When I first met him, Puhipau was spending a lot of time on Sand Island. He and his brothers had built a home there.
He was the ice man of Sand Island. He had an old ice delivery truck. He’d buy ice in the morning and drive out in the morning to Sand Island to sell it. That’s why he had the nickname. Being the seller of ice, he was one of the few people on Sand Island that everybody knew.
The people at Sand Island were going to be under a lot of pressure to move. He was one of the few people that stood to vocalize opposition.
Puhipau was aware that John Kelly and myself would be given free rides to Mokauea Island to resist the state’s efforts to expel everybody.
He asked John for help explaining the situation that they were about to get eviction notices. At the time, Sand Island was not organized.
There was about 125 families that used Sand Island as a place to live. Some people had tents, some had shelters. Some people lived there full-time and had built fairly substantial houses. Others lived there part-time.
Ed Greevy
Waipahu, Oʻahu
Puhipau, Sand Island spokesman and leader (10 November 1979) Negative: 4090-3-3
Puhipau, Sand Island spokesperson. (10 November 1979) Negative: 4090-3-4-1
Puhipau (center) and Charlie Correira (right) at press conference Governorʻs office re: Sand Island (December 1979) Negative: 4095-6-6A
Walter Paulo and Puhipau arrested at Sand Island (23 January 1980) Negative: 4096-3-37
Sand Island resident and spokesperson Puhipau at Circuit Court protest demonstration (24 February 1980) Negative: 5000-3-9
Walter Paulo and his brother Puhipau under arrest at Sand Island (23 January 1980) Negative: 4096-4-6
Walter Paulo (center) and his brother, Puhipau being arrested on Sand Island (23 January 1980) Negative: 4096-3-35
Puhipau unloading ice on Sand Island (10 November 1979) Negative: 4090-4-4
Puhipau at press conference re: Sand Island (December 1979) Negative: 4095-5-15
Sand Island resident meeting, Puhipau and George Cash (25 November 1979) Negative: 4093-8-31
Sand Island resident meeting, chaired by Puhipau (December 1979) Negative: 4095-1-5
Puhipau speaks at Sand Island resident meeting (December 1979) Negative: 4095-4-3
Puhipau at Governorʻs office demonstration (1980)
Puhipau delivering ice on Sand Island (1980)
Arraignment for those arrested at Sand Island, Puhipau (right) (24 February 1980) Negative: 5000-1-18
Lunch on Sand Island, Puhipau and George Hoʻaiʻai (right) (10 November 1979) Negative: 4090-3-19A
Puhipau, Sand Island spokesperson (10 November 1979) Negative: 4090-3-4