Note from 2022: This booklet is available at Bookends in Kailua until they are sold out Lovingly compiled from the archives and scrapbooks of the LKOC by Diane Harding. The volunteer work we all take for granted is the focus of this booklet which has a very interesting timeline about the way our parks, medians, and schools have been beautified by a dedicated group of volunteers since 1948. This fascinating booklet shares a wealth of photos and history regarding one of Kailua’s secret treasures: the Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle, unsung heroes of our city’s gorgeous trees. Kailua Way Back When… The Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle We are making this openly available to the public. You may download it, but please do not resale. This booklet is out of print and has been digitized. Richly illustrated with some nineteen photos from that era. Kailua Way Back When…Florence’s Restaurant was the place to goĬome along as we explore post-WWII Kailua where a newly wed Italian immigrant couple, Gerardo and Florence Jovinelli, fell in love with Kailua, bought a home on beautiful Kailua Beach and started Florence’s Restaurant which was to become a favorite eating place and center of social activities for Kailua’s people. Illustrated with photos from the 1920′s to 1960. Learn about its early days as an agricultural community, a huge cattle ranch, its dairy farmers and the many events that led to its present day role as a residential community. KAILUA WAY BACK WHEN: THE LANI-KAILUA OUTDOOR CIRCLEīeginning with its formation from a massive volcano and its early settlement by Polynesian explorers, major events in Kailua town’s history are recounted.KAILUA WAY BACK WHEN… FLORENCE’S RESTAURANT WAS THE PLACE TO GO.Kailua Historical Bookletsīooklets for sale by the Kailua Historical Society (see descriptions below): To purchase, please click here to download the Order Form and follow the instructions. The books are also available in stores around Kailua and by mail from KHS. The books are available directly from the UH Press site: 9 x 10.5 “, hard cover, dust-jacketed book. We are in the second printing with an expanded index and an index of place names.Ģ48 pp, 180 illustrations. In 2010 the Society published KAILUA which takes readers on a journey through the historical and contemporary landscape of the ahupuaʻa of Kailua, from Hawaiian settlement through statehood, guided by the personal and deeply affectionate reflections of kamaʻāina, past and present. The Kailua Historical Society has several items available for purchase.
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