frank,237,431,446 Hohu, Martha (interview), 246-58

background: childhood and family, 246-52, 257; schooling, 248-55

at Bishop Museum, 256 as pianist, 250, 257

Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, 112 Honolulu Police Department, 80-81. See also

Yamashita, Jeff Hirose, Halo, 141

Ichinose, Samuel "Sad Sam," 287 Ichiyasu, Maki, 18, 19, 26, 470, 662 Iizaki, Margaret (unrecorded interview),

851-52 380

background, 851 and World War ll, 852

In, Andrew, 316 In, Jennie Lee (interview), 304-44

197, 697 background: childhood and family,

304-308, 316; early aspirations, 314; family values, 311; schooling, 308, 309, 311-14

on ethnic relations in New York, 337-38 jobs,314-15, 316,318,342-43 on Palama Settlement, 331-34, 343-44 on relationship between Hakka and Punti,

312-13 as social worker: for American Red Cross,

319-22; on Mainland, 335-38, 341-42; at Palama Settlement, 322-23, 329, 340-41

on students at McKinley High School, 315 on World Warn, 317

Interscholastic League of Honolulu, 431-32 Ishimoto, Winifred, 72, 662, 721

Junior Olympic Games. See Palama Settlement: Junior Olympic Games

~e,John, 289-90 Kahanamoku, Duke, 402-403 Kalama, Thelma, 62 Kalihi-Palama Community Council, 340 Kamehameha Schools, 177, 249-55, 274, 352,

594 Kaminski, Joshua (case of), 52-53 Kaneshiro, Keith. See Yamashita, Jeff Kaninau, Louis, 22, 290 Kaowili, Lawrence "Bay," 289 Kauhane, Charles, 667-68 KaulukWari, Tommy,459,467,468,470,472 Kaumakapili Church, 246, 248 Kawakami, Nelson, 7, 43, 63, 64, 71, 174, 286,

292,333-34,358,380,381-82,383,433, 508, 526, 663, 834

Kawananakoa, Abigail, 356, 648 Keala, Francis, 80, 729, 731 Kealoha, Moses W. "Moke" (interview),

348-93 141,297,474 background: childhood and family, 348,

B-3

357, 359-60, 37(}....72; religion, 359-60; schooling, 367

on Hawaiian food, 372-79 on Hawaiian herbal medicine, 371-72 on lack of alumni participation at Palama

Settlement, 383-84 on Palama Settlement turnover rate, 384

Kelly,John,43, 72,126,174,177-78,179, 293, 508, 663

Kelly, Marion Anderson, 72, 126, 179 Kim, Donna Mercado, 365-66 Kim, Soo Sun, 233,237 Kim Han, Sidney, 731, 732 Koo, James (interview), 424-49

40Z,408 in army, 438-39 as athlete, 431-33, 441-43 background: childhood and family, 424-33,

448; schooling,425-27,43(}....32 Pearl Harbor civilian job, 438, 448 as student, 436, 439 on World War n, 434-39

Ko'olau youth correctional facility. See Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility

Kowalski, Killer, 602-603 Kudo, Stan, 471-72 Kupahu, Joe Gans, 287, 292 Kupau, Walter, 813 Kuriyama, Larry, 141

~on,Arne, 125,203,204,205,212,662, 790

Lee, Cal, 153 Lili'uokalani, Queen, 91 Ling, Kenneth K.M. (interview), 262-76

151,386,484,488,620,797,798,811 as athlete, 264-65 background: childhood and family, 262-63,

266; schooling, 263-64, 265-66 jobs, 266, 274-75 on Palama Settlement, 268, 275-76 as Palama Settlement supervisor, 267-76

Ling, Karel A. (interview), 618-37 background: childhood and family, 618-21;

schooling, 619-20 as Mainlander, 622 other jobs, 634-36 as Palama Settlement social worker,

621-23,625-34 Liu, Dan, 82 Lum, Herman, 809 Lum, Leimomi "Momi," 79, 81

McBryde Sugar Company, 190-91 Mak:olo, John, 433, 447 Mamiya, RichardT., 139, 226, 444 Mamizuka, Harry (tribute to), 851-52

