waii in 1888 and located in Hilo;
spent fourteen months as luna for
Waiakea Mill Co. ; team luna for
Hilo Sugar Co., 1889-1891; luna,
section overseer and head over-
seer for Onomea Sugai Co., 1891-
1896; manager of Onomea Sugar
Co. since November, 1898. Was
chairman Hilo Road Board, 1904-
05; chairman Board of Liquor Com.
since 1907; a commissioner of pub-
lic instruction, 1909-1913; supervi-
sor from Hilo district, County of
Hawaii, and served as chairman of
the first board of supervisors, 1905-
1907. Is an Elk, pastmaster of
Masonic Blue Lodge, Shriner and
member of Scottish Rite bodies,
K. C. C. H.
MONSARRAT, JAMES M., at-
torney at law, Honolulu; born
June 13, 1854, in Honolulu; son of
Marcus Gumming and Elizabeth
Jane (Dowsett) Monsarrat; father
came to Honolulu in 1850; descen-
dant on father's side of Nicholas
Monsarrat of Dublin. Ireland, who
went to Ireland from France in
1755; descendant on mother's side
of Captain Samuel James Dowsett,
who was born in Rochester, Kent,
England, and was a commander in
H. M. Colonial Service, and after
resigning from the service sailed
from Sydney N. S. W. as master
and owner of the Brig Wellington
on April 8, 1828, and arrived in
Honolulu the same year; married
Carrie Capitola Tuttle, in Honolu-
lu, Feb. 11, 1907; educated. Epis-
copal grammar school, Oahu Col-
lege, Honolulu; Kilkenny College,
Ireland, 1871-1873: private tuition
in French language, Brussels. Bel-
gium, 1873; Harvard University
Law School, class of 1878, LL. B.
In office of Ely and Smith, New
York City, 1878-1879; admitted to
bar of Supreme Court, Hawaiian
Islands, August 22. 1879; practised
law in Honolulu: admitted to bar
of District Court United States,
August 13, 1900; appointed dis-
trict magistrate of Honolulu. May
8, 1911, serving until May 31, 1917.
Author of Autoists' Blue Book
(1916); drew will of Queen Dowa-
ger Emma Kaleleonalani, also of
Princess Likelike, both admitted to
probate, former contested by Prince
Albert Kunuiakea without success.
Secretary Legislative Assembly,
sessions of -1880; deputy attorney
general, 1880. Examiner of titles
for the Land Court: member Oahu
Country Club, Outrigger Canoe
Club, Harvard Club of Hawaii,
Harvard Law School Association,
British Club, Hawaiian Lodge No.
21, F. & A. M., master 1886-1887,
and assisted in conferring Mark
Master's degree on King Kalakaua
at lolani Palace, now the Capitol,
in 1887.
MONSARRAT, JULIAN, rancher,
Pahala, Hawaii; born Honolulu,
Aug. 27, 1861; son of Marcus Cuni-
ming and Elizabeth Jane (Dowsett)
Monsarrat; educated in private
schools, St. Albans School and
Punahou School, Honolulu, 1876;
married Clarissa Amo ' Coney, at
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Honolulu, June 12, 1883; married
Abigail Kiniakua, at Hilo, April 19,
1915; children: by first wife, Mar-
cus Melville (deceased) ; by second
wife, Kathleen Kahoiwaiomanoa.
Samuel Avery Kauluhinano, Faxson
Bishop Kamale, Abigail Kukailani.
Was ^employed on Dowsett ranches
1676-77; Grove Ranch Plantation,
Maui, 1877-78: clerk with C. Brewer
& Co., Honolulu, 1878-1883, being
transferred from office to manager-
ship of Kapapala Ranch, Kau, Ha-
waii, Dec. 22, 1883; claims to be
oldest employee, having been 43
years in service of firm of C.
Brewer & Co. ; was member first
Territorial Legislature, 1901, being
elected from 2nd Dist. to represent
Kau.
MONSARRAT, MARCUS D., sur-
veyor, Honolulu; born Honolulu.
