PAPA MAHOE,"FISHER OF MEN"  SO GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME I GOT TO SEE YOU AND TALK STORY IN 2012,CELEBRATE  YOUR BIRTHDAY,OUR TALKS WERE ALWAYS ABOUT THE OCEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU'RE BOAT WAS ALWAYS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR AT KAILUA BEACH, GO FISH IN THE MORNING, AND TAKE 'EM TO TOWN IN THE AFTERNOON, FAVORITE STORY YOU TOLD ME OF WHEN YOU AND AUNT KAME FIRST MET MY PARENTS BEFORE I WAS BORN AND HAWAII WAS STILL A TERRITORY, YOU AND THE CREW WERE PLAYING MUSIC, DRINKING PRIMOS, YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND NOTICE MY DAD IN THE BATH ROOM WINDOW NEXT DOOR WITH A UKULELE IN HIS HAND TRYING TO LEARN THE MUSIC, YOU INVITED HIM IN AND 58 YEARS LATER, OHANA, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN APART SPIRITUALLY, IT'S THE ONLY FAMILY I'VE KNOWN ALL MY LIFE!! THE 2 TURTLE SHELLS THAT YOU, CHARLIE KALAMA AND MY DAD CAUGHT OFF MOKO-LUA, AUGUST 21 ,1958, HANG IN MY ROOM LIKE A TROPHY AND I WASN'T EVEN BORN YET!!"THEE" AMBASSADOR TO KAILUA BEACH, A FRIEND AND SMILING FACE TO ANYONE WHO NEEDED ONE,KIND ,GENTLE, SOFT SPOKEN, WE WILL ALL MISS YOU, ESPECIALLY THE RED HEADED PIGEONS YOU COLORED WITH MAGIC MARKER, THEY LOOK FOR YOU EACH DAY, I WOULD TELL THEM HE JUST WENT FISHING!THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR LIFE! A HUI HOU,ME KE ALOHA PUMEHANA, KAI WELIVER

Mr. Mahoe was my neighbor for about ten years.  He was a great neighbor and always had a smile and something nice to say.  I'm sad to hear that he passed and grateful for the happy memories.

When I close my eyes, I can hear that awesome laugh you always had.

With such a big and kind heart, we will all miss you.

Aloha `Oe   Uncle Howell

ALOHA EVERYONE! 
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING & CELEBRATING OUR DAD'S LIFE.

FISHING WAS HIS PASSION, AND HE WAS BORN AT THE PERFECT TIME, WHEN NEW TECHNOLOGY FAVORED THE FISHERMAN, AND THE OCEAN TEAMED WITH FISH, LOBSTERS AND TURTLES, LONG BEFORE TURTLES WERE PROTECTED.

SKIN DIVING LED TO SCUBA, 20+ YEARS BEFORE CERTIFICATIONS WERE REQUIRED.  THIS SPORT WAS FEATURED IN A POPULAR TV SERIES IN THE LATE 50's AND EARLY 60's, STARRING LLOYD BRIDGES, AS MIKE NELSON, IN SEA HUNT.

DAD ALSO SHOT HIS OWN UNDERWATER FOOTAGE, THROUGH A HANDMADE WATERPROOF PLEXIGLASS CAMERA ENCLOSURE, TO HOUSE HIS BELL & HOWELL 8MM CAMERA.  CHINKY FOUND IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHILE CLEANING A STORAGE ROOM.

THE THROW-NET WAS HIS FAVORITE WHICH ALSO EXPOSED HIM TO VERY ROUGH AND DANGEROUS WATERS OVER THE CLIFFS OF FLAT ISLAND (POPOIA), 
THE TWIN ISLANDS (MOKULUA'S), AND BLACK ROCK (MOKOLEA ROCK) TO RETRIEVE HIS NET, FILLED WITH FISH.  

IN HIS LATER YEARS, HE FASHIONED NETS TO HOLD JAPANESE GLASS BALL FLOATS, AND TO PICK MANGO'S AND PAPAYAS.
HE PICKED OPIHI AND HARVESTED THE SPINY WANA, (SEA URCHIN) FOR LUAUS.  

GATHERED SHELLS AND POLISHED THEM TO A MIRROR FINISH; AND, LIKE THE LOBSTERS HE CAUGHT, GAVE THEM ALL AWAY.  

IN A B&W PICTURE OF MY GRANDFATHER NEXT TO A LARGE WHITE CORAL, DAD AND JOE GILMAN RETRIEVED IT, AT A DEPTH OF 80 FEET.      