175-76,178,179,199,286,287,292, 522, 526,531,789,837 background, 847 and Palama Settlement, 847 philosophy, 848

Matsuo, Kiyoshi "Knuckles" (interview), 454-75 64,65,287,292,603, 721 as athlete, 464--65 background: childhood and family, 454;

schooling, 456, 460--61, 465-66 federal job, 472 as Palama Settlement athletic director, 468,

471,473 as Palama Settlement social worker,

466-68,469-70 summerjobs,461-62

Mayor Wright Homes, 23, 70, 129, 130-31, 136,154,156,324-25,481,482,533,613, 725, 792, 793-94, 829

Miho, Katsugo, 339 Mink,Patsy,595,800 Mitchell, Jimmy, 431, 446--47 Moanalua Gardens Foundation, 649, 671, 672 Model Cities program, 28, 125-26, 39~97,

~9.672,678,690, 817

Nagoshi, Jack T. (interview), 190-216 20,22,23, 30,124,268,626,627,662, 789, 809, 815, 817 background: childhood and family, 190-92;

schooling, 192 jobs, 200-202 as Palama Settlement counselor, 203-204 as Palama Settlement director, 201-13 as University of Hawai'i student, 196 on World War ll, 192-96

Nahoopii, Bertha Lee (interview), 60-86 176,472,721

B-4

background: childhood and family, 60-62; schooling, 60

on Palama Settlement, 62-67, 70-73, 78, 86; as physical education instructor and athletic director, 63-74

as policewoman, 7 4-86 Nakama, Keo, 141, 391 Nakano, Lefty, 352 Nakashima, Janet (interview), 2-32

48,328,339,508,671 , 679 background: childhood and family, 2--6, 9,

12, 18; early aspirations, 5; schooling; 4--6,8

as community college instructor, 28 as counselor, 6, 7 on Palama Settlement, ~7. 9-11, 18--20,

22-32 as social worker, 13-19 on World War ll, 3, 6, 8--9

Nakashima, Shigemitsu "Shig," 9-10, 16, 18, 198

National Youth Administration (NY A), 314-15,316,411,434

Nelson, Torlef, 290 New York School of Social Work, 328, 335 Newman, Julia, 14, 15 Nikko Restoration Sanatorium, 382, 602 Nozoe, Setsuko Masuda, 63, 72, 470 Nozoe, Walter, 176

O'ahu Railway & Land Company, 96 Okerlund, June, 18, 41, 42, 48, 54-55, 328 Okubo,Shunzo,671,677 Ollendorf, Henry, 14-15 Omura,Robert,29,214-15,276,683, 752 Oshiro, Larry, 175

Palama Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), 102 Palama area:

businesses, 5, 224, 228 demographics, 5, 105-106, 223, 349-51,

481,593,624,681-82,795-96 description,94-95, 223,313,348--52,354,

425, 706 fights,43,234-35,594 floods, 311 gangs,459-60, 594 history, 91, 94-95

racial tension, 43 reputation, 151, 594, 609, 833

Palama Chapel, 90, 93 Palama Hospital, 111 Palama Settlement, 6, 41, 172, 248, 251, 252,

257,504,526,532,572,830 activities, 67, 96-97, 232, 298, 324,

329-30,353,522-23,625,663,832, 835; art, 505, 508, 522; carpentry, 409; dancing, 7' 175, 232, 433, 522-23, 552, 553; English-language classes, 115, 134, 298, 326, 365; gynrnnastics, 178; home economics, 115, 269, 505; movies, 358, 38~1. 433, 597; music, 72, 126-27, 175,257,293,326-27, 507,522-23; woodcrafting, 382

a~etics, 97-98, 115-16, 287-88, 352-53, 355,359,361,382,433,485-86, 724; basketball, 133, 383; boxing, 596; football, 97, 115-16, 133, 151-55, 227, 487, 600--601; fund-raising, 65, 68, 179, 295,468,720,802, 804;judo, 382,601, 607-10, 725; kendo, 596; swimming, 7, 72-73,174,176-77,285-86,383,522, 594, 596; tennis, 352; training table, 152,269, 271,485-86,488,800; volleyball, 115, 133. See also Barefoot football, Palama Settlement: Pakolea Program

boards, 119, 123-24, 126, 201, 333, 334, 384,387,471,472,644

and businesses, 339, 356, 364, 671, 843-44 camaraderie, 122, 331-33, 673, 695 camps: day camp, 6, 18, 20, 46, 329,

