Son of William Kaaua Lima Sr. and Christina Kaholokahiki Aia Kaauwai Lima. Born on the island of Molokai in the Territory of Hawaii in 1923. William had a total of 13 siblings. He moved to Honolulu, O'ahu in order to find a career as a stevedore, where he met the love of his life and married Lily Yong Nim Whang. Willie worked for McCabe & Hamilton through the '50s. During this time Willie played upright bass for his nephew-in-law, Manu Kahai'ali'i, a brilliant Hawaiian musician. Manu and Willie were so close, that Manu and Willie's sister, Violet, named one of their sonʻs after Willie, William Awihilima Kahai'ali'i, aka "Willie K." Papa Willieʻs great-nephew, who would go on to become a Hawaiian music legend himself.
Papa Willie would serve as a merchant marine and then work as a union stevedore on the docks of Honolulu for Matson Shipping and Container for several decades. He was reborn and baptized in the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church" in O'ahu in the 1980s. His mother's parcel of land on Molokai island was donated by Willie's mother, Christina Kaholokahiki Aia Kaauwai Lima, to the "Apostolic Faith Church" in Pukoo township in 1944 for $1. The church still stands today and is known as the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church." The original church in Pukoo has since been moved to a different location on Molokai, however, a portion of the chapel is dedicated to the Lima Ohana for helping to found the church.
Papa Willie retired in Honolulu and spent several great years enjoying his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and spending time with his wife Lily. He enjoyed playing and listening to old Hawaiian music, eating his dried aku, poi, and chili-pepper water, and managing their duplexes on King Street in downtown Honolulu. He survived and recovered from a stroke, heart attack, and cancer, before developing dementia in his ladder years. He passed away peacefully on October 1, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii due to natural causes. He is survived by his sons, Rodney "Rocky" Kalani Lima Sr, Warren Lima, daughters Pauline "Nani" Hardy, and Ululani M. Lima, and dozens of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and hundreds of nieces and nephews throughout Molokai, O'ahu, Maui, Hawaii island, and the mainland. His wife Lily, and sons William Jr. and Walter have since passed.
Papa Willie would serve as a merchant marine and then work as a union stevedore on the docks of Honolulu for Matson Shipping and Container for several decades. He was reborn and baptized in the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church" in O'ahu in the 1980s. His mother's parcel of land on Molokai island was donated by Willie's mother, Christina Kaholokahiki Aia Kaauwai Lima, to the "Apostolic Faith Church" in Pukoo township in 1944 for $1. The church still stands today and is known as the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church." The original church in Pukoo has since been moved to a different location on Molokai, however, a portion of the chapel is dedicated to the Lima Ohana for helping to found the church.
Papa Willie retired in Honolulu and spent several great years enjoying his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and spending time with his wife Lily. He enjoyed playing and listening to old Hawaiian music, eating his dried aku, poi, and chili-pepper water, and managing their duplexes on King Street in downtown Honolulu. He survived and recovered from a stroke, heart attack, and cancer, before developing dementia in his ladder years. He passed away peacefully on October 1, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii due to natural causes. He is survived by his sons, Rodney "Rocky" Kalani Lima Sr, Warren Lima, daughters Pauline "Nani" Hardy, and Ululani M. Lima, and dozens of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and hundreds of nieces and nephews throughout Molokai, O'ahu, Maui, Hawaii island, and the mainland. His wife Lily, and sons William Jr. and Walter have since passed.
Son of William Kaaua Lima Sr. and Christina Kaholokahiki Aia Kaauwai Lima. Born on the island of Molokai in the Territory of Hawaii in 1923. William had a total of 13 siblings. He moved to Honolulu, O'ahu in order to find a career as a stevedore, where he met the love of his life and married Lily Yong Nim Whang. Willie worked for McCabe & Hamilton through the '50s. During this time Willie played upright bass for his nephew-in-law, Manu Kahai'ali'i, a brilliant Hawaiian musician. Manu and Willie were so close, that Manu and Willie's sister, Violet, named one of their sonʻs after Willie, William Awihilima Kahai'ali'i, aka "Willie K." Papa Willieʻs great-nephew, who would go on to become a Hawaiian music legend himself.
Papa Willie would serve as a merchant marine and then work as a union stevedore on the docks of Honolulu for Matson Shipping and Container for several decades. He was reborn and baptized in the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church" in O'ahu in the 1980s. His mother's parcel of land on Molokai island was donated by Willie's mother, Christina Kaholokahiki Aia Kaauwai Lima, to the "Apostolic Faith Church" in Pukoo township in 1944 for $1. The church still stands today and is known as the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church." The original church in Pukoo has since been moved to a different location on Molokai, however, a portion of the chapel is dedicated to the Lima Ohana for helping to found the church.
Papa Willie retired in Honolulu and spent several great years enjoying his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and spending time with his wife Lily. He enjoyed playing and listening to old Hawaiian music, eating his dried aku, poi, and chili-pepper water, and managing their duplexes on King Street in downtown Honolulu. He survived and recovered from a stroke, heart attack, and cancer, before developing dementia in his ladder years. He passed away peacefully on October 1, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii due to natural causes. He is survived by his sons, Rodney "Rocky" Kalani Lima Sr, Warren Lima, daughters Pauline "Nani" Hardy, and Ululani M. Lima, and dozens of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and hundreds of nieces and nephews throughout Molokai, O'ahu, Maui, Hawaii island, and the mainland. His wife Lily, and sons William Jr. and Walter have since passed.
Papa Willie would serve as a merchant marine and then work as a union stevedore on the docks of Honolulu for Matson Shipping and Container for several decades. He was reborn and baptized in the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church" in O'ahu in the 1980s. His mother's parcel of land on Molokai island was donated by Willie's mother, Christina Kaholokahiki Aia Kaauwai Lima, to the "Apostolic Faith Church" in Pukoo township in 1944 for $1. The church still stands today and is known as the "Jesus is Coming Soon Church." The original church in Pukoo has since been moved to a different location on Molokai, however, a portion of the chapel is dedicated to the Lima Ohana for helping to found the church.
Papa Willie retired in Honolulu and spent several great years enjoying his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and spending time with his wife Lily. He enjoyed playing and listening to old Hawaiian music, eating his dried aku, poi, and chili-pepper water, and managing their duplexes on King Street in downtown Honolulu. He survived and recovered from a stroke, heart attack, and cancer, before developing dementia in his ladder years. He passed away peacefully on October 1, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii due to natural causes. He is survived by his sons, Rodney "Rocky" Kalani Lima Sr, Warren Lima, daughters Pauline "Nani" Hardy, and Ululani M. Lima, and dozens of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and hundreds of nieces and nephews throughout Molokai, O'ahu, Maui, Hawaii island, and the mainland. His wife Lily, and sons William Jr. and Walter have since passed.
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William is buried next to his wife, Lily Lima, in a side by side grave. Their plot has a flat shared brass headstone. From their graves visitors can overlook the beautiful sea-cliffs and beaches of Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii.
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