I REMEMBER SEEING ORNATE AND DELICATE RED AND BLACK CORAL TREES, DISPLAYED IN MY GRANDPARENT'S HOME, THAT DAD PULLED UP FROM DEPTHS EXCEEDING 90 FEET.
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DAD WAS BORN IN 1932 AND LIVED ON FIRST AVE. IN KAIMUKI WITH HIS PARENTS AND 1 OF HIS 2 SISTERS, DOROTHY (MY AUNTIE AH'PEH).  

HIS ELDEST SISTER, MARY (MY AUNTIE KONTAI) LIVED THERE FOR THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF MY DAD'S YOUNG LIFE, BEFORE SHE MOVED OUT AND TAUGHT 2ND GRADE CLASSES, AT ST. PATRICK'S ACADEMY, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM THEIR 1ST AVE HOME.

ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, THE FAMILY WOULD VISIT THEIR VACATION HOME AT KAILUA BEACH (WHERE CHINKY LIVES TODAY).


WHAT HAPPENED IN 1932 (The People History dot com)
GALLON OF GAS COST 10 CENTS.
LOAF OF BREAD  7 CENTS
A LB. OF HAMBURGER MEAT  10 CENTS
NEW CAR AVG PRICE $610.00

AL CAPONE WAS CONVICTED FOR TAX EVASION
CHARLES LINDBERGH'S SON WAS KIDNAPPED
AMELIA EARHART WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO FLY SOLO ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
BORN THIS YEAR: ELIZABETH TAYLOR, LORETTA LYNN, LITTLE RICHARD, JOHNNY CASH, CHARLIE RICH, PETULA CLARK, JENNY CRAIG, KASEY KASEM, TED KENNEDY, SONNY LISTON, OMAR SHARIF AND DONALD RUMSFELD.
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ON DECEMBER 7TH 1941, DAD WAS 9 YEARS OLD.  ON THAT DAY, WHILE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH WITH 2 OF HIS NEIGHBORS, Marie and Loraine Ferrera, THEY SAW LOW-FLYING AIRPLANES OVER KAILUA BEACH.  HE TOLD ME, THE PLANES WERE SO CLOSE, YOU COULD SEE THE PILOTS FACES.  THEY WAVED TO THE PILOTS, AND THE PILOTS SMILED AND WAVED BACK AT THEM.  

THEY ALSO SAW ONE OF THE PLANES FIRE A BURST OF MACHINE GUN BULLETS AT 2 LADIES, WALKING A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS AWAY, AS THE PLANES TURNED TOWARDS THE NAVAL AIR STATION AT KANEOHE.  (NOW MARINE CORPS BASE, HI)  
NO ONE WAS INJURED.  
DAD RAN HOME TO TELL MY GRANDFATHER WHAT HE SAW.  HE SAID MY GRANDFATHER WAS ON THE ROOF, ADJUSTING THE RADIO ANTENNA SO HE COULD LISTEN TO THE ROYAL HAWAIIAN BAND THAT AIRED LIVE, EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT 8 AM.  

DAD RAN BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE BEACH AND THE HOUSE 4 TIMES TO TELL MY GRANDFATHER THE PLANES WERE BOMBING THE BASE.  
EACH TIME MY GRANDFATHER TOLD HIM THEY WERE JUST PRACTICING ON THE BASE AND DON'T WORRY.

WHILE DAD WAS ON THE BEACH ENJOYING THE AIR-SHOW, HE HEARD MY GRANDFATHER YELLING TO THEM TO COME HOME.    
WHEN DAD REACHED THE YARD, MY GRANDFATHER TOLD HIM WHAT WAS HE DOING ON THE BEACH?  GET IN THE HOUSE!  HE HEARD A NEWS FLASH ON THE RADIO THAT JAPAN HAD BOMBED PEARL HARBOR.  
DAD SAID, SEE I TOLD YOU!  
MY GRANDFATHER SAID, GET IN THE HOUSE.

THEY PACKED UP THEIR BELONGINGS AND RETURNED TO 1ST AVE.  
ASSURED HIS FAMILY WAS SAFE FOR THE TIME BEING, MY GRANDFATHER DROVE TO PEARL HARBOR WHERE HE SAW FIRST HAND, THE AFTERMATH AND CARNAGE OF THE ATTACK.  
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A HARDHAT SALVAGE DIVER, DIVE COMPRESSOR OPERATOR AND TECHNICIAN.  