621-23, 678--79, 682, 696; fresh air camps, 98--100,111,115,204,294-95, 722-23; at Kualoa Beach Park, 722; Palama-by-the-Sea, 8, 10, 26, 46, 66, 71, 294-95,329,366,445-46,467,506, 507, 642~5. 720, 832; Palama Uka, 26, 294-95,467,622,645-46,673-74, 682-84,698,720

centennial celebration, 388, 514 changes, 123,132,160,297-98,340,612,

613, 636, 752-53 atCluisttnastime, 506 clientele, 23, 135, 151-52, 334, 353, 354,

363,385,609-10,612-13,725

B-5

clubs. See Cubs coeducational activities, 443-44 community outreach, 325, 329, 696-97 criticism, 122-28, 340 and delinquency, 69, 151, 156, 291-93,

446, 792-93 discipline, 108, 292, 357-58, 369, 447, 469,

527,613 drugs, 158, 611, 629, 674, 696, 802, 808.

See also Piilama Settlement: in-community treatment program

as family, 368, 613, 842 and family court. See Palama Settlement:

in-community treatment program funding, 125, 126, 131, 137-39, 384, 471,

492, 610, 625, 633-34, 677. garden plots, 133 and H-1 Freeway, 45, 103, 132-33, 233 and Harlem Globetrotters. See Harlem

Globetrotters health programs: medical clinic, 103, 105,

114, 432; nutrition, 111, 114, 152, 269, 356, 485-86, 665; public health nursing, 112, 114, 665, 690, 696-97; tuberculosis prevention, 113, 690; and University of Hawai'i, 113; venereal disease clinic, 46, 115, 331, 665; well-baby clinic, 115, 690. See also Strong-Carter Dental Clinic

history, 90-94, 228 in-community treatment program, 125,

134-35,268,270,275,625,628--34, 809-13

industrial group program, 46 and Junior Olympic Games, 405-406, 432 kindergarten, 115 membership: dues, 116, 175, 212, 227, 251,

282,330,359,473,592,623, 720; scholarships, 116, 282-83, 359, 698-99

mission and philosophy, 70, 129, 138, 325, 470. See also Settlement houses

need for settlement house in Palama, 123, 366, 689, 818--19, 843

neighborhood development program, 815--17, 818

Pakolea Program, 130, 134, 138, 151-52, 156-58,161,213-14,269-76,483-88, 625,633,665-66,798-802,805,808,

840 parental involvement, 69, 155, 271, 368,

508,663,697,698,800 physical description and locations, 11-12,

42-43,45,95,103-104,107,110, 131-133,135,220,227,294,320, 352-53, 831

and police, 121, 679--80, 802 preschool, 18 and pride, 117, 153, 154-55, 389-91, 720,

833 program for Hawaiians, 814-15 reputation, 151 , 313, 315, 323, 462, 609,

789 as residence for staff, 45, 125, 155-56, 215,

331-32, 664, 790 residentiil programs, 125-26, 665, 813-15 and schools, 114, 134, 136, 157, 158,

270-71, 367, 487, 623-24, 672, 679, 840

staff,211, 361,576,694-95,723,796, 797; salaries, 41, 327, 334, 514; social worker training, 9, 41, 328

Trecker report, 126-28, 133-34, 199-200, 201,203,205,209,210,212

unsuccessful cases, 362, 474, 533, 676, 804-805. 840

violence, 69, 151, 794-95 volunteers, 11, 17, 20, 22, 25, 27, 63,

66-67,70,103,112,176,269,273,326, 327,363,380,382,384,385,386,392, 471,488,489,606,611,644,723,799, 833

during World War II, 282-83, 325-26, 331, 332, 434-36, 852. See also World War II

