Small-Kid-time Memories (was Re: Not A Pueo/Nealo Trap)
Dayle K. Turner
On 10 Jul 1996, albert the panther wrote:
> Actually, I'd _really_ like to see anyone who was born here
> in these islands post a bit about their childhoods.
I grew up on Oahu's windward side, one of five kids--two brothers, two
sisters. For the first five years of my life, the ohana lived in Kaaawa
where I have pleasant memories of walking to Kaaawa School along the beach
with my mom and older brother, of watching my tutu kane go squidding in
the waters off Swanzee Beach, of learning to swim in Kahana Bay at the
mouth of Kahana Stream.
Around 1963, we moved to the spanking-new Keapuka subdivision in Kaneohe.
Spent long hours--with my siblings, with neighborhood kids, and alone--
exploring the green mauka expanses and river nearby. We lived in a cul de
sac and the paved street fronting the homes there served as a
football/baseball/kickball field, basketball court, chase-master area, and
hide-and-go-seek grounds. During the summer months, we'd cavort,
slipperless all the while, until the sun disappeared over the Koolaus.
Ahh...the days of my youth. <g>
--DKT
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Nathan P Yuen
Dayle K. Turner (tur...@hawaii.edu) wrote:
: I grew up on Oahu's windward side, one of five kids--two brothers, two
: sisters. For the first five years of my life, the ohana lived in Kaaawa
: where I have pleasant memories of walking to Kaaawa School along the beach
: with my mom and older brother, of watching my tutu kane go squidding in
: the waters off Swanzee Beach, of learning to swim in Kahana Bay at the
: mouth of Kahana Stream.
Ahhh yes... the beautiful northern half of the windward coast. My father
used to take my brother and I (and our friends) fishing off the sand bar
in Kahana Stream that's exposed at low tide. Caughts lots of papio and
aholehole there. We also used to go o'ama fishing in Ka'a'awa. Just love
that portion of O'ahu.
: Around 1963, we moved to the spanking-new Keapuka subdivision in Kaneohe.
: Spent long hours--with my siblings, with neighborhood kids, and alone--
: exploring the green mauka expanses and river nearby. We lived in a cul de
: sac and the paved street fronting the homes there served as a
: football/baseball/kickball field, basketball court, chase-master area, and
: hide-and-go-seek grounds. During the summer months, we'd cavort,
: slipperless all the while, until the sun disappeared over the Koolaus.
The view of the Ko'olau Mountains are just spectular from that area in
Kaneohe. Isn't Keapuka where a stream backed up during a thunderstorm
which flooded the low-lying areas of the subdivision in the late 1960's.
I believe the flood was the underlying rationale for damming the stream in
Ho'omaluhia and for creating that man-made lake.
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Dayle Turner
: Isn't Keapuka where a stream backed up during a thunderstorm
: which flooded the low-lying areas of the subdivision in the late 1960's.
: I believe the flood was the underlying rationale for damming the stream in
: Ho'omaluhia and for creating that man-made lake.
That's right. We were fortunate that our home was on higher ground. From
it, we could see the river swelling over its banks, trees and even a car
floating downstream. Homes were destroyed and one person died in that
tragic flood.
In the post-Ho'omaluhia era, the river has never caused any problems in
Keapuka, even during that New Year's eve deluge a handful of years ago.