DAD TOLD ME HE DIDN'T COME HOME FOR 3 DAYS.  

DAD ATTENDED KAIMUKI H.S. AND RECALLED DRIVING MY GRAND FATHER'S CAR TO SCHOOL.  HE WAS ONE OF ONLY 3 STUDENTS WHO DROVE A CAR TO SCHOOL.

IN 1950, MY DAD GRADUATED FROM H.S. AND MY GRANDFATHER RETIRED FROM PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD.  
THEY MOVED FROM KAIMUKI AND TOOK UP PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN KAILUA, WERE WE LIVE TODAY.

DAD'S FIRST JOB WAS WITH CORREA PLUMBING, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO A CAREER, SPANNING 20 YEARS, WITH THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

HE PADDLED FOR KOOLAUPOKO CANOE CLUB (WHICH IS NOW Kailua Canoe Club) WHERE HE MET MY MOM, KAME.  

IN 1950,
A GALLON OF GAS COST 18 CENTS.
B&W TV COST $250.00
CLOCK RADIO COST $60.00
CINDERELLA, SAMSON AND DELILAH, SUNSET BLVD, FATHER OF THE BRIDE, KING SOLOMON'S MINE AND ANNE GET YOUR GUN, WERE POPULAR FILMS.
TOM PETTY, JAY LENO AND STEVIE WONDER WERE BORN IN THIS YEAR.

IN FEBRUARY 1952, DAD WAS DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY AND MARRIED MY MOM THAT SAME MONTH.  

THEY LIVED ALONG THE CANAL ON POPOIA RD.   (BETWEEN BUZZ'S AND MIDPAC GOLF COURSE) 

IN MAY, HE LEFT THE ISLANDS FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR, WHERE HE EARNED THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE.  

HE RETURNED 13 MONTHS LATER, ON KAMEHAMEHA DAY, JUNE 11, 1953, MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY, WHERE HE SAW ME FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE ALSO BOUGHT HIS FIRST CAR THAT YEAR, A 1946 DODGE FOR $900.

WE MOVED FROM POPOIA RD.TO MY GRAND FATHER'S HOUSE, ON ONEAWA ST.  

IN OCTOBER 1954, MY BROTHER, CHINKY WAS BORN. 

DAD WAS STATIONED AT FT. SHAFTER AS A PLUMBER WITH THE BASE ENGINEERS.  
HE WORKED IN SHIFTS AS PART OF A 3 MAN TEAM, SIDE BY SIDE, WITH THE BASE FIRE FIGHTERS, CONSISTING OF A PLUMBER, ELECTRICIAN AND CARPENTER.  

WITH 3 TEAMS, HE WORKED 1 DAY, AND OFF 2 DAYS. 
THAT WAS HIS WORK SCHEDULE FOR MOST OF THE FOLLOWING 15 YEARS HE WORKED AT FT. SHAFTER.  

HE HAD LOTS OF TIME TO SCUBA DIVE, FISH, WATER SKI, AND CAMP ON FLAT ISLAND OR MOKULUA WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

IN 1958, MY SISTER KEHAU WAS BORN.

GALLON OF GAS WAS 25 CENTS
ELVIS JOINED THE ARMY
NUCLEAR SUB NAUTILUS PASSED UNDER THE NORTH POLE
MOVIES: BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI AND SOUTH PACIFIC WERE FIRST RUN
TV:  CANDID CAMERA, ED SULLIVAN AND ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS WERE POPULAR SHOWS.

DAD BUILT HIS NEW BOAT, THE KEHAULANI WITH A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS, IN JACK AND BOBBIE BANKS' GARAGE ON KUUKAMA PLACE.  
JACK BANKS BUILT HIS OWN 20' SAILBOAT BY HAND AND CONSIDERED AN EXPERT BOAT BUILDER.

CHINKY AND I, WATCHED DAD POUR BOILING HOT WATER OVER SHEETS OF PLYWOOD, TO SHAPE THE HULL AND MOLD THE BOW TO THE FRAME.  EVERYTHING WAS HANDMADE.

IT TOOK HIM SCUBA DIVING FOR FISH AND LOBSTERS, TROLLING FOR AKU, MARLIN AND MAHI MAHI, AND TO SANDBAR IN KANEOHE BAY FOR PICNICS AND TO WATER SKI, IN THE EARLY 60'S.

