Nishiyama Bus Service and Garage in Wailea
Nishiyama Garage on the Old Wailea Road (see map below) circa 1942 or 1943. Standing on the left bus is Kazumi Hamada, about 14 years old. Next to him is Susumu "Dango" Kimura. On the far right are Shigeo ("Ribs") Nishiyama, about 26 years old, with his two children, Dennis and Roy. Shigeo's father, Gosaku Nishiyama, built the vehicle at far left from a 1933 Dodge truck, creating a 20 passenger bus. The building is the 2nd Nishiyama Garage -- the first burnt down in 1939, and four busses were lost.
Former Wailea resident, Kazumi Hamada, now living in Florida, remembers the photo above:
My uncle "Ribs" & cousins Dennis next to him & Roy. Both uncle Ribs & Roy are gone now. And "Dango" we called him big "Dango" and his younger brother was small "Dango". The handsome guy sitting on the middle bus you may guess is me. Don't remember when this photo was taken but seems like I was 13--14 years old at that time so could have been 1942-43? long time ago. Big "Dango" was one of the bus drivers that transported people from Hakalau to Hilo & back. Of course it included people from Hakalau, Wailea, Chin Chuck, Stable Camp, Kamae Mauka & Kamae Camp. |
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Roger Forbes, Wailea resident from 1954-1959, remembers...
Boy Scout meetings at the Hongwanji: We learned a few things about first aid, sang songs, went camping, played different games, all walked down to the gym to march. I was the bugler and played taps at the end of every meeting... A real shout out for the scout master Mr. Morikawa. He put his heart and soul into keeping scouting going in Hakalau. I walked home to Wailea with Dennis [Nishiyama] sometimes. We talked about baseball all the way...how many home runs will Hank Aaron hit this year; that sort of thing.
Andy [Silver] and I were always trying to think of things to do. Walking down to Kolekole and fishing for godi was one and rolling down the Silver's yard in the inside of a cane truck inner tube was another. Baseball at the park was something I did, but Andy had no interest in....Oh! running down thru the camp to catch the school bus on the main highway after missing it when i stopped in front of the house.