Warren S. Nishimoto

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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Vivian Leilani Vidinha Souza Koloa: An Oral History of a Kauai Community

The youngest of eight children who survived childbirth, Vivian Leilani Vidinha Souza was born January 14, 1918 in Koloa. Her father, Antone Vidinha, Sr., was Portuguese born in Mana, Kauai and eventually became the sheriff of Koloa. Her mother, Alohakeau Hale Vidinha, was Hawaiian born on Niihau. Vivian's brother, Antone Vidinha, was a former mayor of Kauai. Vivian, a lifelong resident of Koloa and Poipu, completed the eighth grade at Koloa School.

Iwalani Hodges Poipu, HI University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History
Yen Cheung Au Kalihi: Place of Transition

Yen Cheung Au, Chinese, the sixth of sixteen children, was born in Waiahole, Oahu on March 7, 1894. His father was a rice farmer in Waiahole. Yen Cheung helped his father in the fields by scaring away the birds which threatened the rice crops. He also helped the family by catching fish and shrimp.

Warren Nishimoto Kalihi, HI University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History