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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:28:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Koa]
It took 108 years to finally wear her down. I posted the top picture in Hawaii Hometown on her 106th Birthday.
She is survived by 5 children, 18 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 37 great great grandchildren, and 2 great great great grandchildren! She remembered when Waikiki was nothing but trees and sand. She was 25 yrs young during the attack on Pearl Harbor. She told us countless stories of how life on the islands used to be. She fed us fresh seafood that she caught by hand, fed us like little birds all sitting at her feet while we camped at the beach. This is one of my oldest and fondest memories. She was on a softball team well into her 80's! She never forgot any of the kids names, lol. She lovingly asked about all of them and she kept a photo album of ALL of us. A sort of family tree that we've been relying on to educate our kids about who their family is. Her secret? 1 beer a year! I had a picture of her having a beer on her 105th Bday but I can't find it. Her passing was not tragic. Every year was a cause to celebrate and we did! Every year since she was 90 we had a reason to bring all of our children together to honor 'Puna' and for them to meet their family. However, we are all saddened that her time has come but we comfort ourselves in knowing that she is at rest. She's watching over us as 2 more great great great grandchildren came into this world since she passed. She got to see them first.       
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:32:17 PM EDT
[#1]
That's incredible. She sounds like a great lady. Condolences.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:33:30 PM EDT
[#2]
That's a hell of a run.
Beautiful family. Condolences. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:35:02 PM EDT
[#3]
Sorry for your loss, at the same time congrats on having her in your lives for so long.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:35:38 PM EDT
[#4]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: That's a hell of a run. Beautiful family. Condolences. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:35:43 PM EDT
[#5]
Wow amazing 108! I’m jealous you had her for so long. My grandmother passed 14 years ago at 82 and it killed me emotionally. I still think about her every day
My condolences to you and your family |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:37:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Into_the_Void]
[#6]
Sounds like she had one hell of a life and a lot to be proud of.
Edit - I'm 37 and still have a great grandmother |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:37:22 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By scopedope: Sorry for your loss, at the same time congrats on having her in your lives for so long. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:40:38 PM EDT
[#8]
What an amazing legacy she leaves.
My condolences on her passing. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:42:04 PM EDT
[#9]
Sorry for your loss OP, she had a great run.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:45:49 PM EDT
[#10]
My grandma (mom's mom) passed at 104 years old. She fell and broke her neck. She was in the hospital less that 24 hours and died due to a blood clot.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:46:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SAE]
[#11]
Yeah, Wikiki wasn't anything much prior to 1942-43 on Oahu.
Condolences OP but she had a good run. I was there for a surf classic on North Shore December of 1980. Hawaii is one of, or used to be one of the greatest places on earth. The feel is unique to any other place on the planet. The whole ball of wax. Edit: Did she like Don Ho OP? 
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PA, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:48:11 PM EDT
[#12]
Nice family, thanks for sharing.
108 years and a family like that seems like a very good life. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 3:51:27 PM EDT
[#13]
If this isn't the best post of all-time, then it certainly ranks right up there. I'm sorry for your loss and the planet's loss of such a fine human being.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 4:22:19 PM EDT
[#14]
thanks for sharing & a free bump.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 5:51:19 PM EDT
[#15]
Good stories.
Darn good run Condolences and prayers sent. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 5:53:32 PM EDT
[#16]
God bless her. Thank you for sharing.
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Posted: 9/5/2024 6:29:24 PM EDT
[#17]
I remember your prior post!
I'm sorry for the loss, but it's so awesome your family had so much time with her! |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 6:30:52 PM EDT
[#18]
 A life well lived. I don't believe she had any regrets. |
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Posted: 9/5/2024 6:30:58 PM EDT
[#19]
Sounds like an awesome old lady. I can’t imagine knowing Waikiki like she must have.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 4:51:06 AM EDT
[#20]
Sorry for your loss.
