ERNESTO AGCAOILI, SR: Agsakdu ti Kinasirib

[nabulod ti ladawan a nausar]

Ruknoy ken ni Sakada ken Panglagip Kadakuada iti Panangrambak ti bulan ti Oktubre a kas Fil-Am Month...

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AGTAWEN ni Ernesto Agcaoili, Sr. iti duapulo ket dua idi napan idiay Hawaii.

Nangato ti arapaap ni Ernesto iti pamiliana isut' gapuna a napan idiay Vigan, Ilocos Sur idi tawen 1946 tapno agpirma ti kontrata nga agtrabaho iti Hawaii a kas maysa a plantation worker.

Kayatna nga ipaayan ti pamiliana iti nasaliwanwan a panagbiag-

Ken kayatna ti agurnong ti adu a kuarta para iti masakbayanna.

Maysa a sakada ni Ernesto.

Ngem asino ni Ernesto?

Nayanak ken dimmakkel ni Ernesto Agcaoili, Sr. iti Vintar, Ilocos Norte idi Pebrero 23, 1924.

Napan idiay Hawaii a naglugan iti barko nga S.S. Maunawili. Nagrubbuat ti barko a nagluganan ni Ernesto ken dagiti sabsabali pay a nagpirma a lallaki iti kontrata iti pantalan ti Salomague, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur idi 1946.

Agingga a sibibiag ni Ernesto, saanna a malipatan dagiti lallaki a kinalugananna iti barko a bin-ig nga Ilokano iti panagturongda idiay Hawaii. Innaganna ida a kas kada Catalino Balmilero, Macario Rivera, Presillano Passion, Silvestre Baggao, Apolonio Tabangcura ken Silvestre Peros, Sr.

Kas met ti rason ni Ernesto, kalikaguman dagitoy a lallaki ti naraniag ken napimpintas a masakbayan iti Hawaii. Kayatda nga itag-ay iti rigat dagiti pamilia a pinanawanda a mangnamnama kadakuada.

Nakalalagip ken ni Ernesto ti panagbiahena...

Kas met kadagiti sabsabali a lallaki a kinaluganan ni Ernesto iti barko, nagbalin a nakalalagip kenkuana ti panagluganna iti barko. Agdadamo ken di mailaksid ti panagbuteng ken panagamak, nangruna idi addadan nga aglaylayag iti katengngaan ti taaw. Ngem para ken ni Ernesto, maysa met daytoy a karit ken eksperiensa.

Idi madanon ti barko a naglugananda iti Hawaii, dagus a naidestino ni Ernesto iti plantasion idiay Hilo. Nagtrabaho iti tallo a bulan. Ngem idi agangay, tinulongan ni Isabelo Macapulay, angkel ni Ernesto tapno umakar ti pagtrabahuanna iti Maui.

Nakastrek a dagus ni Ernesto iti East Maui Irrigation Plantation iti Paia. Naibalay ni Ernesto iti two-bedroom house a kaduana ti sabsabali pay a lallaki a kas kada Tomas Bernardo ken Andres Mariano. Masarakan daytoy a kampo a nagyanan ni Ernesto iti asideg ti daan a Maui High School ken naawagan daytoy a kampo idi iti H'poko Camp.

Lima doliar ti renta ti balay iti kada bulan, mairaman ditoyen ti danum ken elektrisidad. Agsueldo ni Ernesto iti 4 a doliar iti kada aldaw a panagtrabahona.

Nagtrabaho ni Ernesto iti East Maui Irrigation Plantation a kas brakeman. Isu ti mangimaton ti panangikarga kadagiti nalpasen a puted nga unas iti tren a mayallatiw ken maidiskarga iti Paia Mill.

Saan la a dayta, nagtrabaho pay ni Ernesto iti harvesting department ti kompania. Kalpasan ti sumagmamano a tawenna a kas brakeman, naikkan ti sabali a trabaho, ti kina-irrigation man. Daytoy ti trabaho ni Ernesto agingga a nagretiro idi 1986.

Saan a nalipatan ni Ernesto ni Silvestre Peros, Sr., ti kinadkaduana iti dayta a trabaho.

Naragsak met iti kampo...

Narimat ken kasla kanayon nga agar-arapaap dagiti naslag a mata ni Ernesto a makalagip iti nagbalin a kasasaad ken biagna iti kampo a nakaibalayanda. "Naragsak iti H'poko Camp," kuna ni Ernesto.

Rummuar ni Ernesto a kaduana dagiti sabsabali pay a lallaki no ti aldaw ti Biernes ken Sabado tapno mapan agudong iti sabali a kampo. Mapan agpasiar. No adda pasala, maisala amin dagiti babbai iti dayta a kampo. Mabayadan iti maysa a doliar ti tunggal panagsala.

