The Adams family attended Catholic Mass at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe Sunday morning December 7, 1941. They were on their way home when they saw the Japanese bombing Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station. They thought the Navy was was just conducting a drill and paid little attention to the attack.
Later in the day an announcement came across the radio that Pearl Harbor had been attacked and for all employees at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard to report to work. Jospeh Kanehoa Adams, his son, John Kalauwae Adams, his brother-in-law's nephew, David Kahookele, and his brother-in-law, Jospeh McCabe, Sr., were employed at the shipyard. They all got into the same car and headed to the shipyard via the Pali Highway. On Judd Street, near Iholena Street, an anti-aircraft shell hit their car and all four men were killed.
Mr. Adams, his son, and his relatives were buried in Green Haven Cemetery in Kaneohe. He was 50 years old.
Godspeed Mr. Adams . . .
The Adams family attended Catholic Mass at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe Sunday morning December 7, 1941. They were on their way home when they saw the Japanese bombing Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station. They thought the Navy was was just conducting a drill and paid little attention to the attack.
Later in the day an announcement came across the radio that Pearl Harbor had been attacked and for all employees at the Pearl Harbor Shipyard to report to work. Jospeh Kanehoa Adams, his son, John Kalauwae Adams, his brother-in-law's nephew, David Kahookele, and his brother-in-law, Jospeh McCabe, Sr., were employed at the shipyard. They all got into the same car and headed to the shipyard via the Pali Highway. On Judd Street, near Iholena Street, an anti-aircraft shell hit their car and all four men were killed.
Mr. Adams, his son, and his relatives were buried in Green Haven Cemetery in Kaneohe. He was 50 years old.
Godspeed Mr. Adams . . .
Family Members
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William K. Adams
1921–1922
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John Kalauwae Adams
1922–1941
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William H. K. Adams
1924–1970
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Joseph Kanehoa Adams
1925–1980
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Sophia Kahiwakaumaka Adams Akui
1927–2011
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Pauline Frances Keolai Adams Coyaso
1928–1974
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MaryEvelyn Kalili'kuoha "Kalili" Adams Santos
1932–2004
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Isaac Keeaumoku "Ike" Adams
1936–1993
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Francis Kaniku Adams
1937–2002
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