Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

Table 1.
Background of Primary Interview Participants
(in alphabetical order)
Name of
Interviewee
Year
Born
Birth
Place
Theodore “Teddy” Bell 1923 Waimea, South
Kohala
Howard T. Ellis 1928 Abbeville County,
South Carolina
L. “Rally” Greenwell 1913 Honoköhau, North
Kona
Patricia Gilman-
Greenwell
Helene Hale 1918 Minneapolis,
Minnesota
Place of
Residence
Deceased 2002
Waiäkea, Hilo
Waimea, South
Kohala
1924 Honolulu, O‘ahu Waimea, South
Kohala
Hilo, Hawai‘i
Jess Hannah 1916 Pennsylvania Deceased 2004
G. Kinoulu Kahananui 1925 Kalaoa, Kona Kalaoa, Kona
Background
Born and raised on the ranch; father
managed Waiki‘i Station; lived at
Waiki‘i, and worked the ranch lands.
Traveled the ranch and mountain lands
with elder kama‘äina, learning some of
their practices and beliefs. Is
descended from families with
generations of residency on the land
and strong ties to Mauna Kea and the
mountain lands.
Moved to Hawai‘i in 1961, to work at
the Mauna Loa Weather Observatory.
Worked with Dr. Gerard Kuiper, Mitsuo
Akiyama, and other early participants
in the development of astronomy on
Mauna Kea.
Born to a ranching family in Kona,
Rally began working for Parker Ranch
in 1934. He supervised Ke‘ämoku
Station and other areas of ranch lands,
eventually becoming manager of the
entire ranch in 1961. Rally traveled all
of the ranch lands, and is intimately
familiar with its resources and people.
He made his first trip to the summit of
Mauna Kea in 1937-1938 with elder
and kama‘äina ranch hands. He
resigned from his position at Parker
Ranch in 1971.
Wife of Rally Greenwell; traveled the
lands with her husband, elder ranch
hands and kama‘äina; recorded
histories of families on the land.
Served as Chairwoman of the Hawai‘i
County Board of Supervisors in the
early years of development of
astronomy on Mauna Kea, and has
remained active in matters regarding
the ‘äina mauna throughout her career.
Moved to Waimea in 1933; married
into the Ka‘apuni-Nahale‘ä family.
Worked for Parker Ranch, and was
responsible for maintenance on the
Waihü (Pöhakuloa Gulch) water
system. Traveled the land with elder
kama‘äina and lived at Waiki‘i between
1938 to 1958.
A native speaker, Kupuna Kahananui,
worked for Hu‘ehu‘e Ranch, under
Parker Ranch, and traveled to Waimea
with Hartwell Carter. Learned of Mauna
Kea during those trips.
Mauna Kea– “Ka Piko Kaulana o ka ‘Äina”
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