INTERVIEW I, October 30, 1992
Hawaiian Quilting
in the Maui Wilcox Family

INTERVIEW II, May 5, 1993
A) Trinity Episcopal Church by-the-Sea
B) On the Grounds of the Koa House

INTERVIEW III, May 26, 1993
From Maui to Oʻahu

INTERVIEW IV, May 27, 1993
A) John DeLima and Life After Marriage
B) Hawaiian Quilting & Other Handicrafts

A Suggestion…

There is a wealth of knowledge to pass on to future generations!

IF YOU DON'T RECORD THE STORIES OF PEOPLE LIKE AUNTIE CAROL, WHO WILL?

My work on this project has taken over three decades, and it is not yet published…
do not be discouraged about your own projects...

Aloha, Jeanne 

Thirty-Five Years

This project was begun toward the end of my two-decades of living in Hawai`i...somewhat fitting since Auntie Carol was one of the first people to greet me when I moved to the Islands in 1972. The following excerpts from the annotated introduction and list of interviews are a precursor to the publishing of the transcripts of the interviews, as well as the recordings themselves.The series of seven oral history interviews with Caroline Kuliaikanuʻukapu Wilcox DeLima Farias was conducted in Hawaiʻi between 1992 and 1993. The following list of interviews is a precursor to the publishing of both the transcripts of the interviews, as well as the recordings themselves. I have spent many years researching people (such as her granduncle politician  and revolutionary Col. Robert Wilcox and the first woman registered to vote in the Territory of Hawai`i, her second cousin Johanna Wilcox), Hawaiian history and vocabulary, and events. I project that the print and audio editions of this book will offer different supporting content. While both provide short introductions prior to each interview (I have written the text for the printed edition and recorded them for the audio),  I have also created, and repeatedly edited indices for each interview. In addition, the print manuscript has a lengthy introduction with 107 endnotes, as well as: a table of contents; a brief summary for pronouncing the Hawaiian language; an annotated glossary including biographic, geographic, and Hawaiian terms; and, a master index. The audio book can  offer one feature not included in the print version—notes I recorded when Carol joined my husband, (John Burrows-Johnson) and me on a trip to Mount Haleakalā in May of 1993, when I was attending a Rotary conference on Maui.

The interviews that comprise this book are observations on childhood, family, and events that reflect the inner spirit of the interviewee, who lived from 1923 to 2001. Carol K. W. D. Farias was a descendant of Hawaiian aliʻi, a grandniece of politician Robert W. K. Wilcox (a leading revolutionary who strove to restore Queen Liliʻuokalani to her throne), and the second cousin of Johanna N. Wilcox (the first woman registered to vote in the Territory of Hawaiʻi). The recordings of most of our conversations were conducted in a sitting room filled with antique koa furniture, heirloom furnishings, books, and photographs. Usually clad in a muʻumuʻu, Auntie Carol’s enthusiasm for life was demonstrated in her animated dialogue with the many people she greeted with her warm voice, frequent nods, and a jangling of bracelets made of carved wood, jade, or gold engraved with distinctive Hawaiian floral and lettering designs.

The Interviews

INTERVIEW IV, May 27, 1993
A) John DeLima and Life After Marriage
B) Hawaiian Quilting & Other Handicrafts

INTERVIEW V, July 28, 1993
A) Johanna Wilcox
B) Frances DeLima

INTERVIEW VI, August 5, 1993
Holidays in `ʻUlupalakua

INTERVIEW VII, November 24th, 1993
A) Pāʻina
B) Planning for the Future