Mo'okuauhau (Genealogy)

Remembering, and updating, in an ongoing, living history my mo'okuahuau is ...

My great-grandparents on my mother's father's side are Papakeaweiwi and Chong Amona of Waipio Valley, on the island of Hawaii. My great-grandparents on my mother's mother's side are Annie Poho and Daniel Kalau. My grandparents on my mother's side are Mokihana Daniels Amona and Ernest Amona on my mother's side. They raised my mother and her brothers in Kalihi on the island of O'ahu. My grandparents are Eucebia Aragon Calizar and Francisco Calizar on my father's side. These kupuna were originally from islands of the Philippines and migrated to Kaneohe and then Waimanalo on the windward side of the island of O'ahu where my father and his siblings were raised. My father's younger brother, Joseph was the only sibling born in Hawaii. My father and mother are David Calizar, Sr. and Helen Mokihana Amona Calizar. My brother is David Calizar, Jr. My husband is Dean Peter "Pete" Little. My son is Christopher Kawika Brown, his father is Roy Kenneth Brown.  Christopher Kawika is married to Laurence Gilbert of France. My brother David's sons are Kawika (David III) and Kalani Calizar. Kawika married Richie Titcomb. They have a daughter Keke and a son Brody. Kalani is partnered with Hauoli . They have a daughter Loli'i.

My mother had two brothers Ernest Ahina Amona Jr. and William K. Amona. Ernest "Uncle Sonny" had a son Ernest Amona III(?) who we always called "Butch." Uncle Sonny married Aunty Milly from Germany and they adopted Lisa. My Uncle Bill and Aunty Lydia, my mom's younger brother had six children: Mokihana, Nalani, Bryon, Kawena, Scott Kekama, and Koa. Mokihana had four sons, David, Shannon, Shane, and Sean. Nalani had two children Hoku (Lydia) and Kalani Merytis. Hoku has two daughters Kamalei and Lauli'i. Bryon and Cindy Mooney had two daughters  Kaliko and Jasmine Keala. Jasmine had one daughter before her very young passing. Jasmine's daughter is named Kaula. Kaliko married Blake McElheny. and they have three children: Malae, Leihiwa and Keala. Kawena had three children, a son Keao, and two daughters Kawelina and Kahulili. I don't know the names of Kawena's children's children. Scott is partnered with Nani Ross, Koa and Audrey adopted their son Phillip.

My father had one brother, Joe Calizar and two sisters: Josephine Calizar Thomas and Lucille Calizar Conjugacion/Ponte. Uncle Joe and Aunty Loraine Calizar had three sons, cousins: Junior, Patrick and George. I have never met and have never known my cousins' children. Cousin Milly and her husband "Buff" Jacob Lau and his children: Marlena, Tommy, Bobbie are children from Cousin Milly's first marriage to (Mr.) Starr or Star. Ola(Deborah), Kiki, Dodie, Mikila, Sam, Oni(Walter), Layton. I have never met and never known their children's names. For the Conjugacion cousins: Keahi, Tony and Noland are the children of Anthony Conjugacion and ? (sorry I'm forgetting your name cousin), Lala (Laurie) Walser and her husband Reinold "Red Walser had children Melvin, Reynold, and 'Sissie'. There are other Conjugacion cousins I am forgetting. Should you find this website and know who I am missing, leave a comment, or get in touch.

And for my 'ohana who is just on the other side: Dad, Ma, David and Helen Mokihana Calizar, My brother David Calizar, Jr. My aunties, Josephine Calizar Thomas, Lucille Calizar (Conjugacion, Pante). My uncle Joseph Calizar Sr. My cousin 'Butch' Ernest Amona, his father Ernest Amona Jr. Roslyn Mokihana Kayetani Amona, Jasmine Keala Amona. And again, if one of my 'ohana is missing it is my omission, please forgive me.

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