Fwd: RE: Hawaiian place names in the Northwest

[David Lewis]

>Paul wrote:
>
> >Maybe the author of that book didn't like Kanakas or had a was
> >good at making up histories that he was too lazy to investigate.
> >
> >Here's the official history from the city of Kalama's official
> >website (www.cityofkalama.com):
>
>Either one of those could be true, I'm sure. I'll yield to the city for
>knowing the origin of its own name. Thanks for the correction.
>
>Andrew Rogers
>andrewrogers at home.com
>Seattle, WA  USA
>'Government never furthered any enterprise but by the alacrity with which it
>got out of its way.' -- Henry David Thoreau
How Kalama Was Named

Kalama received its name from the river two miles to the north. The Kalama
River was named after John Kalama, a full-blooded Hawaiian, who was born on
the Hawaiian islands in 1814. John was forced to leave his Hawaiian home at
sixteen years of age to seek employment on one of the fur trading vessels
that made its way to the Northwest in the early 1830's. The rough life of
the sea did not appeal to John, so he found the Nisqually Indians where he
sang his native songs and joined in their festivities. John eventually
married Mary Martin, daughter of Chief Martin. John built a cabin near
Tumwater for his bride. When the Indians made their annual trip to the
Cowlitz for smelt and berries, John Kalama and his wife went with them.
John did not enjoy being on the move all the time so for that and perhaps
other reasons he did not return to the Sound, but took up permanent
residence at the mouth of the river bearing his name. He hunted, fished,
and trapped for many years, and the area soon became recognized as his domain.



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                                 David Lewis
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                                 Eugene, OR 97403
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