DAD WAS AS MUCH AT HOME WATER SKIING, AS HE WAS A FISHERMAN.  HE RODE A SINGLE SKI AND HAD ME OR CHINKY, SIT ON HIS SHOULDERS, WHILE HE HELD THE TOWROPE WITH ONE FOOT. 

IN 1962, DAD RECEIVED ORDERS TO VIETNAM.  ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AT THE 8TH FIELD HOSPITAL IN NHA TRANG, HE MAINTAINED THE BASE FACILITIES FOR 13 MONTHS.  

LOCATED NEXT TO NHA TRANG BEACH, HE SPENT SOME TIME FISHING AND TEACHING OTHERS THE FINER POINTS OF FISHING.

HE RETURNED TO KAILUA, IN 1963.
IN 1965, HE MARRIED MY STEP- MOTHER LEE.
WITH FOUR OF HER 6 CHILDREN, ROB, GINA, GUY AND LYNN, WE SPENT THE SUMMER OF 65 AT MY GRANDPARENT'S 5 BEDROOM HOUSE IN HAUULA.

IN FEB 1966, WE WERE OFF TO GERMANY.

THE FIRST TIME WE SAW SNOW WAS IN CHICAGO. WE WERE DRESSED IN ALOHA ATTIRE UNDER OUR RAINCOATS AND WE WERE FREEZING. 

WE ENJOYED THE CHANGE OF SEASONS FOR THE 3 YEARS WE LIVED IN BAVARIA, GERMANY.  THE PEOPLE WERE VERY FRIENDLY.  

THE GERMAN SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WERE MASTERS AT DRIVING THROUGH THE NARROW, SNOW COVERED STREETS, IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH THE TINY VILLAGES, TO AND FROM SCHOOL. 

IN THE SUMMER, WE HIKED UP MOUNTAINS, SWAM IN THE COLD MOUNTAIN WATERS AT THE COMMUNITY POOL, AND IN THE EVENING, ENJOYED THE AYA, (AMERICAN YOUTH ASSOCIATION) CLUBHOUSE. 

LOADED UP THE GREEN 57 CHEVY STATION WAGON WITH CAMPING GEAR AND TRAVELED TO AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND, CAMPED ALONG THE MED IN ITALY, FRANCE AND SPAIN, WATCHED THE BULLFIGHTS IN MADRID.

AS THE FALL OF 1968 GAVE WAY TO WINTER, HIS TOUR OF DUTY WAS NEARING COMPLETION.  DAD FELT HOMESICK FOR THE ISLANDS.  IT WAS TIME TO SEEK ORDERS BACK TO HAWAII.

WITH MY GRAND PARENTS GETTING ON IN THEIR YEARS, AND THE LOSS OF HIS SISTER, OUR AUNTY AH'PEH TO DIABETES, HE TURNED DOWN THE OFFER OF A ONE YEAR EXTENSION, WITH A PROMOTION.  

COLONEL BENGE, THE BASE C.O. ASKED HIM TO RECONSIDER TAKING THE EXTENSION WITH A PROMOTION.  AGAIN, HE REFUSED. 

HE RECEIVED ORDERS TO FT. BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA FOR 3 YEARS AS A PLATOON SERGEANT. 
NOT AN ENGINEERA SPECIAL FORCES PLATOON SERGEANT.
ONLY WAY OUT WAS TO PAY A PERSONAL VISIT TO THE PENTAGON, IN THE HOPE OF MODIFYING HIS ORDERS. BOB GAGE, AN ARMY SGT AND EX-HUSBAND TO OUR COUSIN LANI, WORKED AT THE PENTAGON.  
HE KNEW WHO TO SEE AND WHERE TO GO, TO GIVE DAD THE BEST CHANCE AT CHANGING HIS ORDERS.  

BOB PICKED US UP AT THE AIRPORT AND DROVE US TO THEIR SMALL 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT ON STATEN  ISLAND, IN NEW YORK. 
WE SPENT A FEW DAYS WITH LANI, WHILE DAD AND BOB WENT TO THE PENTAGON.

DAD GOT HIS ORDERS CHANGED.  THE ONLY OPTION WAS VIETNAM.  

IT GUARANTEED TRANSPORTATION FOR HIS FAMILY BACK TO HAWAII, WITH A POST-VIETNAM TOUR PREFERRED ASSIGNMENT, TO A BASE ON OAHU.

WE RETURNED TO KAILUA IN FEB OF 1969.

DAD WAS SENT TO CAM RAHN BAY, VIETNAM AND HE TOLD ME THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS A LOT LIKE THE LAST ONE BACK IN 62, ONLY BETTER.  