Kuna ni Ernesto a tinawen a rambakanda ti Rizal Day. Maibilang a dakkel a pasken daytoy kadagiti Filipino. Ket kas kaugalian idi a tiempo, agidonar ti akinkukua ti plantasion iti maysa a baka a maparti ken maluto nga agserbi a pagsasanguan iti selebrasion.

Sabali laeng ti pallot [awaganda pay ti biangan] a kaay-ayo a pakiayaman ni Ernesto. Segun ken ni Ernesto, kanayon kano idi nga ag-raid dagiti polis no mannarimaan ti biangan. Agmulta kano dagiti matiliwan iti biangan ti sagsasangapulo doliar ti tunggal maysa. Ngem ti nakaay-ayat kuna ni Ernesto, no makabayaddan iti sangapulo doliar a multa, saanen a tiliwen dagiti polis ida. Tuloy ang ligaya.

Ababa a pakasaritaan ti pamilia ni Ernesto

Nayasawa ni Ernesto ken ni dati a Rosita Barbosa [pimmusayen]. Kas kadagiti dadduma a lallaki, nakayaw ni Ernesto iti kinapusaksak ni Rosita. Gapu ti dayta, saannan nga imbaybayag ket dagusna nga inkasar ni Rosita.

Aktibo ni Rosita iti aktibidad ti simbaan ken iti komunidad. Agpada nga aktibo a miembro da Ernesto ken Rosita iti Kahului Filipino Community Association [KFCA] ken ti Saranay Maui [SM].

Uppat ti nagbalin a bunga da Ernesto ken Rosita:

Ni Ernesto, Jr. , inauna. Nagtrabaho iti Haleakala Observatory.

Maikadua ni Roxanne Tejada. Nayasawa ken ni Paul Tejada. Nagtartrabaho iti Kapiolani Children's Hospital idiay Honolulu a kas Executive Secretary.

Darlene Gascon ti maikatlo. Nayasawa ken ni Alfredo Gascon ken nagtartrabaho iti Safeway Bakery ti Kahului.

Ni Leticia Akahi ti inaudi. Nayasawa ken ni Casey Akahi.

Magustoan ni Ernesto ti mapan agpasiar iti old Kahului Shopping Center. Makiinnistoria kadagiti kapatadanna. Agay-ayam iti baraha, checkers ken hanafuda.

Kas met kadagiti pada ni Ernesto a sakada, naragsakda a manglagip dagiti aldaw a panagkakadua ken ti kaaddada iti pagtrabhuan.

Ti kuna ni Ernesto kadagiti gagayyem ken kapatadanna: "Agrag-o. Agurnong iti kuarta para ti masakbayan dagiti annak. Paragsaken ti bagi!"

Kadagiti agtutubo kunana: "Inkayo agbasa. Agsakdu ti kinasirib ta awan makatagikua iti daytoy no di laeng dakayo. Inkayo tapno adda maipannakkelyo!"*

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ERNESTO AGCAOILI, SR: Agsakdu ti Kinasirib

Rudy Ram. Rumbaoa

Fil-Am Observer Article

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[nabulod ti ladawan a nausar]

 

GAPU TI PAMMATINA, NALUKTAN TI DALAN ITI NARANIAG A MASAKBAYAN

Ruknoy ken ni Sakada ken Panglagip Kadakuada iti Pannakarambak ti bulan ti Oktubre a kas Fil-Am Month...

[Nabulod ti ladawan a naaramat iti Honolulu Museum of Art]

"Ikalikagum ti panagadal. No awan daytoy, saan a masapulan ti napintas a pagtrabahoan. Ngarud, agbasa a nalaing. Ituloy dagiti naimbag nga aramid tapno agballigi iti biag."

TI kaadda ti determinasion, pammati, panaganus ken nalayog nga arapaap no apay a nagun-od ni SEVERINO AGBANNAOAG ti naimbag a gasat ti kaaddana iti Hawaii.

Ngem Asino ni Severino?

Nayanak ni Severino idi Nobiembre 29, 1927 iti ili a Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. Maibilang ni Severino kadagiti tartaraudi ti lima a bansada dagiti sakada a nagturong iti Hawaii idi tawen 1946.

Ni Pedro Ramirez, uncle ni Severino, ti nagpetision kenkuana a nagturong iti Hawaii. Napan ni Severino ken ti gayyemna, dati a trabahador ti Hawaiian Plantation, iti Puerto ti Salomague, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, tapno ag-report, ngem nairana nga awan idi dagiti rekruter wenno nagawis kadakuada tapno maipastrekda ida iti barko a S.S. Maunawili. 

Saan a nagsuko ken napukawan ti namnama da Severino ken ti gayyemna tapno makapanda iti Hawaii. Determinasion ti nagari iti kaunggan ni Severino.

