Throwback Thursday:Hawaiian Heritage

On this a Throwback Thursday, I wanted to share my Hawaiian family heritage.

My grandfather encouraged me and the rest of the family, to register with OHA, the ( Office of Hawaiian Affairs). There has been a movement to register all native Hawaiians. It is a race of very few; yet what it lacks in number, is rich in culture and pride.

I was so proud to register me and my boys. I wanted them and their children to have a legal legacy of Hawaiian lineage to follow.

So for Throwback Thursday, I wanted to share a few pictures of my Hawaiian family.

On the far left, my Great Grandpa, William Douglas Freeth, (part Hawaiian), on the beach with friends with a lei on...so precious!

Left to right: My Great Grandpa Freeth, Great Grandmother "Tutu Freeth" (Hawaiian, Chinese, Caucasian), my Dad, my Grandmother "Tutu Freeth-Borthwick" , my Grandpa Borthwick, my Auntie Karen, and my Uncle Dougie.

My 4th Great Grandfather Captain Sam Nowlein, of Queen Lilioukalani's Guard, (Hawaiian).

My Tutu Freeth-Borthwick, dancing the hula.

My Great Grandmother, Tutu Freeth, placing a lei on Eleanor Roosevelt.

My darling Dad...little Hapa Hawaiian boy!

My Great Great Grandmother May Freeth.

My Tutu Freeth's brothers. They were born in Japan, while their father was there on a work assignment. They too are Hawaiian, Chinese, and Caucasian. I love the mandarin collared shirts.

The beautiful gate at the Royal Hawaiian Cemetery on Oahu.

My card showing I'm officially a registered Hawaiian!

The faces of Hawaii today are so diverse. We are very proud to be Hawaiian! I was even more proud to show them their Hawaiian heritage and history, this last Fall. (Duke Kahanamoku statue in Waikiki, our cousin by marriage.)

Aloha & Happy Throwback Thursday!

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