THIS TIME HE HAD A PERSONAL BOAT AND TOOK THE GENERALS AND COLONELS OUT TO FISH AND WATER SKI.  

HE SENT PICTURES OF HIM HOLDING UP A 6' LONG EEL ALONG WITH LOTS OF FISH INCLUDING A SHARK HE CAUGHT, IN CAM RAHN BAY.

HE RETURNED FROM VIETNAM IN 1970 AND RETIRED IN 1972 AFTER 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY, WITH NEARLY 4 OF THOSE YEARS SPENT IN COMBAT ZONES.

FREED FROM THE ARMY, HE FISHED AND PLAYED IN EARNEST, WHILE ATTENDING HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE.  
HE STUDIED ENGINE MECHANICS AND STUDY HALL WAS AT KUTABATA'S KOREAN BAR, DOWN THE STREET FROM HCC. 
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HIS LAST BOAT, THE MALIALANI, HAD A HOLE CUT IN THE CABIN ROOF WITH A MINI CANVAS BIMINI TOP ABOVE THAT, TO PROTECT HIS HEAD FROM THE SUN.  

THAT SILHOUETTE OF HIM STANDING UP UNDER THE BIMINI TOP WHILE STEERING AND THROTTLING THE BOAT WITH HIS FEET, BECAME A FAMILIAR SIGHT AROUND THE ISLANDS, SINCE THE LATE 1970'S, UNTIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

WITH IT, DAD ESCORTED OFFICIALS ON WINDSURFING COMPETITIONS IN KAILUA BAY, BACK IN THE 70'S AND 80'S.  

AT THE TIME, WINDSURFING TOOK OFF, AND KAILUA BAY WAS A MAJOR DESTINATION FOR SPONSORED RACES.  

TEENAGER ROBBIE NAISH WAS A YOUNG WINDSURFING WORLD CHAMPION.  

OTHER TIMES, DAD WOULD TAKE PHOTOGRAPHERS OUT ON HIS BOAT ALONG WITH CHRIS BODIE ON HIS BOSTON WHALER, TO FILM THE CONTESTANTS IN ACTION.  

IN THE 80'S, IT SERVED HIM WELL, TAKING HIM SAFELY THROUGH THE ROUGHEST WATERS OF THE MOLOKAI CHANNEL FOR ESCORT SERVICE, 

TROLLED COUNTLESS MILES FOR AKU, MARLIN AND MAHI MAHI, WITH HIS WESTERN AIRLINE PILOT FRIENDS, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS, WHILE I WAS STATIONED AT SUBMARINE BASE, PEARL HARBOR.  

THIS BOAT TOOK THE OAHU HAWAIIAN CANOE RACING ASSOCIATION (OHCRA) OFFICIALS OUT TO OVERSEE THE ASSOCIATION RACES AROUND THE ISLAND, INCLUDING THE MOLOKAI CHANNEL MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CANOE RACES.  

IN THE 90'S, NEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER OUR DAYS OF WATER SKIING ENDED, THIS BOAT TOOK US BACK TO SANDBAR, THIS TIME TO BAR-B-QUE AND PARTY WITH HIS NEW FRIENDS, MIKE, ISABELLE, KEOLA, SANDY, KIP, JOE, RICK AND DOUG TO NAME A FEW.

IN 1995, HE CAUGHT OVER 72 LOBSTERS IN ONE DAY WITH THE HELP OF HIS DIVING ASSISTANT, SANDY. 

THROUGHOUT THE 90'S, WHEN DAD WAS NOT FISHING OR HANGING OUT AT THE MARINA, HE'D JOIN ME AT PARTIES WITH SOME OF MY FRIENDS AT VARIOUS MILITARY HOUSING COMPLEXES AROUND THE PEARL HARBOR AND BARBERS POINT AREA. 

WHILE ALL OF THIS WAS GOING ON IN HIS LIFE, THE END OF THE 90'S AND THROUGH THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, WE PARTIED WITH ANOTHER FRIEND, KEONI & LISA, AT HIS PARENTS HOME ON KALAHEO AVE, ACROSS THE STREET FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VACATION HOUSE, IN KAILUA.  

KEONI'S DAD WAS A RETIRED 2 STAR ADMIRAL WHO COMMANDED THE 3RD CONSTRUCTION BRIGADE, AT PEARL HARBOR, CONSISTING OF 10 BATTALIONS OF CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERS, IN THE PACIFIC AREA.  
 