Kayat ken arapaapna unay ti mapan idiay Hawaii, nagpatnagda ngarud a naguray ti gayyemna iti pantalan. Naturogda iti sirok dagiti narukbos a kayo. Inan-anusanda nga inuray ti panagsubli dagiti rekruter. 

Nagsubli nga agpayso dagiti rekruter iti kabigatanna. Adda met idi dagiti padada a lallaki a nakipaguray, ngem kaaduan kadakuada ti saan a nakaanus. Nagawidda kadagiti bukodda a pagtaengan ken lugar a naggapuan isu a saanda a naisurot a napan idiay Hawaii.

Iti Hawaii

Simmanglad nga immuna ti barko a nagluganan ni Severino iti isla ti Kauai. Kalpasanna, nagturong ti barko iti Maui. Naidissaag ti tunggal sakada kadagiti bukodda a destino wenno pagtrabahoan. 

Iti Pioneer Mill ti Lahaina, Maui, ti destino ni Severino. Nagnaed iti maysa a kampo nga awaganda iti "Lahaina Pump" manipud 1946 agingga ti 1970. Daytoy a kampo ket masarakan iti ngatuen ti Lahaina Maui Youth Center ken Aquatic Center.

Manipud tawen 1946 agingga iti 1963, adu a klase ti trabaho ti nastrekan ni Severino a kas koma iti awaganda ti "pali-pali," agdalus kadagiti tubo a naikonektar iti mismo a main pipe tapno al-alisto a dumalan ti danum a pagpasayak iti kaunasan. 

Matangdanan iti 45 cents tunggal oras, walo nga oras tunggal aldaw, ken innem nga aldaw a trabaho iti tunggal lawas.

Manipud 1963 agingga ti 1972, nagserbi ni Severino iti Harvesting Department. Iti tawen 1972 agingga ti 1977, nagtrabaho iti Kawaola [powerhouse] tapno kitaenna ti pannakaiwaras ti danum. Ken idi 1977, nagtrabaho pay a kas "ditchman" wenno agdalus iti kanal agingga a nagretiro ti trabaho idi 1972. Matangdanan daytoy iti $8.75 tunggal oras.

Biag iti Kampo

Ti Rizal Day ti kadakkelan nga okasion a rambakan dagiti trabahador iti plantasion segun ken ni Severino. Sabali laeng ti social dancing ken sabasabali pay a panagtitipontipon a rambakanda iti tunggal maysa. Aggasto dagiti babbaro kadagiti magatang a social dancing ken social boxes. Kuna ni Severino a dagiti babbai nga Haponesa ti aglaba ti pagan-anayda a Filipino.

Da Severino ken Conchita

Bimtak ti gubat idiay Korea idi tawen 1952 agingga ti 1954. Adu a sakada ti napan nagserbi, maysa ditoy ni Severino. 

Kalpasan ti gubat, nagsubli ni Severino iti Filipinas tapno agsapul ti asawaenna. Ditoy a naam-ammona ti ubing ken nalasbang a balasang nga agnagan iti CONCHITA BATUGO. 

Kayat ti uncle ni Severino a maasawana ni Conchita. Nairana idi nga agyan ni Conchita iti balay ti kabsatna a babai iti Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. Agassideg ti pagyanan da Severino ken Conchita. Kayat ti pamilia ni Severino ni Conchita ken kayatda nga isuda ti agkagasat. Agad-adal idi ni Conchita iti High School, ngem nagkitakit ti balasang idi insingasing ni Severino ti panangikallaysana kenkuana gapu ta saan pay a nakasagana a makirelasion.

Malagip ni Severino nga itarayan ken aglemmeng pay ni Conchita idi damoda ti agsarang. Awan naaramidan ni Severino. Naguray agingga nga inleppas nga immuna ni Conchita ti high school ken kolehio sakbay a nakirelasion kenkuana.

Nagsinsinnurat da Severino ken Conchita iti uppat a tawen bayat ti panaginnadayoda. Inako ni Conchita a saan a napintas ti linaon dagiti dadduma a surat kenkuana ni Severino. Kunana, nagpakipot. Pinarigatna ni Severino. Ngem no ad-adu a surat a maawat ni Severino manipud ken ni Conchita a panglais, ad-adda met ti panaggustona ti balasang.

Idi 1959, nagdesision a nagsubli ni Severino iti Filipinas tapno agdaton manen ken yawisna ti panagkasarda ken Conchita. Ket kas paset ti plano ni Severino, no saan nga awaten ti balasang ti panagdatonna, saanen nga agasawa ken agsubli laengen iti Hawaii a kas maysa a baro iti agnanayon. 

Ngem nasikap ni Severino ta inabakna ti puso ni Conchita. Sabali ketdi ti taktika nga inusarna a nagdaton ken ni Conchita. Kiniddaw ni Severino kadagiti kabagian ni Conchita a tulongan ken kuyogenda a mapan "dumanon" ken "agdaton" kenkuana. 

