Born on September 10, 1904 (1921 Passenger List states December 5, 1900; WWII draft registration card shows DOB 1905 Sep 10) in Paoay (City), Ilocos Norte (Province), Luzon (Island), Philippines.
He was able to read/write/speak Ilocano.
He was able to speak English.
He emigrated to Hawaii and arrived on June 5, 1921 aboard the S.S. Persia Maru, passage paid by HSPA.
His brother Placido (3 yrs. younger) also emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and worked as a farm laborer at the Honomu Sugar Company.
Filipino farm laborer with Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (H.S.P.A.)(HSPA) Contract No. 34382, and by 1930 he was a foreman.
Soon after arriving, he was assigned to the Honomu Sugar Company in June 1921.
Honomu Plantation consolidated with Pepeekeo Sugar Plantation in March 1946.
His WWII Draft Registration card shows he was employed at Pepeekeo Sugar Company.
On April 1, 1946, a massive deadly tsunami (maximum wave height 55 ft) caused by an Aleutian earthquake (magnitude 8.6) destroyed the Hilo Bay waterfront (third of the city) and killed 96 people.
Further up north, the tsunami devastated the Laupahoehoe coastline killing 3 children, 16 students and five teachers. Other islands and coastal villages were damaged and lives lost, total 159 people in Hawaii.
The tsunami waves destroyed the Hawaii Consolidated Railway in Hilo and Pa'auilo by uprooting tracks, flooding and sweeping trains and cars, leveling stations, tearing down trestles, collapsing bridges, flooding tunnels, and obliterating the Hilo wharf used by cargo ships.
The railway system was the major means of transportation for raw sugar & other goods to and from the mills on the east side of the Big Island, both north and south coast regions. The production of sugar was temporarily halted due to the destruction/damages of the railway system in these areas.
The trains were also used by locals and tourist to commute for work and pleasure.
A labor strike affected all sugar plantations in 1946.
In 1947, Honolulu Plantation Company closed its plantation and mill.
He died on August 22, 1952 at the age of 47.
He was buried on the left side area at Honomu Cemetery, Honomu, North Hilo, Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 65 vol 123-125 1921, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 23, 1921, Image 368 of 842, Line 6
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, 1900-1952, Passenger Cards, Roll 6, Castillo, Eleuteria-Dalayon, Filomeno, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 5, 1921 (Book 124 List 102 Line 6), Image 5873 of 7313
Hawaii Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) Form 47
1930 U.S. Census, Hawaii, Island of Hawaii, Hilo, ED 39, Honomu, Image 23 of 34, Line 40
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 247 vol 367 1946, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946, Image 292 of 428, Line 7
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946, Passenger Cards, Roll 1 Buisa-Fahigal, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946 (Book 367 Page 31 Line 7), Image 992 of 1500
He was able to read/write/speak Ilocano.
He was able to speak English.
He emigrated to Hawaii and arrived on June 5, 1921 aboard the S.S. Persia Maru, passage paid by HSPA.
His brother Placido (3 yrs. younger) also emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and worked as a farm laborer at the Honomu Sugar Company.
Filipino farm laborer with Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (H.S.P.A.)(HSPA) Contract No. 34382, and by 1930 he was a foreman.
Soon after arriving, he was assigned to the Honomu Sugar Company in June 1921.
Honomu Plantation consolidated with Pepeekeo Sugar Plantation in March 1946.
His WWII Draft Registration card shows he was employed at Pepeekeo Sugar Company.
On April 1, 1946, a massive deadly tsunami (maximum wave height 55 ft) caused by an Aleutian earthquake (magnitude 8.6) destroyed the Hilo Bay waterfront (third of the city) and killed 96 people.
Further up north, the tsunami devastated the Laupahoehoe coastline killing 3 children, 16 students and five teachers. Other islands and coastal villages were damaged and lives lost, total 159 people in Hawaii.
The tsunami waves destroyed the Hawaii Consolidated Railway in Hilo and Pa'auilo by uprooting tracks, flooding and sweeping trains and cars, leveling stations, tearing down trestles, collapsing bridges, flooding tunnels, and obliterating the Hilo wharf used by cargo ships.
The railway system was the major means of transportation for raw sugar & other goods to and from the mills on the east side of the Big Island, both north and south coast regions. The production of sugar was temporarily halted due to the destruction/damages of the railway system in these areas.
The trains were also used by locals and tourist to commute for work and pleasure.
A labor strike affected all sugar plantations in 1946.
In 1947, Honolulu Plantation Company closed its plantation and mill.
He died on August 22, 1952 at the age of 47.
He was buried on the left side area at Honomu Cemetery, Honomu, North Hilo, Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 65 vol 123-125 1921, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 23, 1921, Image 368 of 842, Line 6
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, 1900-1952, Passenger Cards, Roll 6, Castillo, Eleuteria-Dalayon, Filomeno, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 5, 1921 (Book 124 List 102 Line 6), Image 5873 of 7313
Hawaii Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) Form 47
1930 U.S. Census, Hawaii, Island of Hawaii, Hilo, ED 39, Honomu, Image 23 of 34, Line 40
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 247 vol 367 1946, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946, Image 292 of 428, Line 7
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946, Passenger Cards, Roll 1 Buisa-Fahigal, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946 (Book 367 Page 31 Line 7), Image 992 of 1500
Born on September 10, 1904 (1921 Passenger List states December 5, 1900; WWII draft registration card shows DOB 1905 Sep 10) in Paoay (City), Ilocos Norte (Province), Luzon (Island), Philippines.