Paresa, Barbara (interview), 166-73 background: childhood and family, 166-74,

182; schooling, 170, 183 jobs, 183 as swimmer, 180-82, 184

Park, Esther, 8, 12, 13, 15 Park, Soo Kil, 289 Parker, Wilder, 232, 233, 408, 435, 441 Paulson, Elaine, 18, 41, 42, 45, 48, 328 Piko, Earlene (interview), 760-822

30,151,159,199,213,267,268,483-84, 488,676

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background: childhood and family, 760--63, 819; schooling, 762-65, 768-71, 774

on drug abuse treatment programs, 820-22 as Haole at PaJama Settlement, 791-93 other jobs, 775, 820 on Palama Settlement, 817-20 as PaJama Settlement program director,

789-820 as schoolteacher, 766-68 on transitioning to Hawai'i, 770-78 on U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific

Islands, 779-89 on Zuiii, 806-807

Platt, Phillip S., 113, 199, 122, 125 and tuberculosis prevention program, 119-20

Pohai Nani Good Samaritan Kauhale, 51 PTA (Parent-Teacher Association), 368 Punahou School, 6, 8, 69, 73, 100, 102, 106,

108, 110, 117, 118, 119, 124, 141, 177, 180,675

Pu'uloa, John, 233, 352

Rath, James A., 45, 206, 248, 358 background, 91-92, 102 as father, 107-108 as PaJama Settlement director, 117, 232,

351,689 Rath, James A., Jr., 595 Rath, Ragna Helsher, 91, 358, 360-61

as mother, 108-109 and PaJama Settlement activities, 99, 108,

109 Rath, Robert H, Sr. (interview), 90-141

45,471 background: childhood and family, 90, 93,

96-97, 102, 117-19; early jobs, 117-18; schooling, 106

on Palama Settlement, 90-91, 93-141 and PaJama Settlement clubs, 100-106,

120-22 as PaJama Settlement trustee, 100, 122-24,

130 Raymond, Solomon "Red," 232-33, 400-401 Reinecke, John, 456,460-61 Rhea, Theodore, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 43-44, 122,

322,323-24,327,331-35,509 Richardson, WilliamS., 141

Rubin, Barry; 809, 811, 812

Sabrua.~. 199,201,207 Saffery, Samuel, 441, 595 St Louis College. See St. Louis School St Louis School, 221, 288-89, 339, 384-85,

405,486,598,599 Sakamaki, Shunzo, 662 Sakamoto, Soichi, 67, 73, 233, 391 Sruvation Army, 425 Samoan culture and history, 669-70, 680, 792,

794-95 Saperstein, Abe, 441-42 Scudder, Rev. Doremus, 91, 92, 93 Settlement houses:

East End Neighborhood House (Cleveland, OH), 39-40

Henry Street Settlement (New York, NY), 93,335,338,690,791

history and philosophy, 93, 97, 98, 112, 664-65, 79{}-91

Hull-House (Chicago, ll...), 37, 93, 690, 790, 833

Toynbee Hrul (London, England), 93, 790 Union Settlement Association (New York,

NY), 131 Waiakea Sociru Settlement, 334, 691

Sharp, John E. (interview), 146-61 267, 269, 273, 276, 386, 483-84, 488, 611, 798, 801-802 as athlete, 148-49 background: childhood and family, 146-48;

early jobs, 15{}-51; schooling, 147-49 as counselor, 151 as military serviceman, 148, 149-50 as PaJama Settlement footbrul coach,

151-56, 158-59 on segregated South, 147-48

Shetanian, Dearon, J., 663 Short, Wruter, C., 603--{)()4, 606 Sing, Francis (interview), 398-419

