{"id":39,"date":"2020-08-16T21:13:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T21:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-ohana.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-02-14T22:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T06:56:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/all-ohana.com\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fff2cd&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/all-ohana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ChungShan_HiloBay_Header947x300.png&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;soft-light&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/all-ohana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MasterChungShan_HiloBay_Header900x267.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;ChungShan_HiloBay_Copyright2020_LisaRevelli&#8221; title_text=&#8221;MasterChungShan_HiloBay_Header900x267&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#bd4b31&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;color-dodge&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;35px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#bd4b31&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_style=&#8221;centered&#8221; dropdown_menu_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.35)&#8221; dropdown_menu_line_color=&#8221;#7a660d&#8221; dropdown_menu_text_color=&#8221;#fff2cd&#8221; dropdown_menu_active_link_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; mobile_menu_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.35)&#8221; mobile_menu_text_color=&#8221;#fff2cd&#8221; menu_icon_color=&#8221;#e09900&#8243; search_icon_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; menu_icon_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; menu_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#fff2cd&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#bd4b31&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||20px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_menu_link=&#8221;padding: 0 10px !important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_menu][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fff2cd&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;55px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||14px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#243818&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#243818&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong><span size=\"4\"><span size=\"2\">Welcome to the All<\/span><\/span><span color=\"#ff0000\">&#8211;<\/span><span size=\"4\"><span size=\"2\">Ohana Tong Family Website! <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"><span size=\"2\" style=\"font-size: small;\">We have developed this website as a place where we celebrate and preserve the rich legacy of our&nbsp;<span color=\"#ff0000\">&#8216;O<\/span>hana<span color=\"#ff0000\">&#8216;<\/span>&nbsp;which spans many generations in Hawai&#8217;i. Here we gather virtually to share our family histories and shared experiences, not only for ourselves, but for our children and future generations. Our hope is that these memories will help us to know ourselves, our history, and how we are connected to each other as one fabulous &#8216;<span color=\"#ff0000\">O<\/span>hana!<\/span><\/span>&#8216;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#fff2cd&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-48px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||14px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#243818&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#243818&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div><span color=\"#4d5156\">Three major events have brought our Ohana together as one.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span color=\"#4d5156\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span color=\"#4d5156\">The marriage of Tong Yee (A&#8217;ii) and\u00a0<\/span>Kahaole\u02bbau\u02bba and the birth of their five daughters, and his marriage to Choy Seh and the birth of Tong Chong<\/li>\n<li>The first reunion of the Tong family which brought together Tong Yee&#8217;s Chinese-side descendants and a resolution to continue the tradition of reunions<\/li>\n<li>The re-discovery of the Hawaiian descendants of Tong Yee and\u00a0Kahaole\u02bbau\u02bba, followed by the first reunion of their Chinese and Hawaiian descendants, held 148 years after the union our mutual ancestors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Here, we celebrate these life-changing events with stories of how they came to be.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #333300;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/all-ohana.com\/?page_id=236\" style=\"color: #333300;\"><strong>Read more about these three major events and our\u00a0Chinese-Hawaiian beginnings.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/all-ohana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/5Sisters2.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;5Sisters_A\u2019ana_A\u2019ima_A\u2019lai_A\u2019oe_Mihana&#8221; title_text=&#8221;5Sisters2&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>In this photograph titled, <\/span><i><span>PREPARING BAMBOO FOR PLAITING, C. 1894, <\/span><\/i><span>the five sisters with some of their children, friends, suppliers and workers prepare bamboo using a technique which is believed to have been learned from China for plaiting into hats, fans, mats and baskets. Seated on the right against the wall are: left to right, A\u02bblai in dark holok\u016b (dress) with light kerchief around her neck; her sister A\u02bboe Like in the dark holok\u016b (next to A\u2019ali, against the wall); Aana Cash Kekoa, in striped holok\u016b (this is the only picture that has been found of Aana). On the left, in the back in a checked shirt and hat, is Jo Like, son of A\u02bboe. In the foreground at the foot of the wooden post, in the light dress holding a bamboo pipe is Hannah Akamu, and two over in light dress, Emma Akamu, daughter of A\u02bblai. 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