Nagballigi ngarud ni Severino. Estrahiya, dayta ti inaramidna.

Di nagbayag, nagkallaysa da Severino ken Conchita idi Nobiembre 29, 1959 [aldaw ti panagkasangay ni Severino] iti simbaan ti Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. Dua ketdi ti naangay a padaya- maysa iti Sarrat ken iti Batac a puon ni Conchita.

Intangsit da Severino ken Conchita nga engrande ken adu ti dimmar-ay iti padaya.

Ti Bunga

Ni Elizabeth Malacas ti inauna. Nagadal daytoy ti Med-Assist of Hawaii iti Honolulu. Addaan ti karera iti Medical Technology. Nagtrabaho iti Resort Quest Kaanapali Shores, front desk. Nayasawa ken ni Leonardo Malacas, bellman ti Royal Lahaina Hotel. Dua ti annakda a lallaki, da Brandon ken Myron.

Ni Jerry ti maikadua. Nagadal iti Maui Community College, degree in Buiding Maintenance. Nagtrabaho iti Four Seasons Hotel, iti engineering department. Nayasawa ken Merlita Tasani, maysa nga accountant ti Grand Wailea Hotel. Tallo ti annakda, da Jaren, Justin ken Melyssa.

Ti balakad da Severino ken Conchita kadagiti agtutubo: "Ikalikagum ti panagadal. No awan daytoy, saan a makasapulan ti napintas a pagtrabahoan. Ngarud, agbasa a nalaing. Ituloy dagiti naimbag nga aramid tapno agballigi iti biag."

Para kadagiti kapatadada: "Agwatwat iti inaldaw. Kitaen dagiti taraon nga ipauneg."

Magusgustoan unay ni Severino ti agmula kadagiti nateng ken agbisikleta a kas paset ti panagwatwatna.

Gapu ti determinasion ni Severino a napan iti Hawaii, naluktan ti dalan iti naranraniag a masakbayan dagiti annakna, dagiti appoko ken kadagiti amin a napan iti Hawaii.

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GAPU TI PAMMATINA, NALUKTAN TI DALAN ITI NARANIAG A MASAKBAYAN

Rudy Ram. Rumbaoa

Dagiti Koleksion a Daniw, Sarita, Kanta ken Dadduma Pay

wwwammuenpaydaytoysakada.blogspot.com

*Nabulod ti ladawan a naaramat iti Honolulu Museum of Art

ALBINO SAMBRANO PRIETO, Sr. Gapu't Nangato nga Arapaap daytoy San Nicolaneo, nadanonna ti Hawaii

NAYANAK ni Albino Sambrano Prieto, Sr. idi Pebrero 10, 1910 iti Barrio Tamorong, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Maysa ni Albino kadagiti naruay a Filipino a napan iti isla ti Hawaii idi 1930s, ken maysa daytoy kadagiti maawagan ti "old-timers" wenno, nagkauna a sakada a nakagteng iti isla ti paraiso a kunada. Ket kas met dagiti dadduma nga Ilocano, nangato ti arapaap ni Albino iti biag, situtured a nangtallikud ti ingungotenna a pamilia tapno maisaganaanna ida iti naranraniag a masakbayan.

Segun ken ni Maria, kasimpungalan ni Albino, immuna a nadanon ni lakayna ti Big Island of Hawaii idi 1930, bulan ti Enero. Nagtrabaho daytoy iti Sugar Plantation ken matangdanan ti maysa a doliar iti kada aldaw a panagbannogna iti kataltalonan. 

Kanayon latta a nabasa ken natutudo ti paniempo iti Hilo. Gapu ti dayta, nagdesision ni Albino nga umakar iti isla ti Oahu tapno sadiay nga agtrabaho.

Idi tawen 1937, nagbaliw ti desision ni Albino ket immakar iti Haliimaile, iti isla ti Maui ket ditoy a nakastrek iti trabaho, iti Maui Pine Plantation. Nagtrabaho ditoy agingga a naturposna ti panagretirona idi 1972 a kas maysa a truck driver. 

Kas maysa a batsilier wenno baro, nakipagnaed iti Dios-ti-aluadna a Sakada Maximo Pagurigan, ta mailasin dagiti batsilier kadagiti naasawan a lallaki iti dayta tiempo.

Nagdesision ni Albino a mapan agbakasion iti Filipinas idi 1953 tapno agsapul ti kapunganna. Ket iti kaunaan a gundaway iti panagbiag ken pannakariknana iti ayat, naam-ammona ti maysa a dayag a taga-Catuguing, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Nakapimpintas daytoy a dayag para ken ni Albino. Nagam-ammoda ken ni Maria Coloma.

