Interview with Solomon Alani and Charles Young
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Solomon Alani was born in 1951 and grew up with his grandmother in Hoʻokena. He lost his mother, Esther Kalauhininui, at the age of two, while his father, Jeffrey Alani, worked at Pearl Harbor as a shipfitter. Solomon learned how to fish for ʻōpelu with his uncle from a young age. After his grandmother passed away, Solomon moved to Oʻahu with his father until his retirement and returned to Hoʻokena in high school, graduating from Konawaena. After high school, Solomon went into the army, and after ending his tour, married his high school sweetheart. The Alani ʻohana were stewards of the Hoʻokena beach, but lost their ownership of the land through eminent domain.
Charles Young was born and raised in Honolulu and graduated from Saint Louis High School. He went on to earn a degree in mechanical engineering, but grew up surfing and diving his entire life. After college, he moved to Hilo, where his mother is from, in 1972, and in 1979 relocated to Kona. Working in the macadamia industry, Charles spent a lot of time in Miloliʻi and went fishing and diving with community members there. He became involved in community affairs, such as aquarium fish collecting, and helped start two nonprofits, Kamaʻāina United to Protect the ʻĀina (KUPA) and Friends of Hoʻokena Beach Park. He also participated in the formation of the West Hawaiʻi Regional Fishery Management Area, serving as one of the first chairs for the West Hawaiʻi Fishery Council.
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