Waikīkī, HI - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Waikīkī, HI Index / Locations Transcripts Eric Kusunoki ...2nd, 1919. And my mom was born in Waikīkī , July 20th, 1918. So we jus... ...my grandparents run the restaurant in Waikīkī . And the whole family was involved. S... ...was on the ground level. And then the [ Waikīkī ] Beach Boys came in and according t... ...the neighborhood. And at that time, Waikīkī was safe. The streets were safe. Yo... ...on Paki Avenue, and I went to the old Waikīkī Elementary School, which was on Kūhi... ...and stuff like that. And [I went to] Waikīkī Elementary--but what was odd was it wa... ... Yeah. And all the kids who went to Waikīkī School could come through Jefferson t... ...could come through Jefferson to get to Waikīkī School. And all the kids who lived i... ...School. And all the kids who lived in Waikīkī who went to Jefferson had to cu... ...went to Jefferson had to cut through Waikīkī to get to Jefferson. So that was odd... ...each other. But I was lucky to go to Waikīkī Elementary School. And what's funny i... ...in that same vein, you know. But after Waikīkī School, I was supposed to go to Kaimuk... ...but one of my classmates at Waikīkī , Margaret Nakamura, her mom was Dr... ...back to when I was young and going to Waikīkī School, I had a teacher, Bernadett... Show more... Related Topics go to the Women and Girls Women and Girls go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the Gun Control Gun Control go to the Native America Native America