Interview with Marjorie Midkiff

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waikiki_34.pdf (7.51 MB)

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1986

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Hodges, Iwalani

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A woman talks about her Ala Wai property and home; childhood activities; Royal Hawaiian and Moana hotels; boating and crabbing; Ala Wai fishermen; beach boys and beach clubs; rivalry between Roosevelt and Punahou high schools; December 7, 1941 attack and effects on family; marriage to ensign; chicken raising; introduction of frogs to Waikiki by father; parents' two-story apartment building and cottage rentals; husband's passing; support of two children; Jefferson School; changes in Waikiki; and mother's loyalty to Waikiki.
secretary; Caucasian-Chinese; female
Interview conducted in English.

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Buildings, Family Life, Land and Ownership, World War II

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http://hdl.handle.net/10125/30426

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19 pages

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Honolulu, Oahu

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DU629 .W44 W3 1988

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Waikiki, 1910–1985: Oral Histories
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