429,442,443 as athlete: basketbrul, 405, 406-409, 414;

bowling, 404; footbrul, 406 childhood and family, 398-400, 402-404,

41{}-11; early jobs, 412-13; schooling, 400,406

jobs, 413-17

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on military athletic league, 415-16 Smythe, Mabel, 112, 114 Snyder, Don (interview), 52{}-40

as athlete: 523-31; basketball, 523-24, 535-37; football, 537; swimming, 524-28,531

background: childhood and family, 520-22, 533-34; early aspirations, 528; mentors, 523, 526, 527, 528; schooling, 521-22, 536 -

as educator, 538-40 as musician, 532-33 in U.S. Navy, 535 values, 535

Strong-Carter Dental Clinic, 103, 113-14, 131, 136,248,331,432,546,552,576-79,601, 724

Sugihara, Masato (interview), 22{}-42 as athlete, 224, 225-27, 233, 237 background: childhood and family, 220-23,

232, 236; schooling, 230 in Hawai'i National Guard, 240 as parliamentarian, 240-41 as teacher, 237-41

Sunn, Chinn, 352 Sur, Johnny, 233,237 Swenson, James, 668, 815-16

Tarutani, Jerry (interview), 59{}-613 66, 123, 124, 382, 724 as Aloha United Way board member, 610 as athlete, 596, 598-602 background: childhood and family, 59{}-94,

597; early jobs, 599; schooling, 592, 598 as instructor: judo, 601, 602, 607-10;

kendo, 603-605,606 as massage therapist, 602-603, 605

Tomim,Elmo,235,401,405,462 Tomim, James, 235, 401 Tomim, Swanny, 235,401 Traveller's Aid Society, 13 Tsunami, 16, 46 Tua, Fituina F. (interview), 48{}-93

152, 801 as athlete, 485, 488 background: childhood and family, 480-83,

484-85; as newspaper boy, 482-83; schooling, 482, 483, 486, 489, 490-91

on discipline, 484 as family court intern, 489 jobs, 490, 491 as Palama Settlement volunteer, 489

University of Hawai'i, 175, 194, 196, 492, 5(17 football, 97, 611 internships at Palama Settlement, 113 School of Social Work, 196

Vasconcellos, Henry, 290

Watanabe, Alma (interview), 498-515 43 background: childhood and family,

498-500, 513; schooling, 499, 502-504 as Palama Settlement art director, 505-509 on racial prejudice in California, 502-503,

510-13 as schoolteacher, 509-10, 513-14 on Sohier family, 500-502, 504, 509

Watanabe, Kenichi, 502, 504 Watkins, Eileen, 19, 122, 125, 506-507, 509,

514, 663 Western Reserve University, 8, 13, 38-39, 328 Wildman, Elaine. See Paulson, Elaine Wood, Wilbur, 441, 447 World War II, 3, 8-9, 42, 62, 192-96, 282,

316,351,499,619,852 black badge, 60~. 607 blackouts, 556-57, 560 bomb shelters, 283, 317 ~ember?, 1941,413-14,435-36,559-60 end of, 12 and FBI, 194 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 193, 512,

684 internment, 512-13 1 OOth Infantry Battalion, 513 rationing, 558-59 schools during, 6, 39, 283, 317 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 317 U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps, 194-95 Varsity Victory Volunteers, 317

Yamamoto, Cupie, 233,405 Yamashita, Jeff (interview), 704-55

70,175,178,184-85,524,837

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as athlete, 718, 725-26 background: childhood and family, 704-17,

723; early experience with police, 713-14; schooling, 706, 728-29

as Christian, 740-52 on gangs, 714 as Honolulu Police Department beat

officer, 733-34; homicide detective, 712- 13, 736-39; recruit, 726-27; undercover narcotics officer, 729-32

as investigator, 740-46 jobs, 726, 728-29 and Keith Kaneshiro, 740-51 as Palama Settlement board member, 725,

752-53 Police Activities League, 733-34

Yamashita, Larry, 70, 175, 185, 524, 734 Yamashita, Lincoln, 70, 175, 524, 529 Yim, Patrick K., 135, 809 YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association),

22,98, 102,139,233,361,366,610,724 Young,Clarence,608-609,613 Young, Fred, 731, 732 YWCA (Young Women's Christian

Association), 6, 50, 610

Refiections of

Pi.lama Settlement

Volume I

Center for Oral History Social Science Research Institute

University of Hawai'i at Manoa

August 1998

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