2012-47 Aguinaldo REZ 12-159 - Laserfiche WebLink

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AGUI NALDO HISTORY Gilbert Aguinaldo's father, Alberto G. Aguinaldo, came over to Hawaii (via boat) from the Philippines in approximately 1930 at the age of 21. He was born in 1908. He arrived on Oahu and stayed there for a few months, then moved to Keaau (behind the Keaau Police Station) for a while, and eventually moved to Pahoa Town (in approx. 1932). He was employed at Puna Sugar as a crane operator to load the cane hauling trucks. He married Gloria Juan in 1971 and moved here to Pahoa from the Philippines. Gilbert, their only child, was born in 1972. They lived in Pahoa Town in a building next to �_ I Kaleo's, which still exists. Shortly after Gilbert's birth Alberto retired. Gloria Aguinaldo was a farmer and grew papayas on leased land in Kapoho and still does today. They purchased the subject parcel with other family members. The State purchased a piece of the property to make the Pahoa - Kalapana Road. The property was never lived on, but Gloria grows some of her vegetables and torch red ginger on it and sells at the Kinoole Farmer's Market on Saturdays and on Sundays sells her produce /flowers on the property. They built a house in Tangerine Acres in 1982 (down the road from the subject property) and lived there for years; then later built a house in 2001 on the corner of Naele Road and Pahoa- Kapoho Road (closer to the subject property). They lived in that � house while they built the large two -story family house on that same property. Gloria still lives there today with her 96 year old father. Gilbert's dad passed away in 2005 at the age of 96. During the last years of his life, he underwent kidney dialysis 2 -3 times a week. This was a real hardship for his wife. Gloria is currently 63 years old. She said that he mailed a young picture of himself to her in the Philippines and when she saw him in person, he was much older. Gilbert went to Pahoa Elem, Inter, & High School and graduated in 1990. Gilbert has lived in Pahoa all his life. He talks to the PHS students on career day each year. A lot of Gloria's family members have been petitioned and moved here from the Philippines. Gloria's dad (mom came, but passed away), brother, two sisters, their husbands, kids, etc. There are probably about 40 people in all. They are all hard workers and good people. Tracey (Moore) Aguinaldo was born and raised in Mt. View and lived there for 30 years in the same house, then moved to Pahoa in 2001 after she met Gilbert. They plan on staying here in Pahoa forever