A Place Called Kalōpā

By Amy Keko'olani Akao (2002)

A Place Called Kalōpā was written in 2002 by Amy Kekoolani Akao, who was born and raised at Kalōpā. The book is no longer available in hard copy form. You may download it as a PDF file and reprint these pages.  Please cite this work correctly in bibilographies. ō

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A Place Called Kalōpā

 

 

Cover, Front Matter and Dedication

 

     
 

Kalōpā Memories (Pages 1 - 18)

 

 

The Way To Kalōpā

 

 

History of Kalōpā

 

 

My Life in Kalōpā

 
 

Two Deaths in Our Home

 
 

My Dad and Mom

 
 

Pā‛auilo School

 
 

Abscess in My Glands

 
 

Working in the Canefields of My Grandmother

 
 

Matsunaga Store

 
     
 

Childhood in Old Kalōpā (Pages 9 - 19)

 

 

The Kalōpā Ditch

 

 

The Sugar Cane Flume

 

 

Song: The Kalōpā Ditch by Amy Kekoolani Akao

 

 

Song: The Sugar Cane Flume by Amy Kekoolani Akao

 

 

Games We Played in Kalōpā

 

 

Activities That Kept Us Busy

 

 

Cliff Pond

 

 

Jim Pond

 

 

Ishii Store

 

     
 

Churches of Kalōpā  (Page 20 - 30)

 

 

The Catholic Church

 

 

The LDS (Mormon) Church and the Kekoolani Family

 

 

The Hāmākua Jodo Mission

 

 

The Kalōpā LDS Graveyard

 

     
 

Kalōpā through the Years  (Page 31 - 38)

 

 

Fourth of July

 

 

Christmas In Kalōpā

 

Song: I Remember Christmas By Amy Kekoolani Akao

 

 

Song: Christmas Serenad By Amy Kekoolani Akao

 

 

The War Years

 

 

Graduation from Pa‛auilo Intermediate School

 

 

Our House In Kalōpā Burns to the Ground

 

     
 

Kalōpā Families  (Page 38 - 52) 

 

 

Families That Lived in Kalōpā When We Were There

 

 

Henry Keomalu

 

 

The Ferreira Family

 

 

The Wachi Family

 

 

The Needham Family

 

 

The Rodrigues Family

 

 

The Gomes Family

 

 

The Kamauoha Family

 

 

Meeting Up With Johnny Kamauoha Again

 

     
 

The Road Back to Kalōpā (Page 52 - 59) 

 

 

Reflections Of Kalōpā

 

 

Song: ‛O Kalōpā I Ka La‛i

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix

 

 

Picture Identification

 

 

References