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Emma Julia Gasper
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| Emma Julia Gasper B: Jul 19, 1916 D: Feb. 10, 1992 |
Emma Julia Gasper <Cruz> was the third child born to Papa Gasper
and Grandma Emma Kai. She was known to many as "Emma" or "Julia". Emma was extremely close to her older sister,
Dorothy Laie.
Emma married Segundo Turne and had one child, whom they named "Shirley". Emma later married
Meno Cruz and subsequently moved to the island of Guam. On her passing she left behind two daughters, two sons
and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Emma was known to be a loving individual. As with many of us in this Ohana, she was also known
to be a tough cookie - one, on whose bad side you did not want to be. Emma's children,
grandchildren, nieces and nephews, many of whom reside from the island of Guam to the state of Florida, and many places
in between, share many fond memories of her. She too, is deeply missed.
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| Emma (bow in hair) at daughter Shirley's 16th Birthday |
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| Aunty Emma and daughter, Shirley |
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| Aunty Emma and Aunty Lani |
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The following timeline represents events that occurred in Hawaii during the lifetime of Emma Julia Cruz <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:
- 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
- 1941 -
- When World War II began in 1939, the United States chose to stay out of the war. After the historic Japanese bombing of
Pearl Harbor and Oahu on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan and entered World War II. Many of the damaged
ships and submarines were repaired by armed forces and used in the war. The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific was
dedicated in 1949 in Honolulu; thousands are buried there.
- A lone Japanese pilot crash lands on Niihau and is killed after he shoots a Hawaiian
- First land-based interisland flights
- 1946 - Great tsunami hits Hilo, killing over 100 people and causing $25 million damage
- 1956 - Financing is settled and Ala Moana Shopping Center opens
- 1957 - The first telephone cable from the U.S. mainland to Hawaii operated
- 1959 - Hawaii became the 50th state on Aug. 21, 1959
- 1962 - The jet-aircraft terminal in Honolulu was completed
- 1982 - Hurricane Iwa causes about $312 million in damages
- 1991 - Carolyn Sapp becomes the first Miss America from Hawaii
- 1992 - Hurricane Iniki kills four and causes $2 billion in damages
 "Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono"
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