March 29, 1857; son of Marcus
Gumming and Elizabeth Jane
(Dowsett) Monsarrat; grandparents
on mother's side settled in Hono-
lulu. 1828; mother born in Hono-
lulu. 1832, and died in Honolulu
1920: father born in Dublin, Ire-
land, but was one of Hawaii's early
settlers and was collector of cus-
toms, Honolulu, for many years.
Married Florence Ellen Luce, at
Honolulu. June 1. 1882 (divorced) ;
three children: Kathleen Douglas,
Mildred Myrtle (deceased), Ethel
Florence. Education. Oahu Col-
lege. 1866-70 and 1872-73, and at
St. Albans, 1870-71; first business
venture in employ of James I.
Dowsett, uncle, and from 1873-77
in govt. survey. Since 1877 in pri-
vate practice, at present associated
with Wright, Harvey & Wright,
surveyors and civil engineers. Dur-
ing long and active career has per-
sonally surveyed and mapped a
large portion of Hawaiian Islands;
since 1902 commissioner of bound-
aries for 1st and 2nd judicial cir-
cuits; was crown surveyor from
1878 to time crown lands were ta-
ken over by present government.
MOORE. EDWIN CLOSE, home-
steader. Haiku. Maui; born in
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 30, 1883; son
of Joseph Chew and Josephine
Bickham (Close) Moore. Educated
Manual Training High School and
University of Pennsylvania; mar-
ried Mary Caldwell McCarron in
Philadelphia May 18, 1911; three
children. Wade Caldwell, Benjamin
Joseph, Ethel Mary. Entered dairy
business near Philadelphia, 1908;
manager of estate in Maryland,
1910; orchardist, Maryland, 1911:
orchardist. Front Royald Remount
Depot, U. S. A., Va.. 1912; came to
Hawaii. 1913; principal Kanehoe
School; organized and acted as
agent for Kula Farmers' Co- Op-
erative Assn., 1914; extension work,
U. S. Agricultural Experiment Sta-
tion, 1915; took over Haiku home-
stead, 1917. Secretary Haiku Farm-
ers' Association, 1917; storekeeper,
Pauwela Pineapple Co., 1919 to
date.
MORGAN, JAMES ALBERT,
physician and surgeon, Honolulu;
born Aug. 16. 1877. at Newton.
Mass. ; son of Charles Hardy and
Eunice (Davis) Morgan; married
Elsie Edna Johnson at Media,
Penn., Dec. 20, 1911; three children,
James Albert, Jr.. Wm. Brewster,
Andrew Lane. Educated at Little
Blue School, Farmington. Me.. Al-
len's English and Classical School.
West Newton. Mass., Cambridge
Latin School, Cambridge. Mass..
Phillips Exeter Academy. Temple
University, Medical dept., M.D.,
1910: resident physician Philadel-
phia General Hospital 1910-11;
general practice to June 1913; came
to Honolulu and specialized in onh-
thalmology and oto-laryngology. Vis-
iting ophthalmologist and oto-la-
ryngologist to Queen's and Chil-
dren's Hospitals, Mid-Pacific Insti-
tute, Castle Home and Lunalilo
Home; Lieut, medical corps U. S.
Navy, nine months during great
war. Member University and Oa-
hu Country Clubs. American Medi-
cal Association. American Academy
of Ophthalmology and Oto-laryn-
gology, Pacific Coast Oto-ophthal-
mological Assn.. American Society
for the advancement of Science,
Massachusetts Societv of Ma vf low-
er Descendants. F. & A. M.. Con-
sulting ophthalmologist nnd oto-
laryngologist to U. S. Public Health
Service.
MORGAN, JAMES PLACIDUS,
businessman, Honolulu; born Car-
diff, Wales, Nov. 28, 1890; son of
Richard and Julia Moore (Ten-
nant) Morgan; married Rosamond
Swanzy. in Honolulu, April 6,
1918; one child, Francis Swanzy.
Education: Harvard Univ., A.B.,
1911; post graduate term at Univ.
Calif., 1917. Came to Hawaii and
engaged in field and office work,
Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd.,
1912-1918; served in U. S. Army
1918-19; with firm of Theo. H.
Davies & Co., Ltd. since 1919. One
of organizers and pres. Auto Serv-
ice & Supply Co., Ltd., and the
Graystone Garage. Commissioned
second lieutenant of Infantry, Aug.
25, 1918; assigned as bayonet in-
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EDMUND C. MELLOR
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structor. Camp Grant, 111.; dis-
charged Dec. 2, 1918. Formerly
scoutmaster, Troop 5, B.S.A., Ho-
nolulu. Member University Club,
Pacific Club, Chamber of Com-
merce. Commercial Club, Harvard
Club of Hawaii.
MORGAN, KARLE BARRETT,
cashier, Bank of Kauai, Ltd.,
Kapaa, Kauai; born in Santa Pau-
la, Cal., Sept. 2, 1892; son of Frank
A. and Kate (Balcom) Morgan;
married Ethel S. Monroe at Hono-
lulu June 23, 1920. Graduated Red-
lands, Cal., high school; one year,
Univ. of Redlands. Bookkeeper and
asst. teller, Redlands Natl. Bank,
1914-17: asst. cashier People's
Bank, Ltd., Hilo, Hawaii, 1917-20;
cashier, 1920. Was second lieut. 1st
Hawn. Inf., 1918-19, stationed at
Fort Shafter, Oahu. First com-
mander Hilo Post No. 3, American
Legion, 1919-20; commander Kauai
Post No. 2, 1921; secy. Boy Scouts
of America, Kauai Council. Mem-
ber B. P. O. E. No. 759, Hilo; Hilo
Yacht Club, Hilo Ad Club, Kauai
Chamber of Commerce.
MORI, IGA, physician, Honolulu;
born Feb. 11, 1864 at Ishikawa,
Japan; son of Yuma Oguri and
Take Goto Oguri: educated Naval
Medical College, Tokio, Japan, 1888,
and Cooper Medical College, Calif.,
1891; married Yaye Nagakawa in
Tokio, Japan, Jan. 1889; two chil-
dren: Motokazu Mori (surgeon)
and Mrs. F. Sano (Yoshiki Mori).
Physician of Bureau of Immigra-
tion, Kingdom of Hawaii, 1892-
1893; chief surgeon, 1st Corps of
the Red Cross of Japan, China-
Japanese War, 1894-1895; post-
graduate course at University Hos-
pital in London, Eng., 1898; post-
graduate course at Post -Graduate
Medical School in New York City,
1904; private practise since. Was
supt. of Japanese Charity Hospi-
tal, Honolulu; pres. of the Jap-
anese Benevolent Society of Ha-
waii; pres. of the Japanese Medi-
cal Association of Hawaii. Is
trustee of Japanese Hospital; trus-
tee of the Pan-Pacific Union; vice-
chairman, committee of manage-
ment of Nuuanu Y. M. C. A.
Member of Medical Society of
Hawaii.
MORONG, FREDERIC L., physi-
cian, Honolulu; born in San Fran-
cisco, Cal., June 5, 1877; son of
Captain John Campbell and Myra
E. (Lincoln) Morong. Educated
University of Washington (three
years) and medical dept. University
of California, M. D., 1901. Married
19-
Elizabeth A. Hannigan in San
Francisco, Nov. 26, 1902; two chil-
dren, Frederic Lincoln and Myra E.
Served one year in German hos-
pital, San Francisco, 1901-02; prac-
ticed medicine in San Francisco,
1902-06; lost everything in San
Francisco fire and came to Hono-
lulu; received appointment (tem-
porary) as A. A. Surgeon, Public
Health Service, 1906; physician at
Kahuku plantation, 1907-10; prac-
tise in Honolulu since. Is staff phy-
sician Queen's Hospital; Territo-
rial Surgeon, Nat. Guard Hawaii.
Member American Medical Assn.,
Medical Society of Hawaii, Naval
Order, Foresters, and B. P. O. E.
MOSES, ALPHONSE LEMUEL,
merchant, Laupahoehoe, Hawaii ;
born Hebron, Nova Scotia, Nov.
18, 1881; son of George and Ade-
laide (Crosby) Moses; married Oli-
via Branco at Laupahoehoe, Apr.
14, 1917; two children: George
Francis and John Robert. Gradu-
ated Hebron high school, N. S., and
attended Acadia Univ., Wolfville,
N. S. Began as clerk, Paauilo
store, Hawaii, 1902-04; storekeeper
Papaaloa store. Hawaii, 1904-07;
insurance business, Hilo, 1907-08;
partnership with E. W. Barnard,
mdse. business, 1909-20; acquired
business July 1. 1920.
MOSES, EDWARD HAROLD,
merchant, Hilo, Hawaii: born in
California, Oct. 12, 1880; son of
Fred and Mary (Reader) Moses;
married Clare L. Fassett, at Hilo,
Jan. 8, 1906. Came to Hawaii
in 1898 to enter coffee business at
Olaa, Island of Hawaii, where he
remained for 1% years, going into
stationery business for himself
Aug. 4, 1901. Member Kilauea
Lodge of Masons, Hilo.
MOTT-SMITH, ERNEST A.,
lawyer, Honolulu; born in Hono-
lulu, May 12, 1873; son of Dr. J.
and Ellen Dominis (Paty) Moss-
Smith; at age of five was taken
to Boston, Mass, and educated at
Chauncey Hall until 1890; studied
at Harvard for short period, re-
turning to Honolulu account fath-
er's death ; married Anna Eliza-
beth Paty in Honolulu, August
1896; two children. Following the
settlement of father's affairs, en-
tered law offices of A. S. Hart-
well and later with Kinney and
Ballou, 1897-1898; admitted to
practise of law, March 1898; prac-
tised law alone in Honolulu, 1898-
1917; law partnership with Alex-
ander Lindsay, Jr., since 1917. Was
appointed member Board of Im-
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migration, 1898, later serving as
member Board of Health and on
other civic commissions. Elected
member Board of Supervisors, City
and County of Honolulu, serving
two years term, 1917-19. Member
Hawaiian Bar Assn., Oahu Country
Club, Commercial Club, Chamber of
Commerce of Honolulu, University
Club and Social Science Club.
MOURA, MANUEL JULIUS, mer-
chant, Wailuku, Maui County, T. H.,
born in Funchal, Madeira, July 12,
1878; son of Antonio Joao and Maria
Sylvina (Caires) Moura; educated
at Bishop school, Honolulu, Paia
school and Spreckelsville school,
Maui; married Maria Vincent in
Wailuku. Maui, July 30, 1898; three
children: Nettie, George and Irene.
Became assistant mill engineer of
Pioneer Mill. Lahaina; was there-
after successively assistant mill en-
gineer Spreckelsville mill; assistant
pump engineer Puunene; engineer
Kihei; manager Moura & Co., Ltd.;
president and manager Maui Garage
& Transportation Co., Ltd. ; now
owner Moura Garage, Wailuku,
Maui. Is vice-president Maui Dry
Goods & Grocery Co., Ltd.; vice-
president Young Men's Savings As-
sociation. Member Court Valley
Island, No. 9239, A. O. F. (P. C. R.) ;
Wailuku Lodge No 875, L. O. O. M.
(P. D.) ; Aloha Lodge No. 3, K. of P.
(M. of F.); Valley Isle Circle, No.
276, C. of F. ; Maui Chamber of Com-
merce; Maui County Fair & Racing
Assn.; Maui Gun Club; Maui Bowl-
ing Club.
MUIR, FREDERICK A. G., ento-
mologist, Honolulu; born London,
Eng., Apr. 24, 1873; son of Joseph
Alexander and Annie Marie (Lem-
priere) Muir; married Margaret
Annie Sharp at Brockenhurst,
Eng., April, 1918. Educated in pri-
vate schools. Has traveled exten-
sively throughout the world; spent
about 10 years in Africa; with H.
S. P. A. Experiment Station since
1905; most of time since joining
this institution spent in traveling
in Pacific lands in search of bene-
ficial insects; chief work on leaf
hopper (Perkinsiella saccharicida),
cane borer (Rhabdocuemis obscura)
and Anomala orientalis. Member
various scientific societies.
MUIRHEAD, JOHN SCOTT, en-
gineer, Honolulu; born in Falkirk,
Scotland, Oct. 20, 1853; son of John
and Janet (Scott) Muirhead; edu-
cated in Scotland; married Janet
Scott in Honolulu, 1898; three chil-
dren: Thomas J. S., John S. and
Walter S. Served apprenticeship
with A. & J. Inglis, engineers and
ship builders, Glasgow, Scotland;
joined Peninsular & Oriental
Steamship Co., Southampton, 1873-
1886; spent two years on S. S. Aus-
tralia; engineer in plantation mills,
Hawaii, 1888-1903; superintending
engineer. Inter-Island Steam Navi-
gation Co., Ltd., Honolulu, since.
Member Masonic Lodge Golden
Gate No. 30, San Francisco.
MULLER, RUDOLF, accountant,
Ewa, Oahu; born Heidelberg, Ger-
many, March 9, 1877; son of Hein-
rich and Fanny (Clement) Muller;
married Agnes Carroll of Honolulu
April, 1904; one child: Sascha Mu-
riel. Education, Royal High School.
Wiesbaden, Germany, 1894; studied
sugar chemistry at Fresenius La-
boratory, Wiesbaden, until spring
of 1895. Began work at Hawn.
Sug. Co.'s mill, Makaweli, Kauai,
as night chemist, Jan. 1, 1896; later
learned sugar boiling, general field
work and bookkeeping; bookkeeper,
mdse. dept., H. Hackfeld & Co.,
Ltd., Honolulu, 1898-1904; employed
on Maui, 1904-06; became Ameri-
can citizen March, 1906. On June 1,
1906, went to office of Ewa Planta-
tion Co., Oahu, as statistician and
asst. bookkeeper. Has had charge
of office since July, 1913. Secy. Re-
publican Precinct Club, Ewa, for
many years; inspector of elections
three terms; member Honolulu
Lodge No. 616, B. P. O. E., Hono-
lulu Automobile Club.
M UN DON, GEORGE, Pahoa, Ha-
waii; born at Koloa, Kauai, May
24, 1859; son of James and Martha
(Kapule) Mundon; education, pub-
lic schools, Koloa, Kauai, and Pun-
ahou School, Honolulu, 1879.
Worked in father's blacksmith shop
at Koloa, 1879-81; was in contract-
ing business, Kauai, 1881-1908; re-
moved to Puna, Hawaii, and start-
ed Hawaiian Mahogany Lumber
Company, as manager, 1908-10;
owner Central Meat Market, Hilo,
1910-12; deputy tax assessor, Puna
dist., Hawaii, since 1915. Cane
planter at Pahoa, Puna, since 1916.
MUNRO, GEORGE CAMPBELL,
ranch mgr., Keomuku, Lanai, T. H. ;
born Clevedon, Auckland, N .Z.,
May 10, 1866; son of George and
Janet Munro. Married Jane
Wright Tait, June 18, 1892, at
Auckland; five children: James
Tait, Jeanie Margaret, Alexandrina
Janet, Georgina Isabella and Ruby
Catherine. Associated with father
on farm until 1890, arriving Hono-
lulu Dec. 13 of that year; travelled
around islands, as far as Midway
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THOMAS MURRAY
DAVID H. MAKEKAU
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Island, with H. C. Palmer collect-
ing bird specimens for private mu-
seum, England, 1891-92; foreman
Gay & Robinson's ranch, Makaweli,
Kauai, 1892-1899; mgr. Amer. Sug.
Co., Ltd., Molokai Ranch, Molokai,
T. H., 1899-1906; farmer New Zea-
land, 1907-11; mgr. Lanai Com-
pany, Ltd., Lanai Ranch, T. H.,
since Apr. 1911. Has specialized in
experimental study in pasture im-
provement; associated with natural
history investigations and museums
since early youth, discovering new
species in bird, insect, and plant
life; member New Zealand Insti-
tute 1889-1909, and appointed asso-
ciate in ornithology, Bishop Mu-
seum 1920; postmaster Keomuku
since 1911; forester and fire war-
den, Molokai and Lanai.
MURDOCH, DUNCAN BELL,
accountant, Paia, Maui; born Croy-
don, Eng., June 12, 1860; son of
Patrick and Janet (Bell) Murdoch;
married May Baldwin, at Haiku.
Maui, Aug. 20, 1898; four children:
Lois Bell, Walter Baldwin, Clare
Gregory, Colin Crawford. Educat-
ed Flounder's College, Yorkshire;
Glasgow Univ., Scotland; Licen-
tiate of College of Preceptors, Lon-
don. Private tutor, 1882-90; head
bookkeeper, Ewa Plantation, Oahu,
1891-1903; auditor, Alexander &
Baldwin, Ltd., 1903 to date. First
became interested in pineapple cul-
ture, 1891, being an officer in the
Pearl City Fruit Co., which was the
first company in Hawaii to venture
into the cultivation of pineapples
without irrigation. Member Uni-
versity Club, Honolulu.
MURPHY, EUGENE HOWE,
lawyer, Wailuku, Maui; born in
Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 5, 1871; son
of Eugene Ferris and Margaret
(Howe) Murphy; education, public
schools, Jersey City; Columbia Uni-
versity, New York City; married
Olive Gibbs, in Honolulu, Apr. 16,
1915; children: Patricia Anne and
Margaret Elizabeth. Admitted to
practise, New Jersey, Feb. 1898; in
Hawaii, July 1910, where he has
practised since. Served in Spanish -
American war; also in Indian cam-
paigns against Moqui, Wapii and
Shumapovi tribes; master in chan-
cery of New Jersey.
MURPHY, FRED, educator, Wai-
luku, Maui; born at Cosumne, Cal.,
Jan. 27, 1897; son of William and
Amelia (Schenck) Murphy. Edu-
cated in California schools; arrived
in Hawaii September, 1916, and was
assigned as principal Kaupakulua
school; supervising principal Wai-
luku, Maui, since September, 1919.
Served in United States Army, July,
1918-March, 1919, medical corps at
Schofield Barracks. Member Ma-
sonic Lodge, Maui, A. and A. S. R.
MURRAY, HARRY EDWARD,
collector of customs, Honolulu;
born in Oakland, Calif., Sept. 24,
1878; son of B. and Mary (Cullen)
Murray; education. St. Louis Col-
lege, Honolulu, 1895; married El-
len Aurelia Holt in Honolulu Sept.
28, 1904. Served three-year appren-
ticeship as wood worker and later
was clerk in U. S. postal savings
dept., Territorial dept. of pub.
works, and was chief clerk to Sher-
iff of Oahu for two years; engaged
in blacksmithing business for him-
self for two years, then joined
Schuman Carriage Co. in charge
auto repair shop; after four years
joined Associated Garage as mgr.
for two years, returning to Schu-
man Carriage Co. for three years;
was construction supt. with Lord-
Young Engineering Co., Honolulu,
year and half; from 1916-18 mgr.
Honolulu water works dept. Served
during Spanish war with 1st Ne-
braska Inf.; appointed captain,
Reserve Corps, 1917 and called to
active service; promoted to major.
1918; designated in command of
Motor Transport Office. Honolulu;
discharged July 1919. Republican.
Member board of supervisors, Ho-
nolulu, 1912-14; nominated July 1,
1921, by President Harding as col-
lector of customs, Honolulu; mem-
ber B. P. O. E. No. 616 (past ex-
alted ruler) ; Blue Lodge, F. & A.
M., Scottish Rite, Shriner; Com-
mercial Club, Honolulu.
MURRAY, THOMAS, engineer,
Paauhau, Hawaii; born in Scot-
land, Nov. 15, 1864; son of Alex-
ander and Jane (Moir) Murray;
educated in grammar schools of
native country; married Harriet
Nahiwa in Paauhau, Oct. 6, 1894;
nine children: William (deceased),
Edna, Berlinda Kuulei, Clara Lei-
lehua, Robert Burns, Charles Lov-
stad, Thomas Nahiwa, Wilhelmina,
Louise Lilinoe. Engaged in farm-
ing, Scotland, until 1888; came to
Hawaii and began as stableman,
Paauhau Sug. Plantation Co-; held
various positions in railroading and
mechanical work, same company,
until 1891; asst. engineer Paauhau
Sug. Plantation Co., 1891-97; ma-
chine shops of O. R. & L. Co.,
1897-1900; toolmaker, Honolulu
Iron Works Co., 1900; chief en-
gineer, Paauhau Sug. Plantation Co.
since Sept. 1901. Is one of the
oldest employees of Paauhau.
