neighborhood hidden right
outside of Honolulu.
We're talking about Pauoa
Valley, a beautiful area
just a mile from
downtown. KITV 4 Cam
Tran uncovers the hidden
gems of the valley- that
even some locals don't
know about, in tonight's
installment of our
series: Where You Live.
37:51 I DIDN'T KNOW PAUOA
VALLEY EXISTED UNTIL 12
YEARS AGO
30:36 I USED TO GET PAUOA
AND PALOLO MIXED UP BOTH
START WITH P
Unless you have lived or
are from here, you may
not have even heard about
Pauoa. This is a
neighorbood tucked
between Pacific Heights
and Papakolea. It is not
as well known as other
famous nearby valleys
like Manoa and Nuuanu.
But it is no less magical
and has its own distinct
character. SEAN TAJIMA,
PAUOA RESIDENT/PAU OA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL IN: 34:38 WHEN
I THINK OF PAUOA IT'S A
REALLY SPECIAL PLACE IT'S
A SMALL CLOSE KNIT
COMMUNITY TUCKED IN A
NICE LITTLE VALLEY 34:52
A nice little valley full
of lush greenery, tall
trees and colorful
flowers. The frequent
rain fall, an average of
150 inches a year, keeps
Pauoa Stream following.
The valley's natural
beauty inspired local
musician and Pauoa native
Kaipo Hale, to write a
song dedicated to his
hometown.
Pauoa was once covered in
taro fields and home to a
large Hawaiian
population. In fact Pauoa
Elementary one of the
state's oldest schools
opened 150 years ago to
cater to the population.
SEAN TAJIMA,FORME R PAUOA
PRINCIPAL IN: 35:44 IT
STARTED OFF AS A HAWAIIAN
IMMERSION SCHOOL WHERE
EVERYTHING WAS TAUGHT IN
HAWAIIAN AND AT SOME
POINT IT BECAME AN
ENGLISH TEACHING SCHOOL
35:53 The school's most
famous alumnus: former
U.S. Senator Daniel
Akaka.
Akaka who is retired now
was born and raised in
Pauoa.
Akaka Lane carries the
family's namesake.
ADD on" Another well
known family who lives
here: the Aikau's, Eddie
Aikau spent his formative
years growing up on this
3 acre cemetary plot".
plot Present day, Pauoa
consists mostly of single
family homes with Booth
Park at its center. This
credit union used to be a
Lau Poo Market a grocery
store. And where these
homes stand now used to
be a shoyu and ice
factory ...
Those are long gone
leaving leaving only a
dozen busineses standing:
one of them is Lynn's
Simin and Cookie Shop.
nats of shop The 30 year
old restaurant is known
for its cheap Hawaiian
food and popular homeade
cookies which give people
a big smile every time
they walk out the door.
HEALANI SOON, PAUOA
RESIDENT 13:56 ITS LIKE
HEAVEN IN YOUR MOUTH,
13:28 I REALLY LOVE THE
COOKIES, THE BEST COOKIES
EVER Linda Brown, the
owner makes the cookies
from scratch every
Saturday and if you don't
get there by midweek,
don't expect to find any.
16:39 THESE COOKIES ARE
GOOD, THEY ARE MADE WITH
LOVE There's also another
hidden gem in this
valley- one you'd easily
pass if you didn't give a
second glance. Inside the
cemetery off Auwaiolimu
Road lies a garden which
once belonged to Queen
Liliuokolani. Even though
there is a historic
marker on the side of the
road, the garden is so
isolated, even some
residents born in Pauoa
haven't seen it. KARL
VETO BAKER, 4TH
GENERATION PAUOA RESIDENT
3:42 THIS PLACE THAT
WE'RE AT NOW ULUHAIMALAM
A IS SACRED GROUND
BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN TO
THE PEOPLE BY QUEEN
LILIUOKALANI , OCTOBER
11, 1894. THIS WAS, THE
YEAR AFTER THE OVER THROW
04:01 Baker, a fourth
generation Pauoa resident
says this garden became
an icon for those who
supported the monarchy
after the provisional
government took over.
BAKER 4:24 MOST PEOPLE
DON'T REALIZE AT THE
TIME, HAWAIIANS COULDN'T
GATHER, THEY WOULD BE
ARRESTED 6:017 AFTER IT
BECAME A GARDEN IT WAS SO
ICONIC FOR THE PEOPLE
THEY COULD COME AND VISIT
AND HAVE A GOOD TIME THEY
CAME HERE AND UPROOTED
ALL THE PLANTS THAT WERE
PLANTED AND THEN IT
BECAME A GRAVEYARD 6:42
maybe trim bite?
Eventually weeds and tall
grass over took the
garden and it was in
complete disarray--
That is until the Halau I
Ka Wekiu
came in ten years ago and
cleared out the garden.
Halau members replanted
trees following the
Queen's original design.
MIKE CASUPANG, HALAU
LEADER 22:58 WE'RE
SITTING UNDERNEATH THIS
KUKUI TREE THERE'S THIS
ONE HERE AND ANOTHER ONE
OVER THERE, AND KUKUI IS
FOR ENLIGHTENMENT , THAT
LIGHT AND POSITIVITY.
23:27 THERE'S PILI GRASS
THE WORKS PILI MEANS TO
BE CLOSE, THAT PILI SHE
HAD WITH THOSE PEOPLE.
And that close bond is
something those who live
in Pauoa share to this
day In:37:54 people who
are from the valley, or
went to school in the
valley when you mention
pauoa to them, their eyes
light up and its
something about it, they
know it's a hidden secret
and gem and it is
something special REX
FREITAS, 4TH GENERATION
PAUOA RESIDENT 35:06
DON'T GIVE THE SECRET
THAT PAUOA IS THE
GREATEST PLACE TO LIVE!
35:08 CAM'S STANDUP
CLOSE: 37:45 PEOPLE FROM
PAUOA SAY THEY ARE
EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE
FROM HERE . IT IS A VERY
SPECIAL PLACE. IT IS
CENTRALLY LOCATED, IT'S
PEACEFUL AND QUIET, AND
THEY HOPE TO KEEP IT THAT
WAY REPORTING FROM PAUOA,
CAM TRAN, KITV 4 NEWS.
37:53