Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Akana, Francis K. November 24, 1887 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/hi/hifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: J. Orr orr@hawaii.com October 13, 2009, 3:46 pm Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by The Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925 Author: Edited by George F. Nellist FRANCIS K. AKANA, Educator-Clergyman. The building up of character in the youth of Hawaii and an endeavor to draw them into the Christian church has engaged the activities of Francis K. Akana in his service during the past decade as principal of the Holualoa school and as assistant pastor for the churches of North Kona. Born Nov. 24, 1887, at Waialua, Oahu, he is the son of Ah Toi Hoi and Harriet (Kahema) Akana. He received his education at the Kamehameha Schools and the Territorial Normal School. From 1910 until 1914 he was an assistant school teacher, being promoted in 1915 to his present position. Mr. Akana also is assistant superintendent of Sunday Schools and assistant president of the Christian Endeavor Societies in the Kona district. He married Nani Hoomanawanui, Sept. 9, 1913, and they have five children, Francis, Jr., Lincoln, Priscilla, Benjamin, and Josuah Akana. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/hi/statewide/bios/akana81bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/hifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb