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The Kealoha Family Reunion was held on May 11, 2019 at Kukaiau Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii. The ranch is the ancestral home of Sam Kealoha (shown in the photo above, arms folded) along with this three sons, … Continue reading
Time to round up all the old folks as well as the young adults, children and everyone else on my Mom’s side of the family for an upcoming reunion that is coming quicker than I would like to think.
It will be a good time to catch up with everyone and anyone who comes, take another round of new photos and hopefully pass the baton on to the next generation of Kealohas and related relatives as this o’hana moves further into the 21st century and beyond.
This reunion will be a one day affair to talk story, exchange ideas for keeping and staying in touch with each other, share genealogical information and get to know each other better…. especially the older folks getting to know who all the young ones are.
Years ago when we had a few reunions, I shot a ton of pictures at these, many of them children with their parents and grandparents, uncles and aunties, etc. Now the children are all grown up, many with their own children… and grandchildren… maybe.
So it is a good time for me, at least to pass on the legacy photo duties and digital copies to someone else. If anything, this should be interesting and fun.
Aloha. Mel
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Tropical Cyclone Season – Summer 2026
8-23-2026: An ocean full of tropical disturbances, brewing spots, tropical storms, depressions and more. Lala, Moke and Iselle.
Tropical Cyclone Season – Summer 2026
We were warned it was going to be an active tropical storm system. Surely it is. As of today August 23, 2026 we had Hurricane Lala which came very close to Hawaii and caused havoc and severe damage to places on the Big Island last weekend (August 15 – 17). The southern end of the Big Island was most severely impacted with major flood and wind damage.
The other islands also sustained some damage in certain areas, mainly blown down trees and flooding too. Here in the urban core we got at worst some heavy rain and gusts of stronger than normal winds. Last weekend I took a walk in the morning to grab the following pictures of the weather from Tropical Storm / Hurricane Lala.
Lala Saturday Night 8-15-2026
Sunday morning wind 8-16-2026
Lala’s tropical storm gusts and rain were the worst we got in the Rycroft Street area. 8-16-2026.
For all practical purposes the Honolulu urban core near Ala Moana Center in the Keeaumoku area received only minimal impacts such as wind, rain, minor flooding and power outages. I consider ourselves lucky to escape the brunt of this.
Toursits braving the wind and rain in search of breakfast 8-16-2026. Photos by Mel using KODAK Digital Still Camera
So far named storms that impacted the island included Hurricane Lala, and minimal tropical storm Moke. Two other storms from the east pacific threatened the island but either fizzled out of changed directions as they got closer.
Big Ass Hurricane Lala at its peak on Saturday. NOAA satellite photo.
Link: NOAA Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Link: Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
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