Iti kaduogan a pammati ken tradision dagiti Filipino, dagiti nataengan a mangibagi ti agsumbangir a partido ti mangurnos iti kasar. Nabayagen a naibaga ni Albino iti tatang ni Maria ken kabagianna ti natarnaw a tarigagay ken naimpapusoan a panagayatna iti balasang. Dinawat ni Albino ti pammalubos dagiti nagannakna nga ikasarna ni Maria.

Iti maysa nga aldaw a panagawd ni Maria a naggapu iti Bangui, Ilocos Norte, nakigtot laengen idi maammuanna a natulagen ti kasarda ken ni Albino. Naladawen idi agkedked ti balasang iti plano dagiti nagannakna. Ta para iti balasang, narigat nga awatenna ti kinapudno aglalo ket dakkel ti nagbaetan ti tawenda a sangapulo ket siam ken ni Albino.

 

Gapu ti napintas ken nabagas a pammagbaga ken pannuporta ti kabsatna a babai, naallukoy met laeng ti rikna ni Maria a mangawat iti panagayat ni Albino kenkuana. Ken gapu ta natulnog nga anak ni Maria, pinampanunotna a naimbag ti idiaya dagiti nagannakna a makiasawa ken ni Albino para met laeng iti naranraniag a masakbayanna.

 

Idi Marso 20, 1953, nagkasar da Albino ken Maria. Nagsubli met ni Albino iti Hawaii idi Abril 3, 1953.

Ket idi Pebrero 1958, napan dinanon ni Maria ni Albino iti Hawaii.

Nagbalin a namaris ti relasion da Albino ken Maria. Rimmegta ti ayat ken pammateg iti tunggal maysa. Gapuna a nagbalin met daytoy a dakkel nga impluensia ken pondasion iti panagdakkel ken itatanor dagiti annakda a nasirib.

Napagasatan dagiti agasawa iti tallo nga annak:

 

Isu da: Albino Prieto, Jr., inauna ken agtrabaho iti WSP Hawaii. Nayasawa ken ni Janet Garidan ken dua dagiti annakda. Da Jolyn ken Albin. Agnaed da Albino Junior iti Waipahu, Oahu.

Maikadua ni Dominga Abe. Agtrabaho iti Kaiser Medical Group ken nayasawa ken Eric Abe. Dua met a nalungpo nga ubbing a babbai ti annakda, da Elena ken Emi.

Ni Glen Prieto ti inaudi. Empleado iti Doctors Medical Center ti San Pablo, California. Nayasawa ken ni Jane Prieto ken dua a lallaki ti annakda. Da Benjamin ken Samuel.

Managasistir unay nga asawa ken ina ni Maria kadagiti annakda sakbay a nagtrabaho iti Maui Pine Company idi tawen 1966. Imbubos ni Maria ti amin a panawenna iti daytoy a pagobraan agingga a nagretiro ti trabaho kalpasan ti beinte singko a tawen.

Aktibo a miembro da Albino ken Maria iti St. Joseph Filipino Catholic Club ken iti Haiimaile Community Association. 

Para kadagitoy nga agasawa, importante pay laeng ti edukasion. Gapuna nga impaayda amin a pannuporta ken pinansial a kasapulan dagiti annakda tapno magun-odda ti kangatuan nga adal a maipaay ti maysa a pagadalan.

Nagturpos amin a tallo nga annakda iti kolehio.

Ngem daksanggasat ta pimmusay ni Albino idi Mayo 5, 1993.

Kuna dagiti tallo nga annakda, "Simple, naasi ken managayat unay ni tatangmi. Manmano nga agunget. Saan a managreklamo ngem kanayon a sisasagana a tumulong iti amin a pagkasapulan ti siasino man.

Kasunganina, kinadisiplina ti yad-adal ni ina kadakami. Managangaw ketdi ni Tatang no kasta a malmaldaykami a sangapamilliaan.

Agpakpakatawa, ngem managpartuat kadagiti bambanag. Inyaramidannakami iti sinan-karro/kotse nga ay-ayammi. Agaramid iti furnitures ken balay dagiti tarakenmi. Isu pay ketdin a mismo ti nagaramid iti extension ti balaymi, ta kunana, isu pay a pangtangdanna iti agtrabaho. Wen, nainut ken managsalimetmet ni tatang. Saan la a dayta, insurona pay kadakami no kasano ti ag-garden kas iti panagmula, aglammua, ken agani wenno mangburas iti mula a mani ken patatas. Mismo met la a ni tatang ti nagisuro kadakami no kasano ti agluto iti "pinakbet" gapu ta iti dayta a tiempo, agtartrabaho pay la ni ina. 