SOME OF THIS ADMIRAL'S WORK INCLUDED THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF 10 CATHOLIC CHURCHES ON THE MAIN ISLANDS OF HAWAII, 
AND ST. ANTHONY'S IN KAILUA, IS ONE OF THEM.  

THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE 70'S, 
THE TERRITORIAL BUILDING (ANNA MILLERS IN AIEA), 
AND MOST OF THE 60'S AND 70'S VINTAGE HOMES WITH A CHIMNEY, ALONG KAILUA BEACH, ARE SOME OF THE MANY EXAMPLES OF HIS WORK.  

DAD CONTINUED TO FISH UNTIL A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WHEN HE SOLD HIS BOAT.  

BUT, NOT UNTIL HIM AND JOE AU GOT BUSTED FOR PICKING OPIHI'S ON MOKU MANU.    

DAD STILL QUESTIONED WHY JOE GAVE THE GAME WARDEN A BAG OF OPIHI.  
HE SAID, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL TO HAVE THE OPIHI.  
WE GOT A TICKET FOR BEING ON A RESTRICTED ISLAND.  
WE SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE OPIHI BECAUSE THEY GAVE US A TICKET ANYWAY.  
HE CONTINUEDAND HE GAVE THEM THE BIG BAG INSTEAD OF THE SMALL ONE TOO...!

THROUGHOUT HIS LATER YEARS, HE ENJOYED WATCHING TOURIST WALK PAST HIS DRIVEWAY, ON THEIR WAY TO KAILUA BEACH AND BACK, 

EAGERLY VOLUNTEERED TO BALANCE KAYAKS ON CARTS, FREE OF CHARGE, TO COUNTLESS, UNBALANCED KAYAKERS.

HE FED THOUSANDS OF BIRDS IN HIS DRIVEWAY FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A NEW SPECIES OF DOVE, FOUND ONLY IN THE KAILUA AREA.  
THE RED HEADED DOVE, AND THE RARE BLUE, GREEN AND YELLOW HEADED ONES.

THESE DOVES TRUSTED HIM SO MUCH, THEY LET DAD PAINT THEIR HEADS WITH COLORED FELT TIP PENS.  
(AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO PRESENTATION)
I'M TOLD IT EVEN GOT THE ATTENTION OF ONE UH PROFESSOR WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE IN FACT A NEW SPECIES OF BIRD.  

IF HE WEREN'T AT A PARTY SOMEWHERE, YOU WOULD FIND HIM SITTING ON HIS CHAIR BEHIND A GLASS ROUND TABLE, IN HIS DRIVEWAY.  

FEEDING TIME FOR THE BIRDS WAS 5 P.M. DAILY WHERE HE WAS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TALKING STORY.  
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ONE DAY, HE SAW A GUY WALKING AROUND THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET.  DAD THOUGHT HE WAS A FRIEND OF THE NEIGHBORS.  
THE GUY WAS STARTLED WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND SAW DAD WATCHING HIM.  BUT, BEFORE HE TOOK ANOTHER STEP, DAD YELLED AT HIM AND SAID, NO BODY IS HOME.  THEY WENT FOR A TOUR AROUND THE ISLAND AND SHOULD BE BACK TONIGHT.  
THE GUY REPLIED, OK UNCLE, I'LL COME BACK LATER.

THE POLICE SHOWED UP AROUND 6 THAT EVENING AS THE HOUSE WAS BURGLARIZED.  NO EVIDENCE THAT THE GUY DAD SAW, WAS THE CULPRIT.   

HE TRULY WAS A FOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM.  
***
ONCE, WHILE CHINKY WAS ON A TRIP TO JAPAN, LINDA STAYED HOME TO TAKE CARE OF DAD.  THEY TRIED THE FACE TO FACE IPHONE APP TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET IT TO WORK.

WHEN THEY MADE THE CONNECTION, AND SAW EACH OTHER'S FACE ON THE SCREEN, IN REAL TIME, LINDA GAVE HER PHONE TO DAD TO TALK WHILE WATCHING CHINKY'S FACE.

DAD LOOKED AT THE SCREEN AND TOLD LINDA, WHY AM I LOOKING AT MYSELF?  SHE SAID, NO DAD, IT'S CHINKY ON THE SCREEN.  HE'S IN JAPAN SO YOU CAN USE THIS PHONE TO TALK WHILE SEEING HIM.

