Mauna Kea Oral History Appendix - Office of Mauna Kea Management

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And the Turkey Pen, was that also near the chicken area
Yes, all incorporated there.
Okay, good. That’s good, I think I know right where it was. And did they plant a bunch of
orchard trees, walnuts and stuff
Oh. Right in my place.
Right there. Okay, now I know exactly where you are, okay.
Well, see, too bad that all those trees, gone.
Yes, the walnuts, apricots, plums, pears, apples, all gone.
Yes. Those walnuts taste better than any of them that came from the mainland. The thing
when you eat ‘em, sweet.
Wow!
And then they gathered all types of apples. One is called Gravenstein I think.
Gravenstein.
Yes, Gravenstein.
Had quite a few Peerman, and Baldwin.
McIntosh
No, they didn’t have. I understand McIntosh is an Eastern apple, I don’t know. Had
Newtown Pippins.
Newtowns, yes.
Newtown Pippins are real good, good baking apples.
Oh!
Very tart but good eating. You know when tart, you put brown sugar on and roast ‘em,
see.
It was a wonderful orchard then
Yes.
And your house was…
Right around here.
Right on the side there. Oh! Were there…one of the interesting things you know the
houses they took all down yeah
Uh-hmm.
Went to what they call Small Waiki‘i yeah, Waimea side like that
Uh-hmm.
One thing that’s still there of course, is the old manager’s house.
Uh-hmm.
It’s been renovated. But you know, the mortar bread ovens
Yes.
Yes, like the old Portuguese ovens.
Yes, the ferno. There are still three or four of those ovens there.
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