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"Aunty Laie"
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| B: 26 Oct 1912 D: 19 Sep 1939 |
Dorothy Laie Navia <Gasper> was the first child of Papa and Grandma Emma Kai. She was the oldest
of four children. Dorothy was known by her nieces and nephews as "Aunty Laie".
"Laie, as she was known, loved to fish , hula and loved her Hawaiian music. She was a happy and well-loved
person and had many friends. Her life was shortened due to a terminal condition and died on September 19, 1939, on the first
birthday of her youngest child . . . . " (Mary and Billy, "Aha O Na'Ohana - Gathering of the Family")
Many in our Ohana share the name "Laie". It is believed that this name is a derivative of Grandma
Emma Kai's mother, Laielohelani Kuehu. As was commonly done, when a child was given a middle name, it was one which
was usually that of a loved one whose character and/or qualities you admired.
At Aunty Laie's passing, she left behind five children. She was 27 years of age. Her nieces and
nephews still recall the impact her passing had on the Ohana. Her loss is still felt, even today.
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| Aunty Laie was the first woman secretary of the VFW |
The following timeline represents events that occurred in Hawaii during the lifetime of Dorothy Laie Navia <Gasper>.
These are events which may have impacted her directly or events which she may have heard, read in the local newspaper or listen
to on the radio:
20th century
- 1912 - Duke Kahanamoku participates at the Olympics in Stockholm
- 1916 - The brothel "Iwilei Stockade" is shut down
- 1917 - Charlie Chaplin visits Hawaii and speaks at the Honolulu Ad Club's luncheon
- 1920 - Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, visits the Islands
- 1922 - Honolulu Musum of Art is chartered
- 1923 - Hawaiian Dredging Co. begins dredging of the Ala Wai Canal
- 1924 - Work begins on the structural foundation of Aloha Tower
- 1927 -
- Group of women found the organization "Outdoor Circle" and end billboard advertising
- Inaugural Lei Day
- The Royal Hawaiian Hotel opens for business
- 1929 - First interisland flight by Stanley C. Kennendy in an amphibious plane
- 1934 - President Roosevelt was the first U.S. President to visit Hawaii
- 1935 -
- First 2,270-mile trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hawaii takes 21 1/2 hours
- 5-year-old Shirley Temple visits Hawaii
- "Hawaii Calls" radio program enters the hearts and living rooms of America
 "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono"
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