In the lore of my Chinese forebears is a story about my grandparents, Walbert and Ethel Chong, and a small investment they made to help establish Maui Savings & Loan. As the story goes, the bank’s founder, Shiro “Sam” Hironaka — whom they knew because he had worked with Ethel at the Hawaiian Commercial & … Continue reading Makana Eyre: The Big Five’s Blueprint For Hawaiʻi Still Shrouds The Islands