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CA, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:13:50 AM EDT
[#21]
Koa: Sorry to hear that
 For you younger people, listen to what the older generation has to say, they are speaking from first hand experience. It is so boring reading it from a history book.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:15:21 AM EDT
[#22]
My gosh what an amazing woman. You guys were blessed to have so much time with her and it sounds like she has left an indelible positive impact on so many. I’m sorry for your loss OP. Thanks for sharing some of the remarkable aspects of her life.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:23:51 AM EDT
[#23]
Thanks for making this thread. Pretty cool.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:31:44 AM EDT
[#24]
I remember you posting about her on her 106th?birthday. What a beautiful life she lived. Can you imagine the changes she’s seen? Condolences to you and your family.
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ND, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:32:44 AM EDT
[#25]
What a neat post, thx. Your grandma reminds me of my auntie, who also played softball into her 80’s. She passed at 105. Cree Indian blood.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:32:50 AM EDT
[#26]
RIP
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TN, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:43:42 AM EDT
[#27]
A life well lived.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 6:59:03 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TX_Road_Warrior: That's incredible. She sounds like a great lady. Condolences. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:04:20 AM EDT
[#29]
Condolences to you and your family. That is an amazing legacy.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:12:36 AM EDT
[#30]
Amazing. What a gift and blessing.
Sorry for your family’s loss. Prayers sent. |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:23:08 AM EDT
[#31]
Wow!
Reading that, i can only offer congratulations and condolences. The former as envy for you having that incredible woman as a giant shade tree in your family's lives. The latter is obvious. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:23:39 AM EDT
[#32]
To grandma
 (Two years worth!) |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 7:33:01 AM EDT
[#33]
You have a beautiful family.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 11:57:39 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Shadyman: What a neat post, thx. Your grandma reminds me of my auntie, who also played softball into her 80’s. She passed at 105. Cree Indian blood. @Shadyman. I seriously believe that's the secret. Puna had some Cherokee blood. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:00:31 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Flysc: Wow! Reading that, i can only offer congratulations and condolences. The former as envy for you having that incredible woman as a giant shade tree in your family's lives. The latter is obvious. @Flysc, I love that analogy. She was that giant shade tree in our lives. That made my eyeballs sweat. Thank You. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:07:33 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clan_McIntyre: If this isn't the best post of all-time, then it certainly ranks right up there. I'm sorry for your loss and the planet's loss of such a fine human being. @Clan_McIntyre, Thank you sir. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:38:06 PM EDT
[#37]
Wow, for once it really is a Cool Story Bro!
 That is a life worth celebrating. |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:51:41 PM EDT
[#38]
108 years is an amazing run. What an incredible life.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:53:42 PM EDT
[#39]
What a blessed life!
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:57:23 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By midmo: Wow, for once it really is a Cool Story Bro! That is a life worth celebrating. LOL, thank you! |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 12:58:43 PM EDT
[#41]
That an amazing life. To imagine all she had seen in this world..
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:01:21 PM EDT
[#42]
My heartfell condolences.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:02:41 PM EDT
[#43]
Pics of a young Grandmother, please
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TX, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:06:20 PM EDT
[#44]
Heck of a run op. May she rest in peace.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:07:36 PM EDT
[#45]
Very nice family OP. May she rest in peace.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:08:20 PM EDT
[#46]
That’s amazing. Think of the changes she witnessed.
Did you ever ask her if she felt that life as it was in her childhood was better, or worse, than what her great grandchildren will experience? |
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:08:55 PM EDT
[#47]
Sounds like the perfect life.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:10:26 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: That's a hell of a run. Beautiful family. Condolences. This. Think of the things she has seen in her lifetime. |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:12:57 PM EDT
[#49]
Sounds like she had a great life. I'm sorry for your family's loss.
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Posted: 9/6/2024 1:15:11 PM EDT
[#50]
What a remarkable lady. My condolences at your family’s loss.
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