Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy history and Heritage
Sugar cane was growing freely in the Hawaiian Islands long before Captain Cook came on the scene in the 18th century. People of Chinese descent were producing sugar in Lawai as early as 1802. There were small scale family operations throughout the islands. In the early 1800s, several men were trying their hand at sugar…
Much is known about the many Portuguese men who made their way to Hawaii. Whalers, business owners, plantation laborers, and so forth, who later made their way into society. But, little is known of the early Portuguese women. Finding their stories is like trying to find a needle in a haystack, but their stories deserve…
Portuguese in the Hawaiian Legislature, 1890-1978 Excerpted from the book “Portuguese in Hawaii” by John Henry Felix and Peter F. Senecal Name Island House Senate Affonso, Godfrey R. Maui 1909-1911 Aguiar, George R. Kauai 1947 Aguiar, Manuel R. Jr. Kauai 1919 1949-1951 Amaral, Alvin T. Maui 1973-1976 Andrade, Frank Oahu 1903-1905; 1919 Baptiste, Anthony C….
The Portuguese in Hawaii have gone on to a variety of successes. Henry O’ana made his way to Major League Baseball. A Talented Athlete Henry “Hank” O’ana was born in 1910 in Waipahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. His father was Hawaiian and and his mother was Portuguese. Henry attended St. Louis College. His reputation was as…
Rosalie Enos was born in 1875, Wailuku, Maui. Her father was Portuguese and her mother Hawaiian. Her father, probably Augustine Enos Sr., was a rancher and businessman in Makawao. She became Hawaii’s first female legislator. Born in Maui Rosalie grew up on Maui. She was a student at St. Anthony’s School for Girls in Wailuku….