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  2. Chun Afong - Wikipedia

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    Chun Afong (Chinese: 陳芳; pinyin: Chén Fāng; c. 1825 – September 25, 1906) was a Chinese businessman and philanthropist who settled in the Hawaiian Kingdom during the 19th century and built a business empire in Hawaii, Macau and Hong Kong. He immigrated to Hawaii from Guangdong in 1849 and adopted the surname Afong after the diminutive ...

  3. Ah Fong Village, Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    Ah Fong Village, Hawaii is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maui County, Hawaiʻi, United States. As of 2010, the population is 16. [1] Ah Fong Village is named after Chun Afong (Ah Fong), Hawaii's first millionaire. In 1849, Chun Afong left behind his wife and son in his hometown, Zhongshan (Xiangshan) county in China. He settled in the ...

  4. Fort DeRussy Military Reservation - Wikipedia

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    Fort DeRussy Beach, 1959. The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaiʻi is housed inside Battery Randolph, a former coastal artillery battery. Battery Randolph was constructed in 1911 to defend Honolulu Harbor on Oahu from attack, and was equipped with two 14-inch guns on disappearing carriages, with a range of about 40,000 yards (37 km). [6]

  5. These Are the 24 Most Expensive ZIP Codes in Hawaii - AOL

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    Hawaii, renowned for its stunning beaches, lush landscapes and luxurious living, boasts some of the most expensive real estate in the United States. From breathtaking oceanfront properties to ...

  6. List of counties in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    FIPS code [6] County seat [7] Est. [7] Etymology Island(s) Population [8] Area [8] Map Hawai'i County: 001: Hilo: 1905: Island of Hawaiʻi, with which the county is coterminous; said to be named for Hawaiʻiloa, a legendary Polynesian navigator. Hawaiʻi: 207,615: 4,028 sq mi (10,432 km 2) Honolulu County: 003: Honolulu: 1905

  7. Kalākaua's Privy Council of State - Wikipedia

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    The 91 men listed below served in varied years as Kalākaua's Privy Council of State. The list is gleened from the Hawaii State Archives Office Records, [2] the Minutes of the Privy Council, 1873–1892, and the Hawaiian Registers and Directories for 1873–1893, published in Thomas G. Thrum’s Hawaiian Almanac and Annual.

  8. Julia Fayerweather Afong - Wikipedia

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    Julia Hope Kamakia Paaikamokalani o Kinau Beckley Fayerweather Afong (February 1, 1840 – February 14, 1919) was a Hawaiian high chiefess who married Chinese millionaire merchant Chun Afong with whom she had sixteen children. She was of British, American and Hawaiian descent.

  9. 13 Daughters - Wikipedia

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    13 Daughters was a short-lived Broadway musical with book, music and lyrics by Eaton Magoon, Jr, [1] [2] [3] starring Don Ameche.It played for 28 performances in 1961. The story was influenced by the life of Magoon's great-grandparents Chun Afong and his wife Julia Fayerweather Afong and their twelve daughters.