Kaay-ayo pay ni tatang ti mapan agbanniit iti Spreckelsville, Hookipa ken Naska [Kanaha Beach]. Ket no dadduma, itugotnakami sakamto aguray iti uneg ti karro bayat nga agbanniit. No dadduma, kakuyogna ni Isabelo Ordonez, maysa met la a sakada a mapan agpallailang iti igid ti baybay.

Dimi malipatan ti kinaburay ken kinadungngona kadakami nga agkakabsat nangruna no ikkannakami idi iti penny nga igatangmi ti kendi iti Inokuma Store. Sinuroannakam' pay nga agmaneho ti karro iti kalsada ti kapinyaan a kataltalonan ti Haliimaile kalpasan ti trabahona. Nagaget nga agtrabaho ta ayatna laeng a saankami a maawanan iti kasapulan, nangruna ti pinansial. Ket pudno unay, nagsakripisio a nagtrabaho ni tatang tapno makaadalkami nga agkakabsat iti kolehio."

"Impagunamgunam unay ni tatang kadakami ti kinaimportansia ti edukasion, ti kinadalus a kinatao, ti kinapudno iti amin nga aramid, ken ti panangtulong iti tunggal maysa. Ket uray pay idin nakapagretiro iti Maui Pine, agtultuloy pay laeng nga agtrabaho. Agawat ti lammuaenna a dalusan iti balay dagiti am-ammo ken gagayyemna. No dadduma, maisurotkami pay nga agkakaka iti sideline a trabahona," linagip ni Glen.

"Maysa a pagulidanan nga Ama ni tatang," innayon ni Albino Junior.

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ALBINO SAMBRANO PRIETO, Sr. 

Gapu't Nangato nga Arapaap daytoy San Nicolaneo, nadanonna ti Hawaii

Rudy Ram. Rumbaoa

wwwammuenpaydaytoysakada.blogspot.com

FELICISIMO MANUEL COLOMA: A Worker from Pinili

Taldiap: Sakada, Nagpuonan ti Filipino Nangruna Dagiti Ilokano tapno Madanon ti Hawaii...

IN 1946, many sakadas left Pinili, Ilocos Norte to find a better life in Hawaii.

One of them was Felicisimo Manuel Coloma. Born on August 1, 1923 in Barangay Pusol, he left the Philippines via Port Salomague in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur in April 1946 aboard the S.S. Maunawili.

Upon arriving on Maui, Felicisimo worked for the Pioneer Mill in Lahaina. He did odd jobs such as cutting seed for three months at a time. He earned a measly dollar for each day of backbreaking labor in the fields.

A relative , Lloyd Labasan, invited Felicisimo to work at the Paia Sugar Company. He worked there as field maintenace man. He then moved to the mobile irrigation department and worked there until he retired in 1985.

While at Paia Mill, he lived at Orpheum Camp where many sakadas like him lived. Paia Merchantile, a supermarket and a variety store where they shopped the most. The sakadas were able to shop there by credit, their credit deducted from their paychecks. Sometimes at the end of the month, they only had a few dollars left on their paychecks.

Usually, many single sakada went back to the Philippines to find a wife and bring them back to Hawaii. In Felicisimo's case, it was a little different.

On June 12, 1961, there was a beautiful young lady by the name of Lydia Tacob Agaran who came to Hawaii on a visitor visa. She lived on Oahu upon arrival. Lydia knew Felicisimo's family in the Philippines especially her sister. His sister wrote to him prior to Lydia's trip to Hawaii telling him about Lydia. That same sister gave a letter for Felicisimo to be delivered by Lydia not knowing that Maui and Oahu are two islands. Instead delivering the letter, Lydia mailed it to Felicisimo. Upon receiving the letter, Felicisimo decided to visit Lydia on Oahu. That was the first meeting of both. Lydia then moved to Hilo. Felicisimo followed her there and decided to propose. Lydia did not accept that proposal. Lydia moved back to Oahu and Felicisimo found out. Felicisimo proposed again to Lydia with the presence of Lydia's uncle and auntie, Mr. and Mrs. Quirino Bugarin. Lydia finally accepted that proposal.

On January 27, 1962, a grand wedding was held in Maui. The ceremony was held at the Good Shepherd Church and the reception was held at the Paia Clubhouse. In those days, the men, great cooks they were, did the cooking. Several pigs and cows were slaughtered for the occasion. Lydia and Felicisimo's wedding was attended by many friends and relatives.

After the wedding, Lydia and Felicisimo lived in Orpheum Camp in Paia for three years. Then they bought a house in Lower Paia and lived there until 1972 prior to moving to Kahului.

Lydia and Felicisimo enjoyed going to the Paia Theatre that was next to the Ikeda Store to watch their favorite movies. They enjoyed shopping at the Ikeda Store, the Bersamin's Fish Market and Nagata Store in downtown Paia. Today, these stores are no longer in existence.

