Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 2, 1 February 1988 — Opunui-Koani Ohana Plans Oahu Reunion [ARTICLE]

Opunui-Koani Ohana Plans Oahu Reunion

A second reunion of the Opunui Koani family is being planned as a summer event on O'ahu July 22-24 at various locations on the island. The first was held last July at Anahola, Kauai, home island of the ohana. About 300 attended this meeting and organizers are hoping for a larger response this year. Members of the organizing eommittee would like to hear from descendants of the two lines. Those who need information about the reunion or want to know if they are from either bloodline are asked to contact Rose Fontes-Gonsalves at 262-7409; Pua Ponimoi, 536-7503; Nuenue Leder, 261-7716, all of Oahu, and Lahapa Texeira on Kauai at 246-0291. Tentative reunion plans for July include a luau at Waimanalo, pool party in Kahaluu and fun day in Makaha. The family evolved from the marriage of William Opunui to Fanny Coggeshal. One of their offspring, Anna Rice Opunui, later married John Koani. Genealogy will be one of the highlights of the reunion as descendants attempt to fill in blank spaces on the branches of the family tree.