He was able to read/write/speak Ilocano.
He was able to speak English.
He emigrated to Hawaii and arrived on June 5, 1921 aboard the S.S. Persia Maru, passage paid by HSPA.
His brother Placido (3 yrs. younger) also emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and worked as a farm laborer at the Honomu Sugar Company.
Filipino farm laborer with Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (H.S.P.A.)(HSPA) Contract No. 34382, and by 1930 he was a foreman.
Soon after arriving, he was assigned to the Honomu Sugar Company in June 1921.
Honomu Plantation consolidated with Pepeekeo Sugar Plantation in March 1946.
His WWII Draft Registration card shows he was employed at Pepeekeo Sugar Company.
On April 1, 1946, a massive deadly tsunami (maximum wave height 55 ft) caused by an Aleutian earthquake (magnitude 8.6) destroyed the Hilo Bay waterfront (third of the city) and killed 96 people.
Further up north, the tsunami devastated the Laupahoehoe coastline killing 3 children, 16 students and five teachers. Other islands and coastal villages were damaged and lives lost, total 159 people in Hawaii.
The tsunami waves destroyed the Hawaii Consolidated Railway in Hilo and Pa'auilo by uprooting tracks, flooding and sweeping trains and cars, leveling stations, tearing down trestles, collapsing bridges, flooding tunnels, and obliterating the Hilo wharf used by cargo ships.
The railway system was the major means of transportation for raw sugar & other goods to and from the mills on the east side of the Big Island, both north and south coast regions. The production of sugar was temporarily halted due to the destruction/damages of the railway system in these areas.
The trains were also used by locals and tourist to commute for work and pleasure.
A labor strike affected all sugar plantations in 1946.
In 1947, Honolulu Plantation Company closed its plantation and mill.
He died on August 22, 1952 at the age of 47.
He was buried on the left side area at Honomu Cemetery, Honomu, North Hilo, Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 65 vol 123-125 1921, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 23, 1921, Image 368 of 842, Line 6
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, 1900-1952, Passenger Cards, Roll 6, Castillo, Eleuteria-Dalayon, Filomeno, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 5, 1921 (Book 124 List 102 Line 6), Image 5873 of 7313
Hawaii Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) Form 47
1930 U.S. Census, Hawaii, Island of Hawaii, Hilo, ED 39, Honomu, Image 23 of 34, Line 40
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 247 vol 367 1946, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946, Image 292 of 428, Line 7
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946, Passenger Cards, Roll 1 Buisa-Fahigal, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946 (Book 367 Page 31 Line 7), Image 992 of 1500
He was able to read/write/speak Ilocano.
He was able to speak English.
He emigrated to Hawaii and arrived on June 5, 1921 aboard the S.S. Persia Maru, passage paid by HSPA.
His brother Placido (3 yrs. younger) also emigrated from the Philippines to Hawaii, and worked as a farm laborer at the Honomu Sugar Company.
Filipino farm laborer with Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association (H.S.P.A.)(HSPA) Contract No. 34382, and by 1930 he was a foreman.
Soon after arriving, he was assigned to the Honomu Sugar Company in June 1921.
Honomu Plantation consolidated with Pepeekeo Sugar Plantation in March 1946.
His WWII Draft Registration card shows he was employed at Pepeekeo Sugar Company.
On April 1, 1946, a massive deadly tsunami (maximum wave height 55 ft) caused by an Aleutian earthquake (magnitude 8.6) destroyed the Hilo Bay waterfront (third of the city) and killed 96 people.
Further up north, the tsunami devastated the Laupahoehoe coastline killing 3 children, 16 students and five teachers. Other islands and coastal villages were damaged and lives lost, total 159 people in Hawaii.
The tsunami waves destroyed the Hawaii Consolidated Railway in Hilo and Pa'auilo by uprooting tracks, flooding and sweeping trains and cars, leveling stations, tearing down trestles, collapsing bridges, flooding tunnels, and obliterating the Hilo wharf used by cargo ships.
The railway system was the major means of transportation for raw sugar & other goods to and from the mills on the east side of the Big Island, both north and south coast regions. The production of sugar was temporarily halted due to the destruction/damages of the railway system in these areas.
The trains were also used by locals and tourist to commute for work and pleasure.
A labor strike affected all sugar plantations in 1946.
In 1947, Honolulu Plantation Company closed its plantation and mill.
He died on August 22, 1952 at the age of 47.
He was buried on the left side area at Honomu Cemetery, Honomu, North Hilo, Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 65 vol 123-125 1921, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 23, 1921, Image 368 of 842, Line 6
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Passengers Arriving at Honolulu, 1900-1952, Passenger Cards, Roll 6, Castillo, Eleuteria-Dalayon, Filomeno, S.S. Persia Maru, Arrival at Honolulu Harbor T.H. on June 5, 1921 (Book 124 List 102 Line 6), Image 5873 of 7313
Hawaii Sugar Planters' Association (HSPA) Form 47
1930 U.S. Census, Hawaii, Island of Hawaii, Hilo, ED 39, Honomu, Image 23 of 34, Line 40
Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists (1900-1953), Roll 247 vol 367 1946, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946, Image 292 of 428, Line 7
Hawaii, Index to Filipino Arrivals to Honolulu, 1946, Passenger Cards, Roll 1 Buisa-Fahigal, S.S. Maunawili, Arrival at Hilo Harbor on June 11, 1946 (Book 367 Page 31 Line 7), Image 992 of 1500
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Beloved Brother
Nicolas S.
Cuaresma
Sept. 10,
1904
Aug. 22,
1952
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