They aslo enjoyed going to Baldwin Beach and the Sprecklesville Beach to pick limu or seaweed. The pukpuklo and ar-arusip were in abundance at those beaches. Lydia claims that she enjoyed picking the pipipi [seashells on rocks]. Going to biangan [chicken fight], play card games, and gardening were Felicisimo's favorite past time. Felicisimo passed away on April 29, 1998.

Lydia and Felicisimo were blessed with two children. Their first child is Representative Gilbert Coloma Agaran. He was appointed by Governor Lind Lingle to take the place of the late Rep. Bob Nakasone. He is married to Kallie Agaran.

Their second child is Velma Coloma. She works at the Hawaiian Helicopter Company.

Felicisimo and Lydia Coloma were active in these organizations: USDIR [United Sons and Daughters of Ilocano Region], Pinili-Badoc Maui Association, KFCA [Kahului Filipino Community Association], and Saranay Maui. Lydia is presently active in the Kahului Filipino Senior Club, ILWU Local 142, and the Good Shepherd Women's Dance Group. Lydia and her dance group danced at the Barrio Fiesta last May.

Lydia advice to the youth: "Go to school and get a good education so that it easier to find a better job. Join the extra curricular activities in school. It helps later on when applying for scholarships and applying for jobs. Keep up the good work at all times."

Lydia's advice to older folks is: "Be active and join in organizations. Socialization is one way to keep the mind healthy. Be friendly to everyone you meet. Eat healthy foods like fish and vegetables like marunggay, paria and utong."

FELICISIMO MANUEL COLOMA

A Worker from Pinili

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EUSTAQUIO DALIVA: Finding a Flower to Put Color into His Life

Taldiap: Sakada, Nagpuonan ti Filipino Nangruna Dagiti Ilokano tapno Madanon ti Hawaii...

DALIVA Family

IN 1946, Eustaquio Daliva, who hailed from Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, came to Hawai'i to work in the plantations. He came on board S.S. Maunawili from Port Salomague in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Through his brother Eusebio's sponsorship, who had earlier come to Hawai'i in the 20's, Eustaquio and his three other brothers Epifanio, Jacinto and Saturnino were able to come to Hawai'i as plantation recruits.

Not all the brothers stayed put in Hawai'i, though. Epifanio headed to work in California while Jacinto chose to work on a boat. Saturnino and Eustaquio decided to remain on Maui, who together with Eusebio, all work for the Wailuku Sugar Company. The three brothers lived in Happy Valley behind the former T.K. Supermarket.

The backbreaking work must have predisposed Eustaquio to contract tuberculosis that at that time was not easy to cure. For four years, he stayed at the Kula Sanitorium to recuperate, which he did, and promptly went back to work at Wailuku Sugar Company.

Eustaquio's first work at Wailuku Sugar Company was as mud truck driver. For $1 per day, he would pick up all the trash from the cane field and picked up rocks for cracking into smaller pieces.

Next, Eustaquio worked in the "seed bath" department. There he bundled up "pula-pula" or the cut sugar cane stalks and dipped them in hot water mixed with chemical to exterminate all of the bugs, bacteria, or aphids that would attack the young plant.

In 1956, Eustaquio decided to go back to Pasuquin find a wife. He did find a jewel in Flora who he wed after the usual traditional "danon." Smitten by her beauty, Eustaquio knew in his hear that this lady who was working as a seamstress in Manila and who came to Pasuquin just to sew the graduation dress of her cousin who was finishing high school. That cousin was Flora's mother's caregiver and so it was important for Flora to go home and show her appreciation. As luck would have it, the two met, the man falling in love with the woman even at the first time that he laid his eyes on him.

But something posed as an obstacle. In Pasuquin in those years, women were only permitted to marry if they were twenty four years old. Flora was only twenty two, fifteen years younger than Eustaquio. The match was good, and the wedding arranged, but this proble stood in the way. So the elders solved the puzzle by taking out two years from Eustaquio and putting those two years to Flora's. That made Flora twenty four and Eustaquio thirty five. With that solved, the two got married on April 15, 1956.

In July 1956, Eustaquio came back to Hawai'i, Flora followed him in November 1956.

When Flora arrived in Happy Valley, she said, "Happy Valley was not a happy valley because there were very few women at that time. Only many years later would more women come."

Eustaquio did not want Flora to work at the expense of their children. This made her full-time homemaker until their youngest child was 13.

In 1969, she finally joined the workforce, with her first job at the St. Anthony School Cafeteria where she stayed until 1973. From there, until 1976, she moved to the Charthouse Restaurant [now Carrie and Eddie's Hideaway]. In 1976, She moved to the Maui Memorial Hospital's kitchen. There she prepared desserts, salads, and other until her retirement in 1995.