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N
NAHIWA, THOMAS K., hotel
proprietor, lawyer, manufacturers'
agent, Waimea, Hawaii: born Wai-
mea, Dec. 9, 1884; son of Joseph
Nahiwa and Jane Davis (Spencer)
Nahiwa; educated at Kamehameha
School, graduated 1902; Territorial
Normal School, grad. 1906. Began
teaching school at Laupahoehoe,
and later Kaapahu, Hawaii, 1906;
was principal Alae School, Kona,
1907, and principal and supt. Kali-
hi Boys' Home for Non -Leprous
Children, 1908; married Esther
Purely, at Paauhau, Aug. 29, 1909
(divorced, 1920). Asst. teacher
Paauilo school, 1909; principal
Makapala school, Kohala, 1910-18;
quit teaching in 1919 and bought
Waimea hotel, making specialty of
tourist trade. Is representative of
number of mainland firms as sales
agent; has been interested in mov-
ing picture exhibitions for number
of years; active in National Guard
and Boy Scout activities; admitted
to practise, district court, 1921.
NAQUIN, WALTER PIERRE,
plantation manager, Honokaa, Ha-
waii; born in Thibodaux, La
Fourche Par, Louisiana, August
22, 1883; son of Lovincy and Mary
(Lasseigne) Naquin; father's fam-
ily settled in Louisiana, 1775; edu-
cated at Louisiana State Univer-
sity, B. S., 1907; Audubon Sugar
School, New Orleans, La.; married
Ethel Ambrosia Keating in Hono-
lulu, October 6. 1915; three chil-
dren : Walter Pierre, Howard and
Majorie Ethel. Was chemist Au-
dubon Sugar School, 1907-08; field
chemist and agriculturist, Olaa
Sugar Co., Hawaii, 1908-11; assist-
ant agriculturist, H. S. P. A. Ex-
periment Station, Honolulu, 1911-
14; agriculturist, H. S. P. A., 1911-
16; manager Honokaa Sugar Co.,
Pacific Sugar Mill Co., and super-
intendent Hawaiian Irrigation Co.
since 1916.
NELLIST, GEORGE FERGUSON,
newspaper editor, Honolulu ; born
at Bayside, Calif., Nov. 2, 1889; son
of James Yenning and Edith (Mit-
chell) Nellist; received education
in public schools of California;
married Minnie Louise Teal, in
Eureka, Calif., Jan 16. 1912. En-
tered newspaper work in Eureka,
Calif., June 1908, as reporter on
Humboldt Times, later becoming
city editor and then managing
editor of Eureka Herald. Did edi-
torial work in San Francisco, and
during 1913-14 worked as inde-
pendent advertising salesman in
Washington; joined Portland (Ore.)
Telegram in 1915 as telegraph edi-
tor; in Sept. 1917 entered service
of Associated Press as night mgr.,
Seattle, Wash., being transferred
to Western Division headquarters,
San Francisco, Jan. 1918; trans-
ferred to Honolulu to organize As-
sociated Press service in Hawaii
in June 1918; joined staff Honolu-
lu Star-Bulletin, Sept. 1919 as edi-
torial writer; appointed editor in
Dec. 1920; managing editor, July
1921. Is Honolulu correspondent for
Chicago Tribune. Member Hono-
lulu Lodge of Elks, Lodge Le
Progres, F. & A. M., and Scot-
tish Rite Bodies.
NELSON, JOHN FRITHIOF,
school principal, Honolulu; born at
Longmont, Colo., Dec. 12, 1887; son
of John N. and Ida C. (Solomon)
Nelson. Graduated Colorado Col-
lege, A. B., 1910. Chemist, Lone-