Post #606851 by Swanky on Thu, Sep 15, 2011 8:27 AM

I could write and book, but someone already is, about the Mossman family.

In short, George Mossman started what may have been the first luau for the tourists in Hawaii in 1934. He also taught hula and chant and brought all the oldest natives he could together to form what might be thought to be the first Polynesian Cultural Center. His daughter Pualani became the Matson Lines face of Hawaii and she traveled all over as a dancer. With Ray Kinney, etc. George Kainapau, the famous singer was George's wife Rebecca's brother. Alfred Apaka is in that family and of course, Sterling Mossman is part of the family. Pualani ran the gift shop in the Mai-Kai for many years.

On that letter from Faalia. I have talked to him and met him at Hukilau. Kind of a disappointment that he traveled down for the event and noone but me knew who he was and talked to him. He brought scrapbooks and albums. I very much want to visit him, but only phone calls for now.