Flora enjoys gardening. Her house is sorrounded with beautiful flowering plants and grapevines heavy with fruits.
With her age padded, she was able to retire two years earlier. Eustaquio who passed away in 2003 at age 84, retired when she was 58.

Eustaquio and Flora were blessed with three children. Merlyn, their eldest and married to Leonard Nagata, teaches at Lihikai School. They have two children.

Linda, the second child and who works at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, is married to Bryan Dunn. They have three children.

Their youngest, who works at Sensei Restaurant, is Efren.

Flora advice the older people: "Go to the beach and pick limu [seaweeds] for relaxation. Plant flowers and vegetables. It's a good therapy."

Her advice to younger generations: "Go to school and receive good education so that it easier to find a better paying job."

EUSTAQUIO DALIVA 
Finding a Flower to Put Color into His Life
*Sakada Corner, May 2oo9 Issue
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MARIANO BULOSAN GUERERRO Following His Father's Footsteps...

Taldiap: Sakada, Nagpuonan ti Filipino Nangruna Dagiti Ilokano tapno Madanon ti Hawaii...

MARIANO Guererro came to Hawaii in 1946 together with his brother, Joe Guererro, to join their father, Nemesio Guererro who came in the 1920s. They came on aboard the S.S. Maunawili.

Born on October 1, 1923 from Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, he followed his father's footsteps to find a better life.

As soon as Mariano landed on Maui, he worked at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company doing variety of jobs. He worked first at the Puunene Mill, helped in surveying the fields, did carpentry jobs, and lastly, drove the planting machine. He retired from his work in 1985.

Mariano and his brother lived with their father Nemesio in Spanish B in Puunene where they had happy memories. There were social events every weekend at the Filipino Clubhouse. Spanish B was a place where everyone knew everybody and cared for each other. Many sakadas like Mariano were able to plant vegetables in the fields by the ditches. They shared those vegetables with everyone. Today, none of these are in existence because of liabilities.

In 1954, Mariano decided to go back to the Philippines to find a wife. Although he had several penpals, none of them attracted his attention. There was one special girl though that he met; it was love at first sight. That attractive young lady was Leonora Cuaresma who was just finishing up her high school education at the Bacarra Provincial High School at that time. They met at her aunt's store after one school day. After that meeting, he courted her, Ilokano-style.

One day, Mariano went unannounced to Leonoras's home to meet her parents and told them his intention of marrying their daughter. Leonora was ver surprised to see him there. Before leaving, he asked Leonora a favor, to mail a letter for him for someone when she would go to the post office. Leonora accepted the letter not knowing it was addressed to her. He had left when she realized this. The letter was a marriage proposal. Leonora and her parents accepted Mariano's proposal. They were married on March 1954 in Pasuquin, Ilcos Norte.

Mariano came back to Hawaii right after their wedding. Leonora followed him in November 1954. Both lived with Nemesio for 5 years. They were blessed with six children who had big dreams.

The oldest is Imelda, a teacher and dental hygienist in Alabama. She is married to Jerry Barron. They have two children, Jeremy and Nathan.

Their second child is Jerry. He worked for the State of Hawaii and lives in Honolulu.

Edna is their third child. She is a scretary with Mason Union. She married to Roy Abe. They have three children: Chelsey, Courtney, and Casey.

Their fourth child is Nelly. She works for Delta Airlines in Los Angeles.

Henry, a civil engineer, is their fifth child. He lives in Honolulu.

And their youngest child is Tracy. She's a registered nurse and works at the Veterans Clinic on Maui. She is married to Garry Aplanalp. They have three children: Cole, Tristan, and Sierra.

Imelda Barron shared these heartwarming memories about theor Dad: "Dad was a good provider and a good fisherman. To give Mom a break from us kids, he would take us to the beach to play, swim, and collect seashells while he goes and spear fishing for eels, octopus and fishes for our dinner. He was a loving a caring Dad. He hardly got upset but he was great disciplinarian to us kids. He was dependable when he got involved with the Filipino Community activities. He was fascinated with outer space and very often looked up at the stars at night. He was a simple man who loved his family very much. " Mariano passed away on April 28, 2001.

Mariano and Leonora were active members of the KFCA [Kahului Filipino Community Asociation]. In fact, Mariano was chosen as an outstanding member of the association.

Leonora, besides being a good and busy mother, also worked in the old Noda Supermarket, Ikeda's Store, and Homemaid Bakery. In 1980s, she even worked at KNUI with the late Mr. Eddie Sales in his Variety Show.

Leonora's advice to young people: "Go to school for a good education because education helps you in getting a better paying job. Respect your parents and older folks."

Her advice to her contemporaries: "Don't despise anybody. Look at yourself first before talking about other people. Don's neglect youself. Pamper and treat yourself well."

MARIANO BULOSAN GUERERRO

Following His Father's Footsteps

*Sakada Corner, July 2o1o Issue

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