DAD SAID, YEAH, BUT IT'S MY FACE.  CHINKY GOT HIS FACE RIGHT UP TO THE PHONE AND YELLED, DAD!  IT'S ME, NOT YOU!
 
THIS SHOCKED AND SURPRISED DAD!  HE LAUGHED AND SAID, I THOUGHT IT WAS ME.  EVERYONE HAD A GOOD LAUGH.
***
IF SOMEDAY YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT HOW YOU'LL  FEEL, AFTER LIVING THROUGH THE END OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION, WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE START OF WORLD WAR II, FOUGHT IN THE KOREAN WAR AS A TEENAGER, AND IN ONE DECADE SERVE 2 COMBAT TOURS IN VIETNAM, WITH 3 YEARS OF ENGINEERING IN EUROPE...
GO FROM SINGLE TO MARRIED WITH 6 KIDS IN TOW FROM HAWAII TO GERMANY IN JUST ONE YEAR,   
ALONG WITH DECADES OF DIVING, FISHING, SKIING & PARTYING, UNDER YOUR BELT...

THEN OBSERVE THE RAPID MAINLAND STYLIZED TRANSFORMATION OF HIS BELOVED KAILUA,  
THE SEVERE DEPLETION OF FISH, AND THE UNRELENTING EXPLOITATION OF KAILUA BAY; SERVING THOUSANDS OF BEACHGOERS DAILY...
YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE READY FOR SOME REST.
*****
THE DAY BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY- 2015,  
AND IN THE MIDST OF A VERY POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WINDSTORM THAT STRUCK THE ISLANDS,

DAD RESTED, AT HOME, WITH FAMILY BY HIS SIDE, ON FRIDAY THE 13TH 

AT 29,994 DAYS OR 82 LAPS AROUND THE SUN, 
HE RESTED, 6 DAYS SHORT, OF 30,000 DAYS. 
(INCLUDES 20 LEAP YEAR DAYS) 
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BUT, THROUGH THE YEARS, HE ENJOYED THE COMPANY OF COUNTLESS FRIENDS, FROM HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD.

FISHED IN WATERS OFF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND COAST OF VIETNAM.  
SWAM IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

DRANK THE BEST BEERS FOUND IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND, THE PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, JAPAN, KOREA, SINGAPORE, GUAM, OKINAWA AND ICED BEER IN VIETNAM. 
ENJOYED SPARKLING WINE COOLERS IN ITALY, FRANCE AND SPAIN.  OTHER COUNTRIES CAN'T BE LISTED, FOR SECURITY REASONS.

HE PLAYED AND SANG WITH HIS UKE AND AUTOHARP. MANY SONGS HE MADE UP ON THE SPOT.
HIS FINAL SONG WAS WHERE'S MY WALLET THAT KEHAU RECORDED ON HER CELL, LESS THAN A WEEK BEFORE HE LEFT US.  CHINKY ADDED, DAD SANG IN VOCAL HARMONY TOO.

BUT ABOVE ALL ELSE, HE LOVED HIS FAMILY.  AND NO MATTER WHERE HE WENT, HE ALWAYS MADE IT HOME.
FOR HIM, THERE WAS NO PLACE LIKE HOME.

I WILL MISS YOU, WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH,
AND SOMEDAY, WE'LL ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN. 

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.  ALOHA.

Time passes so rapidly but I have found that it does not diminish the Aloha that one is blessed to share with a true friend. Howell held a special place in my heart and I will never be able to repay him for his gift of so many beautiful memories that he generously gave to my family and I over the many, many years I have been privileged to call him my friend. He was, and always will be, remembered for all that he shared with me that was so wonderful and beautiful about the Hawaii I love. May God grant you peace, my old friend,and hold you in the palms of his hands "til we meet again.                                                                          Keone (Ft. Myers, FL)

I'm sorry I couldn't make it. May your dad rest in love always. God bless you and your family. Prayers of love and peace for all of you... Love, janelle meheula, Elijah-David and family

Many thoughts and prayers for this loved man and his family.

Thank you for sharing your Kupuna with me.  I spent many hours on the boat with Howell for regattas and crossing the Ka Iwi channel, we laughed, had our own "boat inside jokes" and he taught me much about the water, how to read it and how to laugh and shake my head at the same time.  He would always hit us up for mangos for pickled mango, promising samples in return.  Always the rascal, trying to find bargains or deals, yet would share on the boat whatever he had.  Thank you Howell for the good memories and now you and Chris can guide us some more.

