Pauline Leilani Kahawai

Brief Life History of Pauline Leilani

When Pauline Leilani Kahawai was born in 1934, in Hawaii, United States, her father, Joseph Moku Kahawai, was 24 and her mother, Nellie Agnes Pualani Leilani Saunders, was 26. She married William Houlet Henry in 1954. She lived in Representative District 4, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1940. She died in 2003, in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 69.

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William Houlet Henry
1936–2018
Pauline Leilani Kahawai
1934–2003
Marriage: 1954

Sources (7)

  • Pauline Kahawai, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Pauline Henry in entry for Joseph Moku Or Moses Daniel Kahawai, "Hawaii Obituaries Index, ca. 1980-present"
  • Pauline Kahawai in household of Jess Peters, "United States Census, 1940"

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1940

Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

form of the Latin name Paulina (feminine of Paulinus, a derivative of the family name Paulus ‘small’) that has long been in use also in the English-speaking world.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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