Had to pass over Molokai today on my way to see two of great grandsons, Ezra & Eli. I felt a knot, tear in my stomach, tears in my eyes but had a big smile on my face remembering all the stories of ur trips to and from Molokai and how you and all ur official boat friends caught so much food to cook for the officials one Molokai, botht for Na Wahine O ke Kai and Moloka Hoe. Memories that are never to be replaced or forgotten. All I see is your smile, your beer and ur happy pu, cooking and laughing with all of your friends. I'm still trying to find all my pictures. The ocean was definitely your play ground. They all love and miss u very much Dad...so do I. Kailua Beach is not the same without you. The ocean seems so far away, even if its right there in front of me. But you are diving and swimming every day now...loving Heaven for sure.

Aloha Howell & mahalo for being a part of our lives. Pat so enjoyed diving with you & the great times at Solo's & John's & of course our times in Germany. Go with Akua

There are so many things to say about my dad that all I can do is tell you about our time we shared!  My dad started living with Linda and I from September 2014.  These last six months were the most precious, the most meaningful and the most rewarding time we could share with him.  

As a caregiver, it's not always easy.  Dad had his ways and wanted to do it his way.  He wanted to eat and drink all the regular (unhealthy) foods that he enjoyed, especially the snacks!  We took him to his usual places that he like to cruise around, like Kailua boat ramp, Makapu'u, He'eia pier and as far as Poka'i Bay.  Of course we tried to take him out of the house everyday as we did our own errands.

Dad was witty and funny to the end!  His humor never ceased!  You never knew what he was going to say or do next, or when he was going to react to whatever was being said.  He would all of a sudden inject a word which you would look at each other and laugh.  Yep!  Don't blame me when I do that too.  Watching him, I know where I get my sense of humor from.

It's amazing to see how many people that pass by our house asking for him!  He used to sit in the front of his house and feed his birds twice a day and wave at everyone that passed.  So many people that don't even know him asked me for "that man that is always sit outside, where is he?".  He has become an icon to the Kailua Beach Park entry way.

Dad loved to talk about the times he went fishing.  His fishing friends that visited him got him all excited.  I saw his love and passion he had for the water.  It didn't matter how weak or tired he was, his voice got stronger and loud when it came to his fishing stories.

I want to thank all the his family and friends for visiting him these last few months.  It sure meant a lot to him even though he didn't want you to see him so weak and sick.  I know the sadness and pain you felt as you shared that time together with him.  It showed how much my dad influenced others. I thank you for sharing even that little bit of hope that he was going to be okay and get better.  Well he is okay and he is in a better place.  I want to thank my wife Linda who has cared for him unconditionally!  Especially the times I was on my trips and she had to take him to emergency a few times by herself. Mahalo!

In his last few nights, we were able to continue to talk about heaven and Jesus Christ.  He asked Jesus to please forgive him for all his sins and that Jesus is Lord!  The peace that came after that was incredible.  God does have a plan for us! On Wednesday he said,"I want to go home"!  I told him "okay, go, it's okay!"  From that time I did oli and pule for him.  He went peacefully!  I could not have planned a more perfect farewell for him.  He is happy and I am happy for him!  He passed that Friday. Yes, I do miss him very much!  Our home is not the same...it's even more special now!!!

You will truly be missed Papa Howell.  I am very honored to have known you and have been a part of your life!  May God bless you!  Aloha...

Aunty Louise and family. You will be greatly missed.What a legacy you leave behind.

so many stories about my dad, but one that will stick with me forever...aas a very little girl, I finally got to go with dad to moku manu to pick opihi. So excited cuz that's my all time favorite. After about 10 minutes, I couldn't stand it any more..I grabbed the biggest, juiciest opihi and the spoon... shuck it & threw it in my mouth. My dad caught me and I got so much scolding. How was I suppose to know at that age u weren't suppose to eat the opihi until u got home (or at least to shore). The water started to get rough and we had to go back in to shore. Lesson learned. Growing up we had a rich life....abundance of seafood. Got to jump off dad's boat that was safely left overnight right off Kailua beach all the time. He was a gr8 fisherman...one of the best in my books. He was a paddler, net maker and loved to water ski, loved the ocean period. He was always on the go. He's truly missed in front of his house, waving to everyone that passed by whether he knew them or not. So many people still stop by and ask about him. He will truly be missed. a hui hou Dad...me ke aloha paule

OBITUARY

Howell Kali'ula Mahoe Sr.

July 13, 1932 – February 13, 2015

Borthwick Mortuary

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